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Canada Carries On, Churchill's Island
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
This film won the NFB its first Oscar® and was also the first documentary to win this coveted award. It presents the strategy of the Battle of Britain, showing with penetrating clarity the relationship of the various forces that went to make up the island's defences. Here is the Royal Air Force in its epic battle...
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
Description
This film won the NFB its first Oscar® and was also the first documentary to win this coveted award. It presents the strategy of the Battle of Britain, showing with penetrating clarity the relationship of the various forces that went to make up the island's defences. Here is the Royal Air Force in its epic battle with the Luftwaffe, the Navy in its stubborn fight against the raiders of sea and sky, the coastal defences, the mechanized cavalry, t...
This film won the NFB its first Oscar® and was also the first documentary to win this coveted award. It presents the strategy of the Battle of Britain, showing with penetrating clarity the relationship of the various forces that went to make up the island's defences. Here is the Royal Air Force in its epic battle with the Luftwaffe, the Navy in its stubborn fight against the raiders of sea and sky, the coastal defences, the mechanized cavalry, the merchant seamen and behind them all, Britain's tough, unbending civilian army.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1941
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
Canada Carries On
Speaker / Narrator
Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Topic / Theme
Navies, Air forces, Air raids, Battles, War, Battle of Britain, July-October 1940, War and Violence, Canadians, British, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 1941 National Film Board of Canada
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Universal Newsreels, Release 22, March 12, 1931
in Universal Newsreels, Release 22 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, John Philip Sousa, and shipyards.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 22 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 9 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, John Philip Sousa, and shipyards.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 2
BIG GUNS FIRST TO GO IN DISMANTLING OF BATTLESHIP WYOMING
(66)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Only 19 years old, but a martyr to peace pyorrhea, the first-class fighting craft has its 12-inch molars extracted before it becomes training ship for Middies. 600 men get jobs, though, and world...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, John Philip Sousa, and shipyards.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 2
BIG GUNS FIRST TO GO IN DISMANTLING OF BATTLESHIP WYOMING
(66)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Only 19 years old, but a martyr to peace pyorrhea, the first-class fighting craft has its 12-inch molars extracted before it becomes training ship for Middies. 600 men get jobs, though, and world's largest crane is seen tossing 65-ton rifles around like wornout piccolos.
ROCKET SLED RACES AT 85-MILE-AN-HOUR SPEED -- FOR 50 FEET
(68)
SYRACUSE, N. Y. -- All the folks of the neighborhood for miles around, including the thrilled-to-pieces flappers, gather to see Harry Bull, 21-year-old University student, explode through space at breath-taking pace. Pioneer dash is success, despite sudden termination in snowbank. He's first ever to try this.
NATIVES HAIL END OF DEPRESSION WITH GAY PROSPERITY PAGEANT
(71)
COLOGNE, Germany --Traditional Rose Monday festival, surviving in the Rhineland through peace and war for many generations, is resolved this year into a fete celebrating advent of better times. Happy outlook of populace is reflected in humorous and grotesque masquerades and decorated floats.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
DETROIT, Mich. -- 12-speed auto appears! -- Czech inventor introduce 6-wheeled car for rough terrain.
(60)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Milkman delivers frozen orange juice! -- Breakfast drink now brought in chunks to your front door.
(90)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Open canine "beaut-orium"! -- Elite of dogdom patronize exclusive pulchritude parlor.
(80)
BERLIN, Germany -- Calisthenics for cooks! -- Restaurant Anti-fat Corps compels daily dozen for kitchen mechanics.
(64)
SOCIETY SPORTSMEN THRILL AT NEW GAME OF WATER-SKI POLO
(73)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Outboards mounted on surf-boards put speed and peril into this latest sport, which has all the dash and danger of its counterpart on land. Collisions and plunges into the briny make this exclusively an expert swimmer's competition, with boating and skimming skill as necessary adjuncts.
MARATHON BIKERS BRAVE ROUGH GOING IN ANNUAL SCRAMBLE
(82)
BRIGHTON, England -- Dozen doughty wheelmen meet in spectacular event over rocky, slippery roads which force many of them to their heels and other parts of the anatomy. Laughs are provided as men and machine toboggan down hillside, but with them it's serious business and all seem glad when endurance battle is over.
GLIDER ACE BREAKS RECORD FOR FLIGHT IN MANHATTAN AREA
(98)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Wolf Hirth, German expert and partner of Hawley Bowlus, American soaring champion, sails above Riverside and the unfinished Hudson bridge for 50 minutes, until ordered down by police so that traffic could be released. During test vehicles on ground were detoured for 12 blocks. Thousands see pilot rise to 1,000 feet, then tour air calmly at 500.
(Numbers indicate approximate scene footage for the benefit of exhibitors requiring same for their presentation schedules)
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Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1931-03-12, 1931
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932
Topic / Theme
Navy ships, Shipyards, Navies, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 70, March 25, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 70 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 1 min
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Dwight Eisenhower, and war materials.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 70 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 1 min
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Dwight Eisenhower, and war materials.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
(illegible text)
JAPS EVACUATED FROM COAST
LOS ANGELES--Japanese by the hundreds are rooted from their homes and taken inland in a giant exodus to prevent possible sabotage of defense plants and installations along the Pacific.
NEWS FROM "DOWN UNDER"
AUSTRALIA--Prime Minister Curtin's dramatic warning t...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Dwight Eisenhower, and war materials.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
(illegible text)
JAPS EVACUATED FROM COAST
LOS ANGELES--Japanese by the hundreds are rooted from their homes and taken inland in a giant exodus to prevent possible sabotage of defense plants and installations along the Pacific.
NEWS FROM "DOWN UNDER"
AUSTRALIA--Prime Minister Curtin's dramatic warning that all Australians will work--or else--comes as Jap hordes poise for invasion blow!--Hospital ship at Darwin is hit by Jap bombs!--Another destroyer is launched, and children's home at Sydney has novel air-raid shelter!
U. S. "GUERILLAS" ORGANIZE
TILLAMOOK, ORE.--One thousand men-folk of this Coast town have formed a hard-hitting defense unit to deal with enemy invaders.
HAWAII BUSINESS MEN TRAIN
HONOLULU, T.H.--A corps of 1,200 business men is training to help in the island's defense. And famed Waikiki Beach is now in war-time dress!
MULE PACK UNIT PACKS "KICKS"
FORT BRAGG, N.C.--The 4th Field Artillery Battalion has hundreds of mules that transport howitzers to noisy maneuvers in the hills.
POLISH LEADER VISITS F.D.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--General Sikorski, leader of Poland-in-Exile, calls in President Roosevelt after his arrival from Montreal.
GREEK RELIEF SHIP READY
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Loaded with tons of flour, medicine and other supplies for the starving Greeks, the ship "Sicilia" is blessed in quaint ceremonies.
CITY'S 3RD SCRAP DRIVE ON (Exclusive)
DAYTON, OHIO--The city's third "Scrap the Jap" campaign starts, with Scouts and others rounding up tons of the precious scrap metal.
ARMY PICKS HEALTHIEST BOY
GOVERNORS ISLAND, N. Y.--Army doctors examine finalists in Boys Club contest and pick 15-yr.-old Raymond Zambito as the healthiest boy in New York.
FISHING FLEET HIT BY BAN
BOSTON, MASS. -- Alien fishermen who for years have failed to become citizens are idle following stringent ban to prevent fifth column work at sea.
VOL. 15--70
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1942-03-25, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
War materiel, Navies, Presidents, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 139, November 23, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 139 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 3 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, films and filmmaking, and Harold Stassen.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 139 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 3 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, films and filmmaking, and Harold Stassen.
Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1942-11-23, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
War materiel, Women in workforce, Film and films, Navies, Governors, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 141, November 30, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 141 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 1 min
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Dwight Eisenhower, and war.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 141 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 1 min
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Dwight Eisenhower, and war.
Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1942-11-30, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Bond market, War, Presidents, Navies, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 288, September 26, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 288 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 13 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles Lindbergh, and abductions.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 288 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 13 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles Lindbergh, and abductions.
Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-09-26, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902-1974
Topic / Theme
Kidnapping, Grand jury, Trials and litigation, Airplane pilots, Navies, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 289, October 1, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 289 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles Lindbergh, and industry.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 289 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles Lindbergh, and industry.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 289
PRESIDENT ASKS CAPITAL TO JOIN LABOR IN TRIAL PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The Chief Executive, in an important newsreel interview, announces his intention of seeking the co-operation of representatives of employers and workers and sees the country moving forward to "greater security...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Charles Lindbergh, and industry.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 289
PRESIDENT ASKS CAPITAL TO JOIN LABOR IN TRIAL PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The Chief Executive, in an important newsreel interview, announces his intention of seeking the co-operation of representatives of employers and workers and sees the country moving forward to "greater security for the average man."
HEAVYWEIGHT DOWNS SAVOLDI
LOS ANGELES, CAL.--"Man Mountain" Dean drops his 310 pounds on "Jumping Joe" Savoldi for a "smash" finish to an exciting mat contest. The match goes to three falls when Savoldi's famous "flying kick" wins him one bout.
ICKES BEGINS SLUM RAZING
ATLANTA, GA.--The Secretary of the Interior touches off the first blast wrecking unsanitary dwellings in the PWA's nation-wide drive for low-cost housing. Old hovels, unfit for human habitation, collapse in the explosions which start a $5,000,000 project.
TWO DIE IN TRIPLE WRECK
CLY, PA.--A team of locomotives plunges down a ten-foot embankment, killing an engineer and brakeman, and critically injuring a third member of the crew. Two other trains crash into the wreckage of the first, derailing twenty-one cars.
AIR MODEL AMAZES EXPERTS
SEATTLE, WASH.--An inventor exhibits his wingless, tail-less and rudderless aircraft which is designed to increase safety and comfort and use twenty percent less fuel.
HAUPTMANN WEAPON FOUND AS HIGH BAIL IS SET BY COURT
NEW YORK CITY.--A broken soup-spoon, ground to razor-like sharpness, is discovered in the prisoner's cell as Judge Patterson demands $100,000 bonds for the suspect's release. Detectives demolish the carpenter's garage in search of evidence. New Jersey officials prepare the 106-year-old Hunterdon County courthouse for a trial.
SPILLS MARK STEEPLECHASE
WESTBURY, N. Y.--Little Dan takes the Meadow Brook Cup from a fine field crossing the finish line the winner as many riders come to grief on the slippery turf at the jumps.
GUARDS RESCUE SHIP'S MATE
BUZZARD'S BAY, MASS.--Coast Guardsmen brave high seas to bring ashore the stricken First Mate of the S. S. Bedford when the vessel rams a submerged rock ledge and is beached by her Captain.
YOUNG GIRL WINS MARATHON
LA JUNTA, COL.--Twenty-year-old Ruth Myers races twenty-six miles in less than four hours, outdistancing veteran women runners, many of whom drop out exhausted before the finish of the classic contest.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-10-01, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902-1974
Topic / Theme
Industry, Labor strikes, Navies, Airplane pilots, New Deal, 1933-1938, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 292, October 10, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 292 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and Douglas MacArthur.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 292 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and Douglas MacArthur.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 292
ALEXANDER I OF JUGOSLAVIA DIES BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET
LATEST PICTURES show vivid scenes of King Alexander's recent political visits to Bulgaria and France. Unusual and intimate views reveal as a carefree schoolboy the youngster who, as King Peter II, ascends his father's...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and Douglas MacArthur.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 292
ALEXANDER I OF JUGOSLAVIA DIES BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET
LATEST PICTURES show vivid scenes of King Alexander's recent political visits to Bulgaria and France. Unusual and intimate views reveal as a carefree schoolboy the youngster who, as King Peter II, ascends his father's throne at the age of eleven years.
JERSEY TO JUDGE HAUPTMANN
TRENTON, N. J.--Gov. Moore signs a writ extraditing the Lindbergh suspect to this State for trial on charges of murder. The prisoner's attorney fights the action, but Gov. Lehman of New York orders his surrender.
ROMANS FETE GRAPE HARVEST
ROME, ITALY.--Picturesque Siena Square is filled with joyous natives of the Eternal City as great bunches of grapes are thrown to the people from gorgeous floats by dark-eyed girls in colorful costumes.
MARE WINS HOPKINS STAKES
(Boston Only)
PAWTUCKET, R. I.--Lady Reigh sets a new track record as she romps to victory in the feature of the inaugural day's card at Narragansett Park.
CARDS BEAT TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES AS FANS RIOT
(Pre-Released)
DETROIT, MICH.--Piling up a score of 11 to 0, the St. Louis ball-players carry off the championship in a whirlwind finish. "Dizzy" Dean shines on the mound for the winners. His team-mate, "Ducky-Wucky" Medwick, retreats under a barrage of pop bottles hurled by rioting rooters after he bowls over the Tiger third baseman.
RAIL WRECK KILLS FOURTEEN
WARRINGTON, ENGLAND.--Many are injured, fourteen fatally, when the Euston-Blackpool Express crashes into the rear of a halted local train while traveling at terrific speed.
SOVIETS STAGE AIR THRILLS
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.--Dozens of girls and men "bail out" at perilously high altitudes, trusting their lives to flimsy parachutes in a spectacular test of Russia's new air equipment.
HARD RIDING MARKS RODEO
NEW YORK CITY.--Hundreds of the West's outstanding cowboys and cowgirls invade Manhattan to thrill crowds packing Madison Square Garden to see a series of championship contests for $40,000 cash awards.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-10-10, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Topic / Theme
Kidnapping, Trials and litigation, Generals, Armed forces, Navies, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 294, October 17, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 294 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 13 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, and Queen Elizabeth II of England.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 294 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 13 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, and Queen Elizabeth II of England.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 294
EXTRA!!! SCOOP!-FIRST ACTUAL PICTURES
ASSASSINATION OF King Alexander and Louis Barthou, Shot Down in Streets of Marseilles by Revolutionist. Furious Spectators Batter Killer to Death As His Victims Die.
OTHER BIG NEWS PICTURES
Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-10-17, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Kidnapping, Trials and litigation, Navies, Armed forces, Monarchy, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kidnapped and Killed, East Amwell, NJ, March 1-May 12, 1932, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 298, October 31, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 298 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Eugenie M. Anderson, and airplanes.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 298 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 9 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Eugenie M. Anderson, and airplanes.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 298
AMERICANS WIN BIG PRIZES IN IRISH HOSPITALS SWEEPS
NEW YORK CITY.--Winning $150,000 on Wyehwood Abbot as the horse comes home ahead in the Newmarket classic dumfounds nineteen-year-old Simon Koss, but his father explains all in his little cigar store.
NAVY MAKES DEFENSE FLIG...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Eugenie M. Anderson, and airplanes.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 298
AMERICANS WIN BIG PRIZES IN IRISH HOSPITALS SWEEPS
NEW YORK CITY.--Winning $150,000 on Wyehwood Abbot as the horse comes home ahead in the Newmarket classic dumfounds nineteen-year-old Simon Koss, but his father explains all in his little cigar store.
NAVY MAKES DEFENSE FLIGHT
SAN DIEGO, CAL.--Loaded with tons of bombs, giant naval 'planes practice mass formations in a thrilling display during a hop to Santa Monica and return.
MEXICANS CHEER SCHOOL LAW
MEXICO, D. F.--More than 150,000 workingmen and clerks join in a monster demonstration to show their enthusiasm for the new system of education proposed by the Government.
THOUSANDS VIEW RIVER WAVE
HAINING, CHINA.--Roaring tidal waters sweep far up the bay as the famous Hangchow bore makes its amazing annual appearance. Scores of persons travel great distances to see the spectacle.
ANTI-BOOTLEG DEVICE SHOWN
CHICAGO, ILL.--An inventor proposes that twenty-five percent piece be sealed into the bottom of every liquor bottle. The customer destroys the container in order to remove the coin.
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS
OAKLAND, CAL.--Coal gas causes a terrific explosion which badly damages a three-story apartment house, seriously injuring nine persons.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Determined to prevent the city from installing a sewer in front of her half-demolished home, a woman of sixty-six holds the "trench" night and day for over a week.
YOKKAICHI, JAPAN. -- Strange floats and grotesque masks enliven an ancient festival as a parade passes through the picturesque streets of the old city.
CRATES POINT, ORE.--An unusual life-preserver, demonstrated for the first time, has a cabin to protect the head and shoulders from bad weather and high waves.
CHICAGO, ILL.--Freaks and a trained monkey brighten the lives of little shut-ins with an amusing show performed in the ward of a hospital.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Mrs. Roosevelt is presented with a new chrysanthemum named in her honor at an exhibition of hundreds of gorgeous blooms.
PANAMA CITY, FLA.--Firemen battle seven hours against a blaze aboard a steamer in the harbor and return to find four fine residences in the grip of uncontrollable flames.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-10-31, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Eugenie Moore Anderson, 1909-1997
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Military drills, Navies, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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