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United News, Release 54, 1943
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1943, originally published 1943), 10 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about graduation at West Point and the British navy trapping Axis forces fleeing North Africa.
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in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1943, originally published 1943), 10 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about graduation at West Point and the British navy trapping Axis forces fleeing North Africa.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by United Newsreel Corporation Contents Sheet Released: June 11, 1943 No. 54
1) 514 West Point cadets graduate into U. S. Army
Gen. Arnold presents "wings" to future Army Air Force officers and the Cadet Corps passes in review at West Point.
2) Champion Swedish a...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about graduation at West Point and the British navy trapping Axis forces fleeing North Africa.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by United Newsreel Corporation Contents Sheet Released: June 11, 1943 No. 54
1) 514 West Point cadets graduate into U. S. Army
Gen. Arnold presents "wings" to future Army Air Force officers and the Cadet Corps passes in review at West Point.
2) Champion Swedish athlete seeks new records in U. S.
Gunder Haegg, Swedish track star, lands in the U.S. and begins training.
3) British Navy traps Axis forces fleeing Africa
the British Navy captures German troops attempting to escape in small boats off the African coast. Gens. Eisenhower and Giraud review a gigantic French-American military parade in Tunis.
4) Allies bomb Axis on all fronts!
allied planes bomb German bases in France. Liberator planes strike Japanese bases in the Solomons. U.S. planes attack Jap bases in the Aleutian Islands. Shows Eddie Rickenbacker.
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Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1943-06-11, 1943
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
United News
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military withdrawals, 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 55, February 2, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 55 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 6 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Adlai Stevenson, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 55 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 6 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Adlai Stevenson, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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U. S. FETES PRESIDENT AT 60
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Americans from coast to coast fete our President on his 60th birthday. The Birthday Ball at the Waldorf is a colorful event.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Motion picture stars join in the celebration at the White House and the hug...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Adlai Stevenson, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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U. S. FETES PRESIDENT AT 60
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Americans from coast to coast fete our President on his 60th birthday. The Birthday Ball at the Waldorf is a colorful event.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Motion picture stars join in the celebration at the White House and the huge birthday party, and the President broadcasts his thanks to the nation.
CONVOY ROUTS AXIS RAIDERS
MEDITERRANEAN--Spectacular pictures--filmed under fire! Nazi bombers attack a British convoy. Anti-aircraft guns shoot one down--right before your eyes--it crashes into the water in flames!
CHURCHILL SAFE AT HOME
Britain's Prime Minister takes the controls of the huge flying boat that brings him home safely after the triumphal tour in America. His arrival in London is a bright moment for his admirers everywhere.
NEW ZEALAND ENVOY ARRIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Walter Nash, new Minister from New Zealand, is greeted by U. S. officials and other British envoys. He is advocating a Pacific War Council, with an American in supreme command.
TORPEDOED FREIGHTER REPAIRED
PACIFIC COAST--The American freighter, "Absaroka," badly damaged when attacked by a Jap submarine in the Pacific, is undergoing repairs and soon be back in action again.
PRISON INMATES WORK FOR U. S.
ATLANTA, GA.--Wartime scenes inside the grim walls of the Federal Penitentiary. Prisoners are busy turning out war-goods for Uncle Sam. Attorney-General Biddle makes a tour of inspection.
NAVY WIDOWS GET VITAL JOBS
BURBANK, CALIF.--Fifty widows, whose sailor husbands died at Pearl Harbor, will be trained for jobs at the Lockheed airplane factory. They'll keep busy to help avenge the treacherous Jap attack.
TEXAS "QUADS" ARE NOW 3
GALVESTON, TEXAS--Three years ago the W. E. Badgetts hoped it would be a boy! They got quadruplets--four girls. Now three years old, the cute youngsters receive a new home as a birthday present.
ENGLISH SOCCER CHAMPS WIN
WEMBLEY, ENGLAND--66,000 fans forget the war for a brief moment of sporting thrills as the English "football" team tackles the Scotsmen and win, 3-0. Mrs. Churchill gets a big hand from the fans.
AMATEUR ICE CHAMPS COMPETE
LaCROSSE, WIS.--The National Amateurs brings out the nation's top-notch skating aces who flash to new brilliance on the ice. Speed dashes that find the lads and lassies in top form.
WATER SKIERS SHOW NEW TRICKS
MIAMI, FLA.--A novel Winter interlude us water-skiing amongst Miami's cluster of islands. And to provide added thrills, Jackie Jacks takes the hurdles with Jackie, Junior, on his shoulders.
VOL. 15--55
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
1942-02-02, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Naval battles, Politicians, Presidents, International relations, 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 79, September 28, 1931
in Universal Newsreels, Release 79 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 10 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about bombings, communism, and railroads.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 79 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 10 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about bombings, communism, and railroads.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 79
HAIL FLIERS' ARRIVAL; SAVED IN MID-OCEAN AFTER 6 DAYS AFLOAT
(151)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- After an epochal rescue by the motorship Belmoira, Fernando de Costa, Willy Rody and Christian Johanssen are transferred to the Norwegian liner Stavangerfjord which carries them here--the unachieved goal...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about bombings, communism, and railroads.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 79
HAIL FLIERS' ARRIVAL; SAVED IN MID-OCEAN AFTER 6 DAYS AFLOAT
(151)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- After an epochal rescue by the motorship Belmoira, Fernando de Costa, Willy Rody and Christian Johanssen are transferred to the Norwegian liner Stavangerfjord which carries them here--the unachieved goal of their flight from Lisbon. Exclusive pictures at sea chronicle this event. Brought to this city by steamship, the German aces and their Portuguese companion are heartily welcomed. Only de Costa shows effects of the mis-adventure. Suffering from injuries received in the crash of the Junkers monoplane, and from the effects of starvation he is carried ashore, there to await quick recovery from his hurts.
REDS BLAMED FOR DEATH OF 22 IN TRAIN BOMBING
(72)
TORBAGY, Hungary -- The Budapest-Vienna express is wrecked when an explosion, attributed to anti-capitalists, blows up a viaduct, derailing the crack flier. Hampered by wreckage, rescue workers experience difficulty saving the injured and extricating the bodies of the dead in six of the cars that were hurled into a deep ravine. Three other coaches hang over the snapped structure of the bridge and three remain on the tracks. Notes found on the device that caused the disaster credit the outrage to radical propagandists.
GOVERNOR DECLARES MARTIAL LAW IN WAR AGAINST "COW TESTS"
(75)
TIPTON, Ia. -- Belligerent farmers, refusing to submit their cattle to tuberculin examinations, bring on an invasion of Cedar County by 1,500 troops to enforce the order. Ranchers, who have successfully withstood the advances of deputy sheriffs, watch the militia surround pastures, set up machine guns, and encourage veterinarians to perform their duty. Soldiers, equipped for battle, patrol the highways, as an outbreak is narrowly averted.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal. -- Archer emulates William Tell! -- Chester Seay + bow-and-arrow + apple = applesauce.
(61)
POMONA, Cal. -- Modern milkmaids vie in annual tourney! -- Maurine Hamann sets new record of 11 1/2 pounds in 3 minutes.
(78)
HUNGRY BEGGAR MOB STORMS RICH ESTATE IN FOOD DOLE DEMAND
(63)
CALCUTTA, India -- Unable to restrain the impelling pangs of starvation, the angry tattered horde overflows the barrier separating one of the city's richest families from the outside world. Through the gates the excited throngs swarm and request aid as they over-run the vast grounds. Meeting the threat with an issue of food the crowd is routed, and the tenants of the place are spared.
DAYLIGHT SAVING IN DISCARD AS AUTUMN BRINGS SHORTER DAYS
(117)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Half the city is caught unawares and the rest do not care, as the clocks go back and everybody gets the hour returned that was loaned out last spring. Guides such the Metropolitan Tower, the Colgate dial and other famous time-pieces check up hundreds who pay little attention to such things, and who find themselves at engagements and business, sixty minutes ahead of schedule.
BORDER PATROL NABS VICIOUS SMUGGLERS IN SURPRISE ATTACK SPECIAL
(95)
EL PASO, Texas -- Spotting a desperate band of law-breakers, crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, a squad of the frontier defense service prepares to outwit the outlaws. The group is armed and ready for a fight to a finish to get their illicit goods into this country. Caught off guard and surrounded by raiders waiting to shoot it out there is no course but to surrender themselves and their contraband cargo. These thrilling authentic pictures reveal the constant fight between gunmen and the forces of law and order. An exclusive and breath-taking episode.
(Numbers indicate approximate scene footage for the benefit of exhibitors requiring same for their presentation schedules)
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1931-09-28, 1931
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Communism, Railroads, 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 101, July 13, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 101 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 4 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, and naval battles.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 101 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 4 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, and naval battles.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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FIRST SPY TRIAL PICTURES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Veil of secrecy that has shrouded saboteurs since their capture is partially lifted as spy trial begins. A Commission of 7 Generals tries the 8 men who face the firing squad or hangman's noose.
ALLIED CONVOY BATTLES
MEDITERRANEAN--Amaz...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, and naval battles.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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FIRST SPY TRIAL PICTURES
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Veil of secrecy that has shrouded saboteurs since their capture is partially lifted as spy trial begins. A Commission of 7 Generals tries the 8 men who face the firing squad or hangman's noose.
ALLIED CONVOY BATTLES
MEDITERRANEAN--Amazing pictures of the great air-sea battle between an Allied Convoy to Malta, and Axis forces. Allied guns fill the air with bursting steel, that brings many Nazi and Italian aircraft to sudden destruction. Allied marksmen thwart suicide attack in Italian torpedo plane.
DARWIN BOMBED
AUSTRALIA--Dozens of Japs planes sweep over Darwin and other north Australian points, dropping destruction on many homes and stores. This wanton attack on non-military objectives is characteristics of Jap warfare. War workers save part of oil supply.
BOMBER PLANT ALMOST READY
MIDWEST--A great monument to American genius for mass production nears completion. This new Henry Ford enterprise will soon be turning out bombers that will make mass attacks on enemy strongholds an everyday affair.
NAVY RELIEF $5,000,000 RICHER
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The Navy Relief Society is $5,000,000. better off as Clarence Dillon, Chairman of The Citizen's National Committee, hands Secretary Knox a check for that amount.
ADMIRAL NIMITZ DECORATED
WASHINGTON, D. C.--In recognition of meritorious service in connection with his Coral Sea and Marshall Island victories, Admiral Chester Nimitz receives the Distinguished Service Medal from Admiral King. Fellow officers also congratulate the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet on his historic exploits.
LIDICE REBORN IN ILLINOIS
LIDICE, ILL.--Stern Park Gardens, a small housing project near Joliet, Ill., is rechristened Lidice, in honor of the small Czech village that was razed by Nazi brutality in revenge for the death of hangman Heydrich. Wendell Willkie tells 35,000 the new Lidice is a world symbol of free men.
VOL. 15--101
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Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1942-07-13, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Naval battles, Politicians, Legislatures, 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 266, July 11, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 266 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about airplanes and military maneuvers.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 266 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about airplanes and military maneuvers.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 266
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM WINS ALL-STAR GAME FROM NATIONALS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Phenomenal pitching by Carl Hubbell, of N. Y. Giants is the outstanding feature of the contest as picked players from two major baseball circuits battle before 50,000 for charity. A six-run barrage in the fifth inning...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about airplanes and military maneuvers.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 266
AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM WINS ALL-STAR GAME FROM NATIONALS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Phenomenal pitching by Carl Hubbell, of N. Y. Giants is the outstanding feature of the contest as picked players from two major baseball circuits battle before 50,000 for charity. A six-run barrage in the fifth inning battle overwhelms the Nats, with final score 9-7, as the junior leaguers prove their supremacy for the second year mid-season inter-league competition.
BRITAIN REGAINS GOLF CROWN
SANDWICH, ENGLAND. -- After holding the British open title for ten consecutive years, American golfers finally bow to an Englishman as Henry Cotton turns back the over-seas invasion to recapture the championship with a score of 283, tieing Gene Sarazen's record.
ARMY PREPARES FOR MASS HOP
DAYTON, O. -- Ten Martin Bombers go through extensive tests as U. S. Air Corps officers and men make final preparations for a flight from Washington, D. C., over Canada to Alaska. At Hendon, England, Royal Air Force pilots perform spectacular maneuvers in a display of Britain's aerial strength.
ERECT TALLEST RADIO MAST
PORTLAND, ORE. -- A 300-foot tower, the longest wooden spar ever erected, which is to support a vertical broadcasting antenna, is hauled into place for KEX, the new Portland Oregonian station.
EUROPEAN MOTOR RACERS THRILL CROWDS WITH SPECTACULAR DRIVING
MONTLHERY, FRANCE. -- Louis Chiron, one of the continent's greatest racing drivers, captures the Grand Prix from an international field of 13 drivers after maintaining a terrific pace throughout the race. Amazing speed around hairpin turns feature the motor classic as the victor roars across the finish line with an average of 85 miles an hour for the grind.
STRATOSPHERE BALLOON NAMED
RAPID CITY, S. D. -- Mrs. Tom Barry, wife of the Governor of South Dakota, christens the U. S. Army's stratostat "The Explorer." Instead of champagne, volatile liquified air is poured on the gondola, which scientists hope will rise to a new record height.
FIRST LADY UNVEILS PAINTING
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Mrs. Roosevelt inaugurates for public viewing "The Song of the Lark," at the Art Institute's display in the World's Fair Grounds after it is voted the most popular canvas among the works on exhibition there.
NATIVES HOLD ANCIENT RACE
SIENA, ITALY. -- The Palio, reputed to be the world's oldest horse race, dating from the 14th century, is run again with all the medieval pomp and pageantry that marked the event when it was held in the middle ages.
MILLIONS OF SHEEP IN DRIVE
TROUT LAKE, WASH. -- An immense flock of sheep is headed up the mountains to Columbia National Forest for summer grazing on government land. The great drive is two months ahead of schedule because of the unusually mild weather last winter, with limited snow in the highlands.
"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
1934-07-11, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Military maneuvers, 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 269, February 17, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 269 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about battles in Rome.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 269 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about battles in Rome.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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THE YANKS IN KWAJALEIN
As the American victory mounts, island by island, in the tremendous Marshall campaign, we watch the Marines in some of their high-powered handling of the resisting Japs, at Kwajalein.
The Devildogs pour l...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about battles in Rome.
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THE YANKS IN KWAJALEIN
As the American victory mounts, island by island, in the tremendous Marshall campaign, we watch the Marines in some of their high-powered handling of the resisting Japs, at Kwajalein.
The Devildogs pour lead into burning block houses, and the shrinking remnants of the garrisons come reeling out, to surrender. So many dead Japs are lying around that hurried arrangements are made to bury them. And broken to bits, lying all over the ground, are new Tojo type planes and Zeros. The American dead are interred at a military cemetery.
America's new hero, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, rides into view in a jeep. Accompanying him are Admirals Hoover and Turner, and Generals Holland Smith and Harry Schmidt. Shortly after the Stars and Stripes are placed in position over the Atoll, the electrifying news from Truk comes in, and a fuller significance is given to this marvelous victory in the Marshalls.
CAPTURED NAZIS
While action see-saws at the Italian front, hordes of Germans are shown marching in one direction--to our rear. They are prisoners of the Yanks and of the French. Nor is their stubbornness diminished by the sight of numerous German dead.
250,000 PENNIES
The Boy's Clubs of America earned $2,500 at odd jobs here and there. Without fan fare the youngsters turn over the funds to the American Red Cross for the purchase of a deluxe Mobile Canteen.
GLASS HOUSES
TOLEDO, O.--The Home of Tomorrow is filled with mirrors which lend dimensional depth to the interior, and set off to particular advantage any beauty who reclines in their range.
B17's OVER ROME
Flying Fortresses fly over Rome, then blast selected outlying districts, in another of their precision raids.
EISENHOWER AND STAFF
General Dwight Eisenhower, General Montgomery, Air Marshall Tedder and other of the "invasion staff" are viewed shaping history at their planning table.
WAREHOUSE RAZED
Nazi bombers set off a fire which consumes one of our warehouses in Italy. In a tight squeeze, a truck full of G.I. shoes are saved.
NEGRO PARATROOPERS
FORT BENNING, GA.--Graduation jumps are made by the first all-colored parachute unit, who have just completed their training.
ROLLER SKATING SHOW
Roller skating really goes big time as a huge skater's review is staged for a capacity audience in Madison Square Garden. The beauty and ease with which things roll along, will please you.
SHOO, SHOO, TONY
A wizened Italian boot black polishes a Yank's shoes. The tip is so astounding to the old timer that he becomes a Bert Lahr, Joe Brown, and Ed Wynn, all rolled into one. The guy's funny.
VOL. 17--269
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1944-02-17, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Battles, Bombardment, Battle of Monte Cassino, January 17-May 18, 1944, 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 277, March 16, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 277 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about military maneuvers and training.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 277 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about military maneuvers and training.
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S. S. "GRIPSHOLM" ARRIVES IN N. Y. C.
The Swedish exchange liner is first spied, as a cameraman's delight cutting through New York harbor. The rails are crowded with Americans--all overjoyed at being in home wat...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about military maneuvers and training.
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S. S. "GRIPSHOLM" ARRIVES IN N. Y. C.
The Swedish exchange liner is first spied, as a cameraman's delight cutting through New York harbor. The rails are crowded with Americans--all overjoyed at being in home waters again.
She docks and ambulances roll away with thirty-five wounded soldiers. Then the six hundred and sixty-two repatriates from German internment camps come ashore. We see S. Pinckney Tuck, excharge d'affairs in Vichy, then Douglas C. Mac-Arthur (the General's nephew), approaches with his canine pet. The Despecher family of Brooklyn are singled out in another crowd of returning Americans.
Then Ralph Heinzen of the United Press seizes our microphone and gives an intelligent analysis of internal conditions in Germany today. Stalingrad was the turning point, he states. Germany began losing the war with that defeat--and Hitler started losing prestige.
Happy passengers, the Gripsholm brings in, and happy news.
PRE-INVASION MANEUVERS
GREAT BRITAIN--General Eisenhower, Air Marshall Tedder and General Montgomery view the tons of supplies which have accumulated--then they join the troops who are engaging in mass maneuvers.
Piat guns destroy tanks, new machine guns spit into action from tanks, and masses of tanks give off salvos of artillery fire.
Overhead, huge formations of transport planes sail into view and hundreds of parachute troops literally fill the sky.
The Generals are satisfied.
ITALIANS EVACUATED
Thousands of helpless native refugees are rounded up by the Allies, placed in trucks and shipped aboard LST boats to Naples. Others stream out of Cassino and join them. AMG supplies of canned meat and beans bring smiles, especially to the blank-faced children.
YANKS IN TRAINING
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.--The World Champion Yankees open their training with the largest problems they have faced since they lost Miller Huggins. But things look plenty rosy to Manager Joe McCarthy.
BIG LEAGUE TENNIS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN -- Cadet Jack Kramer pairs with Alice Marble to down Lt. Don Budge and Mary Hardwicke by a 6 to 4 score, after latter pair had been beaten in singles by the first two players.
FASHIONS FOR KIDS (Exclusive)
N.Y.C.--Jane Engel takes over the Oval Room of the Ritz-Carlton as she exhibits her exceptional styles for boys and girls. The clothes become the kids and the kids become the clothes.
GIANTS WARM UP
LAKEWOOD, N.J.--Mel Ott's Giants plunge into their pre-season training with gusto, as Gus Mancuso performs some fancy tricks with the "Tools of the trade."
SUNSET RANCH RODEO
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--A mighty fine old-fashioned rodeo, pardner. Everything is lovely, excepting for them Brahma steers--they give a guy the most rip-snorting feeling in his northern part, as he plots his general course southward.
VOL. 17--277
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1944-03-16, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Military maneuvers, Military training, 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 281, March 30, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 281 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the Battle of Anzio and a battle at Truk.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 281 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the Battle of Anzio and a battle at Truk.
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U. S. VICTORY AT TRUK
The U.S. Navy makes history as a huge task force assembles to attack the highly publicized "impregnable fortress of Truk." Planes zoom from expansive carrier decks, and before long...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the Battle of Anzio and a battle at Truk.
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U. S. VICTORY AT TRUK
The U.S. Navy makes history as a huge task force assembles to attack the highly publicized "impregnable fortress of Truk." Planes zoom from expansive carrier decks, and before long, Truk is observed, stretched out below like a diagram on a drafting table.
Cocky Jap interceptors bear in for the attack--and they are blown out of the skies, by uncanny machine gun fire, and clouds of rising anti-aircraft fire. Then our planes dive on acres of grounded Jap planes and riddle them to Kingdom Come. They dive on oil tanks and spew lead streams into them, until they burst into flames.
In the harbor, freighters are split in two and destroyers are destroyed, as the craft are zealously strafed and bombed.
Back on a carrier, we watch two damaged U.S. Navy planes land--one comes in on one wheel, and from the other, a seriously wounded pilot is carried away.
Over 200 Jap planes are destroyed, forty vessels are sunk or badly damaged, and Truk is proved vulnerable to superior American equipment and men. What a "sweet day" for the U.S. Navy.
G.I. FLORAL WEDDING
ORTING, WASH.--When the fields of daffodils burst into bloom in Puyallup Valley, they cast such a spell on Sergeant William Melnick and "Wac" Clara Owens, that their marriage takes place, right in the flower fields, with scores of G.I.'s and millions of flowers forming their court.
MEDICAL CORPS IN ITALY
Hospital trains, completely equipped, and staffed by U.S. Army nurses, care for American wounded who are in transit to the rear, for final cure.
6-TON BOMBS
The R.A.F. reveals its latest bomb, which is labeled -- "the most remarkable engineering feat of the war." It dwarfs a mere 1,000 lb. bomb, when placed alongside it.
SHELLS OF PAPER
ITALY -- French 105-mm. howitzers bombard Nazi lines with weekly newspapers printed in German, that delineate the true situation on the Russian front, Hollow shells do the trick.
"NO DEPRESSION"
MILWAUKEE, WISC.--Wendell Willkie reviews huge "balloon" parade typifying local citizenry's determination that no depression shall follow the present war.
IN THE CATACOMBS
NETTUNO BEACHHEAD--An amazing system of subterranean caves are used by the Allies for operational headquarters. It is a military city underground.
PRISON SHIP CRACKS UP
ITALY--Headed to Naples from Anzio, an LST boat (being utilized as a prison ship) piles up on a pile of jutting rocks. Dramatic rescue scenes precede the ship's final splitting up, and plunge into the deep.
RUINS OF ST. ELIA
Ruined masonry acts as a sorry background for the broken hearts of sobbing Italian natives, who dejectedly huddle their children and themselves into U.S. trucks for transfer out of the battle zones.
L.A. RODEO
Los Angeles Coliseum, Calif.--This scene of the '32 Olympics is graced with prancing beasts and falling star-riders. Then the Brahma bulls mop up the ground with the boys.
VOL. 17--281
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1944-03-30, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Navy bases, Naval battles, Battle of Anzio, Italy, January 22-June 5, 1944, 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 307, June 29, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 307 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 2 mins
This newsreel features the bombardment of Nazi forces in Germany.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 307 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 2 mins
Description
This newsreel features the bombardment of Nazi forces in Germany.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
(illegible text)
IT'S DEWEY AND BRICKER
CHICAGO, ILL.--Governor Thomas of New York is nominated as the Republican candidate by the count 1,036 to 1, the sole dissenting vote being cast for General MacArthur. In his acceptance speech, the Governor says he has made no promises, and that the election will bring an end to "one-man" government. (illegi...
This newsreel features the bombardment of Nazi forces in Germany.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
(illegible text)
IT'S DEWEY AND BRICKER
CHICAGO, ILL.--Governor Thomas of New York is nominated as the Republican candidate by the count 1,036 to 1, the sole dissenting vote being cast for General MacArthur. In his acceptance speech, the Governor says he has made no promises, and that the election will bring an end to "one-man" government. (illegible text) to Chicago to accept the nomination, Dewey is accompanied by his charming wife, and his mother is on hand to see her son receive this high honor.
ALLIES LAND ON ELBA
Veteran French commandos and colonial troops supported by American, British and French warships invade this island off the Italian coast famed as Napolcom's home-in exile. Meeting fierce resistance, the invaders kill 500 Germans and take nearly 2,000 prisoners.
GERMANY'S "SECRET" WEAPON
ENGLAND--Here are the first motion pictures of the Nazi robot bomb, launched from the French coast and scattering death and destruction over a large section of southern England. Anti-aircraft fire brings the rocket bombs down as home defenses are tightened against this new menace.
VOL. 17--307
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1944-06-29, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Weapons and ordnance, 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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Copyright © 1944 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 323, August 24, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 323 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 4 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the liberation of Paris.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 323 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 4 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the liberation of Paris.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
TOPS THE FIELD
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
INVASION OF SOUTH FRANCE (First actual pictures)
Somewhere in Italy, we watch the huge Allied invasion expedition take shape. Tons of equipment are loaded into endless lines of...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the liberation of Paris.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
TOPS THE FIELD
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
INVASION OF SOUTH FRANCE (First actual pictures)
Somewhere in Italy, we watch the huge Allied invasion expedition take shape. Tons of equipment are loaded into endless lines of vessels. With barrage balloons floating above, the tremendous armada sets sail for destination, with Admiral Hewitt, General Patch and Navy Secretary Forrestal poring over plans.
Fleets of air transport planes roar into view, high overhead. We follow them and chance upon one of the most compelling scenes of the war--the air is totally filled with descending chutists. Back at sea, giant navy guns open their bombardment. The enemy replies. Soldiers pour into landing craft and we see some of the battle action on shore. Grenade rifles help clear the way, snipers finish the task. Tank stops are blasted out by tank guns. Enemy dead and prisoners begin to mount. Towns are entered and the demonstrative natives rush out to greet their liberators.
APPROACHING PARIS
Allied bombers and rocket-firing Typhoons destroy enemy communications, while escort planes destroy the few traces of air opposition. Wrecked enemy equipment litters the ground, including dummy wooden artillery. French villages are speedily entered and passed, by a huge stream of tanks, racing forward to yet greater victories.
TRIPLE CHRISTENING
PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD--In an unprecedented ceremony, Mayor and Mrs. Kelly of Chicago give their city's name to a giant cruiser; Mayor and Mrs. Bowron name another giant cruiser after their home city, Los Angeles. Then Maryland's Senator Tydings watches his wife christen a 27,000 ton aircraft carrier, Antietem, commemorating the civil war battle. Both cruisers had been paid for in war bonds by citizens of Chicago and Los Angeles.
FANCY DIVING
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--At the Olympic Swimming Stadium Lou Ann McCoskey executes a perfect swam dive, Virginia Hunt descends in one of her specialties, and Sammy Lee flips over 3 and 1/2 times (count them). Envious Stubby Kruger attempts to out-do the champs, but he does the banana peel.
VOL. 17--323
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ray Morgan, 1913-1975
Date Published / Released
1944-08-24, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ray Morgan, 1913-1975
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military campaigns, Liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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