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Perspectives, Wendell Willkie
directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, in Perspectives (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1962), 19 mins
Wendell Willkie never held a public office and as a politician he was an amateur. Find out how Willkie nearly won the presidency of the United States and why he didn't.
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directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, in Perspectives (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1962), 19 mins
Description
Wendell Willkie never held a public office and as a politician he was an amateur. Find out how Willkie nearly won the presidency of the United States and why he didn't.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Landsburg, 1933-, Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Author / Creator
Alan Landsburg, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Perspectives
Speaker / Narrator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944
Topic / Theme
Elections, National conventions, Politicians, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Universal Newsreels, Release 129, October 19, 1942
in Universal Newsreels, Release 129 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 6 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, Harry S. Truman, and taxation.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 129 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1942, originally published 1942), 6 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, Harry S. Truman, and taxation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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CONVOY TO RUSSIA GETS THROUGH
Huge United Nations convoy is attacked by Nazis' bombers off Scandinavian north capes. A terrific battle ensues, but the enemy is finally driven off.
DECKHOUSE CRASHES ON SHIP
VANCOUVER, WASH. -- When the rigging snapped, a 3-story pre-fabricated deckhouse t...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, Harry S. Truman, and taxation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
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CONVOY TO RUSSIA GETS THROUGH
Huge United Nations convoy is attacked by Nazis' bombers off Scandinavian north capes. A terrific battle ensues, but the enemy is finally driven off.
DECKHOUSE CRASHES ON SHIP
VANCOUVER, WASH. -- When the rigging snapped, a 3-story pre-fabricated deckhouse that was being lowered on to a new Liberty Ship crashed, but did little damage except to the deckhouse.
GREATEST TAX BILL IN HISTORY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--With the greatest tax bill in the history of the United States about to be passed, Senator George and Congressman Doughton speak for the men who have labored to keep the nation's economy sound.
MEET SERGEANT BUDDY BARKER
SOMEWHERE-IN-AUSTRALIA -- First Aussie to join the American Army is Buddy Barker, a dog . . . who is ceremoniously elevated to a sergeancy PDQ as a reward for his victorious all-out offensive against the camp mice.
IRISH UPSET HIGH-FLYING SEAHAWKS
SOUTH BEND, IND.--A scrappy Notre Dame team refuses to be impressed by the superior record of a mighty Iowa Pre-Flight eleven, and goes on to upset the dope by a score of 28-0.
TEEN-AGE BOYS RUSH TO COLORS
NEW YORK CITY--Following the President's message to Congress about the necessity of lowering the draft age to 18, thousands of young men rush to the enlistment headquarters in Grand Central Palace to line up for the duration.
FLOOD WATER MENACES CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Swollen by excessive autumnal rains, the old Potomac overruns its banks--and the gravest flood in Washington's history threatens the national capital, and leaves 2,000 homeless in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
VOL. 15--129
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Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1942-10-19, 1942
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Legislators, Taxation, Presidents, Armed forces, 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 229, March 5, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 229 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, wages and salaries, and Harry Truman.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 229 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, wages and salaries, and Harry Truman.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 229
ROOSEVELT SEEKS INCREASED WAGES FOR AMERICAN LABOR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More jobs, shorter hours and fatter pay envelopes, are urged upon industry by the President, in a dramatic speech on the future of the NRA before four thousand code representatives.
THOUSANDS SEE MAS...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Air Force, wages and salaries, and Harry Truman.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 229
ROOSEVELT SEEKS INCREASED WAGES FOR AMERICAN LABOR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More jobs, shorter hours and fatter pay envelopes, are urged upon industry by the President, in a dramatic speech on the future of the NRA before four thousand code representatives.
THOUSANDS SEE MASS FUNERAL
VIENNA, AUSTRIA. -- High government officials attend the impressive services held for the fifty soldiers and police killed in the recent Socialist revolt.
POLAR BEARS FIND NEW HOME
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Arctic bruins enjoy the cold weather in their recently completed quarters in the Chicago Zoological Park.
STEEPLEJACKS DEFY DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. -- Daring steel workers risk their lives on the framework of a six-hundred-foot tower that will be one of the supports for the new $33,000,000 span across the Golden Gate.
ENVOY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
HAVANA, CUBA. -- Jefferson Caffrey makes his first official visit to President Mendieta as the U.S. Ambassador to the Island Republic.
FOUR STATES HUNT DILLINGER AFTER DARING PRISON BREAK
CROWN POINT, IND. -- The notorious desperado and killer is the object of one of the Middle West's biggest "man-hunts" following his sensational escape from jail here, where he was awaiting trial on a charge of murdering a policeman.
U. S. WINS OUTBOARD RACE
NEW SMYRNA, FLA. -- Horace Tennes of Chicago leads the field home in the first of a series of international contest featured by breath-taking spills, which keep a huge crowd in a frenzy of excitement.
STUDENT REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Robert Wadlow, 16 years old, who stands 7 feet 9 inches in his stocking feet and weighs 360 pounds, is reported to be the tallest schoolboy in the United States.
HUGE WALL OF ICE HITS TOWN
WASSAIC, N.Y. -- Loosened by sudden thaws, a roaring wall of ice-floes and water sweeps down a gorge and inundates an entire village.
FLIVVER PLANE IN TEST HOP
BURBANK, CAL. -- A low-priced flying machine of radical design that can be constructed at a cost of $700 makes its first successful flight at the airport here.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1934-03-05, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Wages and salaries, Presidents, Air forces, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 260, June 20, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 260 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 4 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Franklin Roosevelt, and national government.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 260 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 4 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Franklin Roosevelt, and national government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 260
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GETS HONORARY DEGREE FROM YALE
NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- The Chief Executive receives the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dr. James Rowland Angell, president of the University, who hails him as a "brave leader of your people in time of peril."
MILLIONS MOU...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Franklin Roosevelt, and national government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 260
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GETS HONORARY DEGREE FROM YALE
NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- The Chief Executive receives the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dr. James Rowland Angell, president of the University, who hails him as a "brave leader of your people in time of peril."
MILLIONS MOURN NAVAL HERO
TOKYO. -- Great throngs, led by four Princesses of the Royal Blood and Japan's outstanding diplomats, pay tribute to memory of Marquis Heihachiro Togo, as procession winds through the capital's streets.
HOME-MADE SUBMARINE TESTED
WOLF LAKE, IND.--A queer fish-like underwater boat, capable of traveling 15 miles an hour and remaining under water for forty-five minutes, is put through its trial runs by its builder, Byron Connett, who worked three years to complete it.
FROGS IN CLASSIC TURF EVENT
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- America's outstanding leapers compete for honors in a blue ribbon race that ends in a spectacular and thrilling finish.
THOUSANDS IN GIANT PARADE
HAVANA, CUBA. -- Eighty thousand members of the ABC, a revolutionary organization, march through the streets in one of the greatest demonstrations in the Island Republic's history.
HUNDREDS BATTLE FLAMES AS FIRE SWEEPS HUGE FACTORY
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Five alarms are sounded and 75 companies called out, as a roaring blaze spreads through the Deering Works of the International Harvester Company, threatening buildings over a wide area.
ROCKET MOTOR DEMONSTRATED
CLEVELAND, O. -- Developed after years of experimentation, a rocket motor, capable of lifting 500 to 1,000 pounds, is successfully operated by its designers in a spectacular test.
73RD CONGRESS ENDS SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Legislators adjourn sine die after a record year in which they voted billions of dollars for the operation of President Roosevelt's new deal.
LION CUB MENACES MASHERS
HOLLYWOOD, CAL. -- A young woman parades through the streets of the film capital with an eight-months-old lion cub to protect herself from the unwelcome advances of flirtatious men.
CROWDS IN CONFETTI BATTLE
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Alumni of Harvard University parade into the huge stadium and engage spectators in a colorful fight as part of the school's Commencement Week exercises.
"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
1934-06-20, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
National government, Armed forces, Presidents, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 366, June 26, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 366 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, laws and regulations, and Franklin Roosevelt.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 366 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, laws and regulations, and Franklin Roosevelt.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 366
RIOTS MARK LUMBER STRIKE (Except Chicago)
TACOMA, WASH.--A bitter battle between strikers and police breaks out as tear gas bombs fail to lessen the determination of the mill-hands to halt activities in the plants.
ASKS EXPULSION OF ALIENS
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congr...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, laws and regulations, and Franklin Roosevelt.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 366
RIOTS MARK LUMBER STRIKE (Except Chicago)
TACOMA, WASH.--A bitter battle between strikers and police breaks out as tear gas bombs fail to lessen the determination of the mill-hands to halt activities in the plants.
ASKS EXPULSION OF ALIENS
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Martin Dies explains his bill designed to bring about the deportation of millions of foreign residents and bar all non-citizens from jobs open to Americans.
ENDURANCE FLIERS STILL UP
MERIDIAN, MISS.--Fred and Al Key scoff at the nerve-wracking grind of twenty-two days in the air, fighting to beat the world's record of 553 hours.
MOTORCYCLIST RISKS NECK
PALISADES PARK, N. J.--High above ground, on top of a cliff, daredevils flaunt death with the skyline of Gotham forming an impressive backdrop for their aerobatic maneuvers.
NEW STYLES HIT THE RAILS
CHICAGO, ILL.--A prominent store equips a rolling fashion show in a railroad coach with models showing dresses and unmentionables in the new "Merchandise Express."
BLOSSOM BURST INTO BLOOM
KENTVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA.--Colorful ceremonies mark the return of apple blossom time as northern orchards release a riot of brilliant flowers in the bright sunshine.
14 DIE IN RAILROAD WRECK
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, ENGLAND.--A hurtling 50-mile-an-hour passenger train crashes into the rear of another express in midnight darkness. Four coaches crumple as fourteen are killed and thirty injured.
ITALIANS HONOR SAINT PAUL
BROOKLYN, N. Y.--The foreign settlement celebrates a Feast Day with a gay street parade which features a statue 102 feet high carried by a hundred men.
SEEKS GLIDER LOOPING MARK
LE ROY, N. Y.--Lt.-Comm. Holderman makes fifty loops in a motorless 'plane, starting from the dizzy height of more than a mile above the earth.
BLAST, FIRE WRECK BEACON
THE DALLAS, ORE.--A tremendous explosion followed by roaring flames destroys the lighting-plant and garage of a Government air marker with damages running into thousands of dollars.
NEW FAST TRAIN CHRISTENED
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The daughter of Marvin McIntyre, secretary to the President, names a brand-new locomotive with water from all the rivers along the proposed run of the Iron Horse.
WATER QUENCHES OIL BLAZE
OCEAN CITY, N. J.--Firemen demonstrate an astounding new hose nozzle which extinguishes a 500-gallon gasoline fire in about seven minutes without the use of chemicals.
TIRED GOLFERS GIVEN RIDE (Chicago Only)
MELROSE PARK, ILL.--An enterprising golf club instals an Oriental rickshaw and an attendant to give weary players a lift around the course.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-06-26, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Deportation, Immigration and emigration, Laws and legislation, Unemployment, Presidents, Armed forces, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 376, July 31, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 376 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 376 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 10 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 376
HUGE JOB PROGRAM BEGINS
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.--The Four Billion Dollar Works Progress Administration drive gets under way as the first pay day arrives for previously jobless men now constructing needed buildings at an industrial school.
CLOUDBURST SWAMPS CITIES
LANCASTER...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 376
HUGE JOB PROGRAM BEGINS
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.--The Four Billion Dollar Works Progress Administration drive gets under way as the first pay day arrives for previously jobless men now constructing needed buildings at an industrial school.
CLOUDBURST SWAMPS CITIES
LANCASTER, O.--A deluge of raging water rushed down on Fairfield and Hocking Counties, killing several persons leaving hundreds homeless and causing over (illegible text),000,000 in property damage as whole communities are cut off from the outside world.
ONLY ONE TAKES INAUGURAL
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.--Mrs. Deering Howe's entry wins the American Legion Handicap in a walkaway before 10,000 cheering fans. Vicar runs second and Identify third in the opening day's feature at the famous track.
WEST FETES PIONEER DAYS
SANTA MONICA, CALIF.--Colorful Spanish galleons and early Mexican mission floats vie with the trappings of the first United States settlers in a brilliant pageant commemorating the picturesque history of the region.
CATS ENTER BOXING CONTEST
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.--Battling Tom and Gentleman Joe, a pair of feline fist-passers, scrap to a knockout under much-modified Marquis of Queensberry rules in a ring set up on the resort's well-known Steel Pier.
NORTH CHINA TROOPS REBEL
PEIPING, CHINA.--Thousands of irregulars attack the city in an armored train, but Federal soldiers disperse the mutineers after a series of bitter battles in defense of the ancient community.
DUMP BAD MEN, GUNS IN SEA
OFF LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--The cremated remains of two criminals splash into the blue waters of the Pacific far off shore, "decorated" with a miscellaneous assortment of revolvers, machine guns and other weapons seized from desperadoes by the police.
GIRL STUNTER THRILLS CROWD
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.--A seventeen-year-old feminine dare-devil risks her neck atop a 210-foot iron pole on the famous Steel Pier. Throngs look on in amazement at her disregard of danger as she performs perilous acrobatic feats.
NEW FLIVVER 'PLANE TESTED
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.--The latest development in small aircraft runs five hours on sixteen gallons of gas and cruises at 115 miles an hour on the ninety-five horsepower developed by its automobile engine.
GIRLS EXHIBIT FINE FORM
CONEY ISLAND, N. Y.--Earl Carroll, famous revue producer, presides with the tape-measure at a contest to des(illegible text)imate a Modern Venus. The winner is chosen from dozens of lovely young women, every one of who displays willowy curves.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-07-31, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Topic / Theme
Construction, Employment, Government policy, Armed forces, Generals, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 388, September 11, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 388 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, Huey P. Long, and assassinations.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 388 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 9 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, Huey P. Long, and assassinations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 388
ASSASSINATION DESCRIBED
BATON ROUGE, LA.--An eyewitness to the death of Huey Long gives a vivid word-picture of the shooting and the death of Carl Weiss, the assassin, under the guns of the "dictator's" bodyguard. Meanwhile the murderer, who was mowed...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, Huey P. Long, and assassinations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 388
ASSASSINATION DESCRIBED
BATON ROUGE, LA.--An eyewitness to the death of Huey Long gives a vivid word-picture of the shooting and the death of Carl Weiss, the assassin, under the guns of the "dictator's" bodyguard. Meanwhile the murderer, who was mowed down by sixty-one slugs, has an immediate burial.
SLUM RAZING IS PUSHED
DETROIT, MICH.--The eradication of ancient, disease-ridden slums by government works drives gains added impetus in Detroit with Mrs. Roosevelt assisting in the ceremonies as the first house is demolished. Model homes will replace the old structures.
BIG GUNS ROAR ONCE MORE
FORT STORY, VA.--Uncle Sam's Coastal Defense guns, the largest of their kind, find their voice again after ten years of disuse. Owing to the great cost of firing, $350 per shell, they have been laying idle until these tests of a new powder.
DISPLAY FUR BATHING SUITS
PENDERILLE LAKE, IDAHO.--What will undoubtedly not prove to be the latest for sea-side sirens is displayed by a bevy of beauties. The suits may be fine for sun-bathing, but their practicability ends there--definitely.
ENGINES CRASH HEAD-ON
GRESHAM, ORE.--Two speeding locomotives meet head-on in a thrilling crack-up at the Multnomah Fair. Speeding to their fate it's a case of irrisistable force meeting the immovable body--with results that thrill the ten thousand spectators assembled.
MARK DISASTER ANNIVERSARY
OFF ASBURY PARK, N. J.--Survivors of the holocaust when the Morro Castle burned at sea, mark the first anniversary of the disaster with ceremonies at the scene, eight miles off the coast. Wreaths thrown upon the waters are solemn tribute to the 137 victims.
FOOTBALL'S ON THE WAY
SOUTH BEND, IND.--Notre Dame's "Fighting Irish" squad of pigskin punishers comes out in full force, harbinger of the nation's Fall sport. With 85 men on the squad, Notre Dame has hopes of recovering the prestige of the days of Knute Rockne, most famed coach of all time.
LORD'S CHILLUN BAPTIZED
CHARLOTTE, N. C.--Six hundred Negro converts "go down to the waters" in a wholesale baptismal ceremony in a river. With hosannas and screams galore they are immersed bodily, washing away their sins in the stream's waters.
RADIO PLAYS WATCH-DOG
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.--Litle Jean knows when it's time for supper in the most modern manners. Eugene S. Darlington, her father, has rigged a short-wave receiving set to her play wagon and when the time comes for Jean to come home he "calls all cars."
PUP BLUEBLOODS PARADE
ALMEDA, CALIF.--The aristocrats of dogdom, the cream of their snooty set, display their wares at the Oakland Kennel Club Show, classic competition for the champion canines of West Coast dog circles.
ENSHRINE HUGE LANTERNS
MIKAWA, JAPAN.--Two gigantic lanterns, designed to frighten away evil spirits, are installed by the natives with colorful ceremonies. Thirty-three feet high and nineteen feet in diameter, they're the daddis of all festive lamps.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-09-11, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935
Topic / Theme
Assassinations, Politicians, Armed forces, 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 524, December 30, 1936
in Universal Newsreels, Release 524 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 524 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 524
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1936
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel marks the end of the year with a vivid pictorial resume of the outstanding news events during the last twelve months.
CRASH KILLS 17.--
A huge transport crashes mysteriously in Arkansas, taking the life of every per...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VIII Number 524
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1936
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel marks the end of the year with a vivid pictorial resume of the outstanding news events during the last twelve months.
CRASH KILLS 17.--
A huge transport crashes mysteriously in Arkansas, taking the life of every person on board.
BRITAIN MOURNS KING.--
Death claims George V, plunging England and the Emipre into mourning for the sovereign.
SOLDIERS GET BONUS.--
War veterans rush for the bonus bonds authorized by act of Congress.
CITY FLEES FLOOD.--
Thousands in Johnstown stampede for the hills on a false report that the dam is out during floods in Pennsylvania.
HAUPTMANN EXECUTED.--
Still protesting innocence of the Lindbergh kidnapping, Bruno Hauptmann goes to the chair.
TORNADO RIPS SOUTH.--
Hundreds die in Gainesville, Ga., as a cyclone tears through the locality.
ITALIANS TAKE ADDIS.--
The Ethiopian capital, a smoking ruin, falls to the victorious invaders.
HUGE LINER ARRIVES.--
The gigantic Queen Mary sails proudly into New York Harbor on her maiden voyage.
RACER CHEATS DEATH.--
Most remarkable pictures show a sensational auto crack-up during a race at South Gate, Calif.
SPAIN IN FLAMES.--
The fires of Civil War rage as the military revolts against the Republican Government.
SINGER HOPS SEA.--
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill span the Atlantic by air in a round-trip flight to England.
WOMAN FLIES OCEAN.--
Beryl Markham comes down in a Nova Scotian bog at the end of her solo flight from Britain.
BOULDER DAM OPENS.--
The huge structure reaches completion and begins its many tremendous operations.
STORM BATTERS COAST.--
The Atlantic shore from Virginia to Jersey feels the force of a shattering hurricane and floods.
PASSENGERS SPAN PACIFIC.--
The Philippine Clipper carries the first regular passengers to Manila.
F.D.R. SWAMPS G.O.P.--
President Roosevelt is re-elected in the greatest victory in over a century.
BAY BRIDGE OPENS.--
The towering structure over San Francisco Bay gets a gala inauguration.
MANY DIE IN EL WRECK.--
A steel train demolishes a wooden coach on Chicago's 'El,' killing ten and injuring scores.
ROOSEVELT ASKS PEACE.--
The President opens the Inter-American Peace Conference at Buenos Aires.
KING EDWARD QUITS.--
The monarch abdicates, refusing the throne for "the woman I love."
THRILLS OF 1937. --
Sand sirens at Venice, Calif., show a new way to say, "Happy New Year!"
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-01-04, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government policy, International relations, War, Navies, Presidents, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, New Deal, 1933-1938, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, 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 808, September 20, 1939
in Universal Newsreels, Release 808 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features President Roosevelt's speech to Congress about the arms embargo and United States neutrality.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 808 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 6 mins
Description
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features President Roosevelt's speech to Congress about the arms embargo and United States neutrality.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 808
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
MOURN CHILD VICTIM OF U-BOAT
HAMILTON, ONT.--Canada pays impressive tribute to Margaret Haylworth, 10-year-old girl, fatally hurt when the S.S. Athenia was torpedoed by a Nazi submarine. Government officials,...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features President Roosevelt's speech to Congress about the arms embargo and United States neutrality.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 808
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
MOURN CHILD VICTIM OF U-BOAT
HAMILTON, ONT.--Canada pays impressive tribute to Margaret Haylworth, 10-year-old girl, fatally hurt when the S.S. Athenia was torpedoed by a Nazi submarine. Government officials, and thousands, attend her touching funeral.
GLASCOW, SCOTLAND.--Hundreds of survivors, including many injured and tiny children, land after being rescued . Pitiful pawns in the new game of war!
ARMY DELAYS BERGDOLL TRIAL
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, No. 1 draft dodger, who was seized upon his return from Germany, fails in an effort to halt his court martial by army officers by legal skirmishing in the Federal Court.
SHIP RUNS AGROUND BY MISTAKE
GLOUCESTER, MASS.--The Norwegian freighter, Rio Branco, is hard aground on the rocky coast. Her skipper mistook the lighthouse here for the one at Boston and ran his heavily laden vessel right into shore. Tough luck!
MEXICANS HAIL INDEPENDENCE
MEXICO, CITY, D. F.--Spectacular scenes as the republic celebrates its 1810 revolution and freedom from old Spain, with a colorful parade of troops and sailors, headed by Pres. Gardenas and foreign diplomats.
ARMY TESTS NEW SEARCHLIGHT
WASHINGTON, D.C.--800 million candle-power searchlights, that turn night into day, are tested by the National Guard. The Capitol, and the sky above it, is etched with brilliance as anti-aircraft units swing into action.
COLLEGE GRIDDERS RARIN' TO GO
BERKELEY, CALIF.--Last season's stars swell the hopes of California's Golden Bears, and Coach Allison, as many old-timers report for practice. A large squad, and a "large" work-out with special devices for limbering up summer kinks.
FAMOUS ROUND-UP IS STAGED
PENDLETON, ORE.--It's Wild West Time! The annual rodeo, featuring daring brone and steer riding, gets off to a colorful start with a big parade of Indians and cowboys. A jamboree of thrills--and spills! And how!
GRID STARS GO ON WARPATH (Exclusive)
GRANTS PASS, ORE.--Football goes "screwball"! Here's a team that wears animal skins and uses clubs on its opponents. No sissy stuff for them--they fight to the bitter end, and then --off they go in a wheelbarrow!
VOLUME XI -- 1939
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Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1939-09-20, 1939
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
Topic / Theme
Military aid, National government, Neutrality, War, 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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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Abbott Low Moffat, 1982
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Dep...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
Description
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He brief...
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He briefly describes Ho Chi Minh, the presence of Japanese troops in Indochina, and the murder of OSS officer Peter Dewey.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996
Person Discussed
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, Government policy, Imperialism, Military aid, Murder, Nationalism, Political alliances, Political schisms, Postwar reconstruction, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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