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Universal Newsreels, Release 402, October 30, 1935
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Universal Newsreels, Release 402, October 30, 1935

in Universal Newsreels, Release 402 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel features lines of defense in Ethiopia against the Italians.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 402, October 30, 1935

in Universal Newsreels, Release 402 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
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This newsreel features lines of defense in Ethiopia against the Italians. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 402 ETHIOPIAN DEFENSES GROW ADDIS ABABA.--Artillery and machinegun detachments, composed of regular native troops, push out from the capital to establish bases around the city in expectation of an early attack by Mussolini's forces. MERE GIRL WRESTLES TIGER THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- Eighteen-year-old Laura Roth pits he... This newsreel features lines of defense in Ethiopia against the Italians. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 402 ETHIOPIAN DEFENSES GROW ADDIS ABABA.--Artillery and machinegun detachments, composed of regular native troops, push out from the capital to establish bases around the city in expectation of an early attack by Mussolini's forces. MERE GIRL WRESTLES TIGER THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- Eighteen-year-old Laura Roth pits her 135 lbs. against the mauling tactics of a 450-lb. Bengal tiger. A gentle pat from the huge beast is enough to knock the girl down, but she comes up smiling. GEESE NEAR DEATH AT FALLS NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.--Thousands of wild birds land in the river above the huge cascade. The swift current carries the weary geese to the brink where feebly beating wings save them from destruction many times as they return repeatedly to the stream. ROMAN POLICE IN FIELD DAY ROME, ITALY.--Mussolini reviews the ancient capital's guardians on the tenth anniversary of the establishment of their modern organization. The policemen exhibit the results of remarkable training in stunts on horseback and motorcycles. RESERVISTS SAIL FOR ITALY NEW YORK CITY.--Scores of Italian subjects give up their American homes, returning to their native land for service with Il Duce's army in Ethiopia. President Roosevelt's warning cuts the S. S. Roma's passenger-list sharply. SWEEPS WINNERS CELEBRATE PORT CHESTER, N. Y.--Holders of a winning sweepstake ticket on the English Cambridgeshire receive their good fortune jubilantly, with a Five-and-Ten store clerk planning to use her share to go to college. SHAKEUP ALTERS GOVERNMENT VIENNA, AUSTRIA.--A huge procession of Chancellor Schuschnigg's adherents marks the expulsion of Major Fey from the Cabinet. Prince Starhemberg mobilizes thousands of Heimwehr troops at St. Poelten to prevent an outbreak by the ousted Minister's followers. PEDAL-PUSHERS IN ROAD RACE ELGIN TO CHICAGO, ILL.--Push-bike enthusiasts from a large group of Middle-Western States compete in a thrilling revival of the Amateur Bicycle League of America's annual grind, the leaders crossing the line in a close finish. UNCLE SAM BUILDS UP NAVY PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Thirty thousand spectators watch the super-destroyers Shaw and Cassin slide down the ways at the League Island Navy Yard in a double launching that adds two fine new fighting ships to America's "first line of defense." DRIVE ON ILLEGAL TOBACCO BOSTON, MASS.--Government agents descend on a bootleg tobacco factory, confiscating and destroying large quantities of packaged "smokes" bearing no tax stamps, and padlocking the plant. "THE TALK OF THE WORLD" Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1935-10-30, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Lines of defense, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 615, November 15, 1937
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Universal Newsreels, Release 615, November 15, 1937

in Universal Newsreels, Release 615 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 14 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the second Sino-Japanese War.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 615, November 15, 1937

in Universal Newsreels, Release 615 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 14 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the second Sino-Japanese War. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 615 SHANGHAI FALLS! CHINESE SUICIDE SQUAD HOLDS WAREHOUSE AGAINST DRIVE (Photograph by George Krainukov and Norman Alley) SHANGHAI.--The mighty Japanese military machine finally forces gallant Chinese defenders to abandon their war-torn metropolis. But for days, 300 Chinese soldiers, sworn to death, h... This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the second Sino-Japanese War. UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 615 SHANGHAI FALLS! CHINESE SUICIDE SQUAD HOLDS WAREHOUSE AGAINST DRIVE (Photograph by George Krainukov and Norman Alley) SHANGHAI.--The mighty Japanese military machine finally forces gallant Chinese defenders to abandon their war-torn metropolis. But for days, 300 Chinese soldiers, sworn to death, hold a warehouse in Chapei, keeping their National flag waving above the building while they beat off the fury of 40,000 Nipponese attackers. In the end, the defenders are safely evacuated by British Tommies. Enthusiastic Chinese and foreigners, eager to acclaim the heroism of the men who stood fast in the face of certain death, mob the trucks that carry the men into neutral territory. JAPANESE PRESS FORWARD THROUGH RUINS DESOLATION AND SMOULDERING RUINS greet the Japanese as they seek to secure their advance around the once-magnificent city. Wide areas still burn, or reek with the smoke of destroying fires. Waves of Nipponese troops move relentlessly onward as heavy artillery wipes out big buildings right before the camera lens. Refugees by the thousand are caught in the maelstrom of war, many of them mowed down by shells and bullets, while others try vainly to find safety in the International Settlement. Machine-gun fire surrounds fleeing civilians, some of them carrying feeble mothers or fathers on their weary backs. Chinese troops dig in for another valiant stand in defense of their native land. OTHER BIG NEWS FEATURES Highlights of Thrilling Gridiron Clashes Between Traditional Rivals, as Notre Dame Beats Army Pittsburgh Conquers Nebraska and Yale Swamps Princeton. UNIVERSAL FIRST AGAIN Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-11-15, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Cities, Invasions, Lines of defense, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, 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 822, November 8, 1939
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Universal Newsreels, Release 822, November 8, 1939

in Universal Newsreels, Release 822 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features the United States Army testing coastal defense systems.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 822, November 8, 1939

in Universal Newsreels, Release 822 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1939, originally published 1939), 7 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features the United States Army testing coastal defense systems. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 822 COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN! 'HAM 'N' EGGS' COOKED AT POLLS LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--California, by a vote of two to one, turns up its nose at the latest script pension plan in record off-year voting. There'll be no "S30 Thursdays" for unemployed folks over 50. Hundreds of thou... This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features the United States Army testing coastal defense systems. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 822 COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN! 'HAM 'N' EGGS' COOKED AT POLLS LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--California, by a vote of two to one, turns up its nose at the latest script pension plan in record off-year voting. There'll be no "S30 Thursdays" for unemployed folks over 50. Hundreds of thousands say "No!" at the polls! HYDE PARK, N. Y.--Pres. and Mrs. Roosevelt come to the town hall to cast their ballots in the N. Y. State elections. RIVER TUNNEL HOLED THROUGH NEW YORK, N. Y.--Thrilling scenes as "sand hogs" blast through the last stretch of rocks, as completion is rushed on the midtown vehicular tunnel under the East River. A gigantic job, without the loss of a man! NEW NAVY SCOUT PLANE TESTED BUFFALO, N. Y.--A speedy new plane for the fleet, propelled by a streamlined engine and capable of using floats for landing on water, is given a spectacular try-out flight by (illegible text) Lloyd Child, Curtiss Co. test pilot. U.S. ARMY TESTS BIG COAST GUNS FORT MONROE, VA.--Impressive scenes as huge railway rifles go into action against targets miles at sea! Other targets are destroyed by mines exploded from shore positions. Uncle Sam looks to his coast defenses! COL. BATISTA FETED BY 100,000 MATANZAS CITY, CUBA.--The "Strong Man" of Cuba, expected to run for president, receives a triumphal welcome from a hundred thousand admirers, who parade before him in a monster demonstration of loyalty. HORSE SHOW THRILLS SOCIETY NEW YORK, N. Y.--Spectacular military riding by the famous Gray Mare Battery from Fort Myer, and other colorful exhibitions, feature the 54th National Show. Capt. Mariles, Mexican Army jumper, wins the coveted Bowman Challenge Cup. DARTMOUTH ROUTS YALE, 33-0 NEW HAVEN, CONN.--The "Big Green" team from Hanover rides roughshod over the "Elis" in the Bowl, with the "Indians" outplaying the powerless "Bulldogs" from start to finish. A stunning victory for Dartmouth! CORNHUSKERS VIE FOR HONORS LAWRENCE, KANSAS.--Out West where the tall corn grows, the 16th National Corn Husking Contest gets underway with a large group of champs tossing the ears around. Lawrence Pitzer of Indians wins by a kernel. COUPLE MAKE OWN AUTO FOR $50 DENVER, COLO.--A home-made auto built from odds and ends! Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murray made the "Planobile" with a motorcycle engine and wheel-barrow tires. It goes 50 miles on a gallon and hits, 80 M.P.H.! VOLUME XI -- 1939 Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1939-11-08, 1939
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Lines of defense, Weapons testing, 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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