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Universal Newsreels, Release 543, October 3, 1946
in Universal Newsreels, Release 543 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1946, originally published 1946), 12 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about worker strikes in Pittsburgh, Secretary of Commerce, Averell Harriman, and the American Legion's 28th Annual Convention Parade.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 543 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1946, originally published 1946), 12 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about worker strikes in Pittsburgh, Secretary of Commerce, Averell Harriman, and the American Legion's 28th Annual Convention Parade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'TOPS THE FIELD'
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
NAVY PLANE SETS MARK
COLUMBUS, OHIO--A new long-distance record is set...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about worker strikes in Pittsburgh, Secretary of Commerce, Averell Harriman, and the American Legion's 28th Annual Convention Parade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'TOPS THE FIELD'
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
NAVY PLANE SETS MARK
COLUMBUS, OHIO--A new long-distance record is set by the "Truculent Turtle"--twin-engined Navy patrol-bomber. These dramatic films show take-off in Australia, and landing in the U.S., 55 hours and over 11,000 miles later. In Washington, Navy Secretary Forrestal pins DFC's on four fliers.
GREEK KING RETURNS
GREECE--King George II comes home, to a nation torn by civil strife. It marks the third time the King has returned from exile, and this time he comes from England by plane. Impressive scenes mark the re-birth of Grecian monarchy.
25,000-TON TNT BLAST
ARCO, IDAHO--The world's biggest deliberate blast--500,000 pounds of TNT--is a spectacle defying description. The Navy tests its bomb-storage facilities--and gets rid of obsolete ammunition.
STRIKES CRIPPLE PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA.--The crippling light and power company strike spreads to practically the entire city, with light and transportation facilities paralyzed. Millions face serious heat shortage, and thousands are out of jobs.
LEGIONNAIRES PARADE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.--Highlights of the 28th American Legion Convention is the Big Parade--Legionnaires by the hundreds, complete with all their traditional color and hi-jinks, while high Army and Navy officials look on.
TINY REPUBLIC IS HOST
SAN MARINO, ITALY--The smallest republic in the world plays host to Admiral Ellery Stone, chief of the Allied Italian Commission. The Admiral is presented with the tiny nation's highest honor.
WALLACE SUCCESSOR HOME
NEW YORK, N.Y.--W. Averell Harriman, who was U.S. envoy to Britain up to time of his appointment as Secretary of Commerce to replace Henry Wallace, arrives by air from London.
VOL. 19--543
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Date Written / Recorded
1946
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1946-10-03, 1946
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986, Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986
Topic / Theme
Government appointees, Political and Social Movements, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 552, April 7, 1937
in Universal Newsreels, Release 552 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 15 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about national supreme courts, government policies and judges.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 552 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 15 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about national supreme courts, government policies and judges.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 552
HIGH COURT JUSTICES VIEWED IN LAST-MINUTE PHOTOGRAPHS
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The very latest motion pictures show Justices of the United States Supreme Court carrying on the duties of their high office while a controversy rages over the President's plan to reorganize the judi...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about national supreme courts, government policies and judges.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 552
HIGH COURT JUSTICES VIEWED IN LAST-MINUTE PHOTOGRAPHS
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The very latest motion pictures show Justices of the United States Supreme Court carrying on the duties of their high office while a controversy rages over the President's plan to reorganize the judiciary.
RANGERS REACH FOR RINK CUP
NEW YORK CITY.--The Detroit Red Wings bow in defeat before the slashing attack of the New York Rangers in the first rough game of the Stanley hockey Cup playoffs at Madison Sq. Garden. The Gotham aggregation piles up a victory total of 5 to 1.
STUNT PILOT SMASHES BARN
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.--Damon Barricklow drives his plane full-speed into a barn, demolishing the structure while other daredevils ride automobiles and motorcycles through walls of flame and attempt suicide in other thrilling stunts.
MIKADO'S BROTHER VISITS U. S.
NEW YORK CITY.--Prince Chichibu and his beautiful Princess pay a visit to Gotham as they pass through the Eastern United States from Canada on their way to the Coronation of King George VI in London.
F. D. R. AT WAR COMMEMORATION
WASHINGTON, D. C.--President Roosevelt reviews thousands of uniformed men and women parading down Constitution Avenue in a demonstration recalling America's entry into the World War twenty years ago. The celebration of Army Day creates an impressive spectacle.
ANGLERS BATTLE BIG TROUT (Exclusive)
SKAGIT RIVER, WASH.--When you hook a steelhead trout with light tackle, you're in for a fight, as this true fish story proves. The Northwest's ablest fishermen demonstrate the thrill of hooking eighteen pounds of finny dynamite.
NOW DOGS GO OLD-FASHIONED
CHICAGO, ILL.--A Big Parade recalling canine history for the last hundred years produces a new fillip of interest for dog-lovers. Pets fashionable during various periods of the last century are introduced by owners wearing Old Time costumes.
TABLE TENNIS COMES OF AGE (Exclusive)
NEWARK, N. J.--People who really know how to play Table Tennis show that the former "parlor" game can become something else again at the hands of experts. There's fast and furious playing as the aces compete in the National Championships.
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1937-04-07, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
National supreme courts, Government policy, Judges, 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 556, April 22, 1937
in Universal Newsreels, Release 556 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and government functions.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 556 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 8 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and government functions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 556
GOTHAM'S YANKS DROP OPENER
NEW YORK CITY.--The Washington Senators prove unruly guests as they visit the Yankee Stadium to help the New York American League team open its season. The weather's perfect, the stands crowded--but the Yankees bow, three to two.
T...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Republican Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and government functions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 556
GOTHAM'S YANKS DROP OPENER
NEW YORK CITY.--The Washington Senators prove unruly guests as they visit the Yankee Stadium to help the New York American League team open its season. The weather's perfect, the stands crowded--but the Yankees bow, three to two.
THRONG HONORS CHINA HEROES
SUIYUAN, CHINA.--Twenty thousand persons, including high military and political leaders of the Chinese National Government, gather to pay solemn respects to their fellow-countrymen who have died in warn-torn China's struggle for existence.
BRUSH FIRE MENACES HOMES
FARMINGDALE, N. Y.--A blaze sweeping over the dry grass and scrubby undergrowth imperils the homes of residents in nearby communities. A throng of men and boys battles smoke and flame to put an end to the fire's rapid march across country.
BUCK-SAW PLAYS ON NUPTIALS (Exclusive)
WARRENTON, ORE.--A first-class "Tree-Trooper" attached to a C.C.C. camp wins the hand of his lady fair, so his comrades decide his wedding must be held in true woodsy style. The music of buck-saws, cutting down a huge tree, intones the Wedding March in the forest.
WRESTLERS GET REALLY RUDE (Exclusive)
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Laverne Baxter and Wee Willie Davis have it out in one of those informal evenings on the mat. Some of the punches would be barred by a boxing referee, but this is "wrestling," so it goes on until Baxter lands Wee Willie on the canvas.
HERRING HORDE HITS COAST
MIDDLEBORO, MASS.--Millions of herring return to New England's streams to spawn their young at their own birthplaces. Fishermen make tremendous hauls of the finny delicacy on days when Government control agencies permit the catch.
CLASH MARKS HOSIERY STRIKE
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Striking employees of the Artcraft Hosiery Mill get into a mix-up with the police and several of their pickets are arrested and started toward the station house. During the melee, fire breaks out on the plant's steps.
10,000 IN ATHLETIC DRILLS
ROME, ITALY.--Thousands of young girls, trained to perfection in gymnastics, are led out to show their wares to Mussolini. The youngsters display perfect teamwork and their evolutions make a remarkable and pleasing picture.
ARMY GETS SOME BIG ROOKIES (Exclusive)
FT. TOTTEN, N. Y.--Supply sergeants for the 62nd Coast Artillery are having quite a time fitting two recruits who have just joined the outfit. One of the boys is six feet, five inches tall and the other towers six feet, six above the soles of his shoes.
SECURITY REVIVES TATTOOING
CHICAGO, ILL.--Uncle Sam's new Social Security plan brings a new boom to an ancient and fading art. The tattoo expert at Burton's Amusement Arcade finds his services popular for marking the Government identification numbers on thighs and feet.
BIGGEST CONE THRILLS KIDS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.--What is undoubtedly the world's largest ice cream cone, two hundred pounds in weight, becomes the rallying point for the youngsters of the Brooklyn Protestant Home. Jack Dempsey makes little ones of the big ones, so everybody's happy.
NEGRO BOYS' CLUB DEDICATED (Exclusive) (Washington, D. C., Only)
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The President's wife and District officials assist at the opening of the Colored Boys' Police Club, a new organization designed to help the youths toward better citizenship.
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-04-22, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Government functions, Tattoos, Presidents, 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 556, November 18, 1946
in Universal Newsreels, Release 556 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1946, originally published 1946), 9 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Japan's new constitution and riots in Trieste.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 556 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1946, originally published 1946), 9 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Japan's new constitution and riots in Trieste.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
TOPS THE FIELD
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ARMY AND NOTRE DAME IN GRID TRIUMPHS
PHILADELPHIA--Army-Penn! The Cadets keep their slate clean with a 34-7 victory over Pennsylvania before 78,000 fans....
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Japan's new constitution and riots in Trieste.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
TOPS THE FIELD
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ARMY AND NOTRE DAME IN GRID TRIUMPHS
PHILADELPHIA--Army-Penn! The Cadets keep their slate clean with a 34-7 victory over Pennsylvania before 78,000 fans. Glenn Davis is sparkplug for the victorious Black Knights.
SOUTH BEND--Notre Dame-Northwestern! The Irish suffer from opponent-trouble for several periods before getting up steam against the Wildcats, but they score impressive 27-0 victory.
STUDIO STRIKE VIOLENCE
HOLLYWOOD--Bombings, and mass arrests of pickets, mark the strike scene in the film capital, where production of entertainment for millions is still crippled. Worker protests blasting of home, and police are busy rounding up pickets.
NEW TORPEDO SINKS U-BOAT
OFF CAPE COD--The Navy uses its newest and deadliest torpedo to send a captured Nazi submarine to the bottom of the Atlantic. These dramatic pictures show the new weapon in action--and the blast!
JAPAN'S NEW CONSTITUTION
TOKYO -- Huge throngs of loyal Japanese demonstrate near the Diet building during ceremonies at which the Emperor Hirohito announces the new Constitution. The Empress attends the colorful and historic rites.
5,000 RIOT IN TRIESTE
TRIESTE--Rioting breaks out for the first time in weeks when parading Italian students, celebrating the city's liberation from Austria 28 years ago, run head on into police and are dispersed.
VOL. 19--556
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Date Written / Recorded
1946
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1946-11-18, 1946
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Constitutional monarchy, Laws and legislation, Political and Social Movements, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 603, October 4, 1937
in Universal Newsreels, Release 603 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 603 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 603
BLACK TALKS ON KLAN TIE-UP
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The Supreme Court's youngest member gives his side of the controversy raging throughout the country over his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan. Ex-Senator Black talks on the radio just before he joins the high Tribunal for its new session....
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 603
BLACK TALKS ON KLAN TIE-UP
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The Supreme Court's youngest member gives his side of the controversy raging throughout the country over his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan. Ex-Senator Black talks on the radio just before he joins the high Tribunal for its new session.
SISTERS LAUNCH BIG CRUISER
CAMDEN, N. J.--For the first time in history, an American warship receives double sponsorship. Mildred and Ann Stahlman name the 10,000-ton craft as the U. S. S. Nashville and it slides down the ways in a perfect launching.
PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS
NEW YORK CITY. -- Danielle Darrieux, famous French stage beauty arrives in America to begin her contract in motion pictures with the New Universal.
PARIS, FRANCE. -- The Duke and Duchess of Windsor prepare for a trip to the United States.
TYROLESE PROCLAIM LOYALTY (Exclusive)
INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. -- Fifty thousand Tyroleans gather in native costumes for a monster demonstration of confidence in their nation's future and in the leadership of Chancellor Schuschnigg who appears as guest of honor at the gay turnout.
BIG GRID TEAMS OPEN SEASON
NEW YORK CITY.--Columbia's Lions begin their football year with a crushing victory over Williams, 40 to 6 (Excl.)
SOUTH BEND, IND.--Notre Dame takes on little Drake and hands out a 21 to 0 thrashing as the Irish open their 1937 grid schedule.
HEAD G-MAN RAPS LAX PAROLE
WASHINGTON, D. C.--J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, attacks the methods of lenient parole boards in releasing known criminals.--QUANTICO, VA.--Machine-guns rattle as Federal agents "raid" a prop gangster hideout.
HAS ANYBODY LOST A MONKEY (Exclusive)
ST. CHARLES, ILL.--A stray simian wanders onto a Mid-West farm and settles down for the duration. The farmer doesn't know where the monkey came from, but since it spends most of its time amusing the cows and doesn't get into trouble, he doesn't mind.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-10-04, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
J. Edgar Hoover, 1895-1972
Person Discussed
J. Edgar Hoover, 1895-1972
Topic / Theme
Government agencies, Law enforcement, Parole, 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 614, November 10, 1937
in Universal Newsreels, Release 614 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government functions and unemployment.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 614 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government functions and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 614
F. D. R. CALLS TO UNEMPLOYED
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The President issues a call to everyone, employed as well as jobless, to co-operate in order to make the Government's forthcoming Unemployment Census a success. He urges that every effort be made to assist the listing of unemployed persons....
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government functions and unemployment.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 614
F. D. R. CALLS TO UNEMPLOYED
WASHINGTON, D. C. -- The President issues a call to everyone, employed as well as jobless, to co-operate in order to make the Government's forthcoming Unemployment Census a success. He urges that every effort be made to assist the listing of unemployed persons.
RAMSEY MACDONALD IS DEAD
RAMSAY MACDONALD, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, is stricken and dies suddenly en route to a holiday in Bermuda. Highlights of the British political leader's career are shown in dramatic newsreel form.
PAGEANT SHOWS AIR PROGRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.--United Airlines celebrates its tenth year of operation by putting on a big show tracing the progress of Transcontinental air passenger service from the one-pilot machines of 1927 to the monster airliners of 1937.
BRITAIN SPEEDS RE-ARMAMENT
COVENTRY, ENGLAND.--The motion picture camera for the fist time pierces the veil of secrecy surrounding Great Britain's huge rearmament drive. A "Shadow Factory" in actual operation shows workmen turning out plane parts at a terrific pace.
NAVY DOWNS COLUMBIA, 13-6
ANNAPOLIS, MD.--A battling Middie eleven turns the tables on Columbia in a hard-fought football encounter, giving Lou Little's charges another beating, and winning on an intercepted pass by the score of 13 to 6.
UNDERGRADS BATTLE IN MUD
PASADENA, CALIF.--Here's the old Freshman-Sophomore mixup brought up to date with an acre of gooey mud. The underclassmen struggle over a deep mud-hole for possession of automobile tires. They're plastered with goo from head to foot at the finish.
COMING SWIMSTYLES PARADED (Exclusive)
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Very pretty models display their curves in Jantzen bathing suit styles designed for the coming year, at College Inn. The new swimsuits seem to be shorter than ever and indicate a strong tendency to cling to the fair wearer.
THOUSANDS MARK 'YOUTH DAY'
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R. -- A huge outpouring of young people from many nations takes part in a big demonstration on the occasion of International Youth Day in a spectacular march staged by the Soviet Government.
COLORS MASSED FOR PARADE (Exclusive)
NEW YORK CITY.--Military organizations create an impressive sight as they present a massing of the colors during a church parade to services at St. Thomas' on Fifth Avenue. The demonstration is a feature of Armistice Week.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1937-11-10, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government functions, Unemployment, 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 633, January 17, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 633 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
This Universal newsreel features the nomination of Solicitor-General Reed for the Supreme Court, US Marines leaving for war games in the Carribbean, and sports coverage.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 633 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
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This Universal newsreel features the nomination of Solicitor-General Reed for the Supreme Court, US Marines leaving for war games in the Carribbean, and sports coverage.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume X Number 633
REED ASCENDS HIGH TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Solicitor-General Stanley Reed, defender of New Deal cases before the Supreme Court, is named to the latter body as an Associate Justice. President Roosevelt's nomination of Reed...
This Universal newsreel features the nomination of Solicitor-General Reed for the Supreme Court, US Marines leaving for war games in the Carribbean, and sports coverage.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume X Number 633
REED ASCENDS HIGH TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Solicitor-General Stanley Reed, defender of New Deal cases before the Supreme Court, is named to the latter body as an Associate Justice. President Roosevelt's nomination of Reed is expected to find confirmation in the Senate.
MARINES OFF FOR SECRET 'WAR'
QUANTICO, VA.--Regiments of U. S. Marines board the battleships New York and Wyoming, heading for the open sea and secret war maneuvers off the coast. The Army and Navy are also involved in the "games" to test America's first line of defense.
OLYMPIC CHAMP WINS SKI-ING
CARY, ILL.--Birger Ruud of Norway, twice Olympic champion, wins a thrilling ski-jumping contest with spectacular leaps of 172 and 181 feet each. Many other aces are less fortunate, landing in terrific spills as their skis slide from under them.
FIRST 1938 BEAUTY SELECTED (Exclusive)
PALM BEACH, FLA.--The new beauty Queen season gets off to a fast start in a welter of feminine pulchritude as judges examine contestants for the title of Miss Palm Beach. Beauteous Helen Carter wins on form.
FROST FINALLY FRILLS FALLS (Exclusive)
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.--The famous cascade at last dons its winter coat of glistening ice. The lovely spectacle is later this year than usual, due to mild temperatures. But the sun now shines on scenic beauty transformed by the magic of Jack Frost.
DI MAGGIO 'PLAYER OF YEAR' (Exclusive)
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Joe Di Maggio, hard-hitting outfielder for the New York Yankees, is named the most valuable player of 1937 by sporting writers' associations both in New York and Philadelphia.
TON OF RASSLERS ROCKS RING
RICHMOND, VA.--Six members of the Beef Trust go to town in a Free-for-all "wrestling" match that shakes the roof loose. Flying mammoths constitute a serious danger to a crowd of spectators who are awe-struck by the gigantic "performance."
INDIANS REGAIN RAIN CHARM
NEW YORK CITY.--Tribesmen of the Gros Ventre Indians come to the Big Town in search of a sacred token they believe will produce rain for their crops. The Museum of the American Indians returns the bundle to the drought-stricken Red Men.
CLOCKS CAPTURES INAUGURAL
MIAMI, FLA.--Hialeah Park opens its racing season with a $5,000-added handicap which is taken by Clocks in a startling upset. The winner runs at 30 to 1 before a record crowd of more than 15,000 turf fans.
DOG ROYALTY IN CORONATION
NEW YORK CITY.--Officials of the American Kennel Club award the annual honors to United States champions of the dog world. Ribbons go to a shepherd, pomeranian, poodle, spaniel and wire-haired fox terrier.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1938-01-17, 1938
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Government appointees, Military training, Political appointments, 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 636, January 26, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 636 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
This Universal newsreel features coverage of world events and sports.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 636 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
Description
This Universal newsreel features coverage of world events and sports.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume X Number 636
LEVI SAILS ON LAST VOYAGE
HOBOKEN, N. J.--Last-minute wage disputes with the crew settled, the gigantic liner Leviathan starts her final trip across the Atlantic. The big ship is headed for the junk pile, her scrap iron destined for munitions plants.
ICE CRUSHES NIAGARA SPAN
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.--Ninety-foot ice jams redu...
This Universal newsreel features coverage of world events and sports.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume X Number 636
LEVI SAILS ON LAST VOYAGE
HOBOKEN, N. J.--Last-minute wage disputes with the crew settled, the gigantic liner Leviathan starts her final trip across the Atlantic. The big ship is headed for the junk pile, her scrap iron destined for munitions plants.
ICE CRUSHES NIAGARA SPAN
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.--Ninety-foot ice jams reduce the historic Falls' View Bridge to unsafe twisted ironwork. Record masses of ice halt the flow of water over the cataract and endanger structures along the Niagara River.
YOUNG DUCE FLIES ATLANTIC
ROME, ITALY.--Bruno Mussolini, son of the Italian Dictator, and several companions take off for a flight across the South Atlantic to Brazil and Argentina. The three planes, flying in formation, reach Rio de Janeiro 14 hours after leaving West Africa.
4-MAN BOBSLEDS IN THRILLER (Exclusive)
LAKE PLACID, N. Y.--The icy, twisting curves of the Mt. Hoevenberg bobsled run are the scene of a contest packed with suspense and thrills as four-man teams zip down the trail at lightning speed in the Osborne Trophy race.
PRINCESS BRINGS HUBBY HERE
NEW YORK CITY.--Princess Baba of Sarawak, daughter of the white Rajah of the strange Far Eastern kingdom, arrives in the United States with her new wrestler-husband, Bob Gregory, for a reconciliation with the bride's mother, the Ranee of Sarawak.
FRENCH SOLVE CABINET CRISIS
PARIS, FRANCE.--Camille Chautemps forms an all-Radical Socialist Government following week-long conferences between President Lebrun and leading political figures. The Popular Front under Leon Blum promises its support to the new Cabinet.
KIDNAPPER RUSHED TO TRIAL
CHICAGO, ILL.--Peter Anders, held for the kidnapping and murder of Charles S. Ross and the killing of Anders' alleged partner, is whisked back to Chicago by 'plane to stand trial. G-Men investigate Anders' hide-out and the dugout where Ross was sequestered.
GLOVERS IN EARLY SKIRMISH
NEW YORK CITY.--Amateur fisticuffers whale away in the preliminary bouts for the Golden Gloves championships. The young leather-pushers demonstrate plenty of enthusiasm but a lot of very peculiar ring technique.
YOUNGSTERS GET 'NITE CLUB'
MIAMI, FLA.--Tots of six and seven organize and open their own "Night" Club at the Biltmore Hotel. Entertainment is snappy, including a sister act that tears down the house amid squeals of delight from the "customers."
WOMEN HONOR UNKNOWN SOLDIER
ARLINGTON, VA.--Four hundred representatives of 2,500,000 American clubwomen place wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a patriotic conference in the National Capital.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1938-01-26, 1938
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Executive cabinets, 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 650, March 16, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 650 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 10 mins
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of American and British military, a Carnival parade in Italy, zoo animals, and baseball spring training.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 650 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 10 mins
Description
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of American and British military, a Carnival parade in Italy, zoo animals, and baseball spring training.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 650
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
HULL TELLS FOREIGN POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, discusses the Administration's purposes and intentions regarding foreign relations in a historic and timely newsreel interview.
NAVY O...
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of American and British military, a Carnival parade in Italy, zoo animals, and baseball spring training.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 650
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
HULL TELLS FOREIGN POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, discusses the Administration's purposes and intentions regarding foreign relations in a historic and timely newsreel interview.
NAVY OFF FOR SECRET 'WAR'
LONG BEACH, CALIF.--Uncle Sam's Battle Fleet steams from port with 70,000 gobs, bound on a mighty mission of secret war maneuvers that will take the ships from Alaska to the Hawaiians. The 10,000-ton cruiser Savannah is commissioned in a snowstorm at Philadelphia, Pa.
BRITAIN TIGHTENS DEFENCES
CAMBERLEY, ENGLAND.--Infantry units demonstrate their efficiency for admiring civilians while the Air Force puts on a big show at Northolt and recruiting sergeants interest the public in Britain's military service.
COLORADO TAKES CLOSE ONE
NEW YORK CITY.--The University of Colorado's basketball quintette starts pandemonium in the stands as the cagers conquer New York University by a single point in a slam-bang court encounter.
ITALIAN GUILDS STAGE FETE (Exclusive)
MILAN, ITALY.--Fascist guild members of all classes hold a monster carnival and pageant that extends into the night in a colorful torchlight parade replete with floats.
PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS
GREAT NECK, N. Y.--Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gordon celebrate the ups and downs of 72 years of married life (Exclusive).
NEW YORK CITY.--Sabry Pasha, King Farouk's uncle, arrives to supervise the building of the Egyptian exhibit at the World's Fair (Exclusive).
VILLANOVA, PA.--Marion Post packs a mean camera at Spring football training as a news photographer, but the team upsets her composure! (Exclusive).
RACERS GO 'ROUND AND AROUND
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Internationally-famous cyclists pump their pedals as a new Six-Day bike race gets going. The racers whizz around the track and get right back where they started--except for spills!
GALS MATCH FACES, TOOTSIES
NEW YORK CITY.--A trio of noted artists gives the city's prettiest chorus-girls the once-over in a contest in which only faces and feet are considered as sign-posts to loveliness.
SKIERS CONTEST WORLD TITLE
ENGELBERG, SWITZERLAND. -- Europe's finest skiers compete for world championships in downhill and slalom events. The French master Allais keeps his combined world's title, but others land in horrible spills.
SPRING PEPS ZOO APPETITES (Exclusive)
NEW YORK CITY. -- A centuries-old Galapagos turtle finds Spring cheer in fresh apples while his companions in the Bronx Zoo vary their vernal diet with choice tid-bits provided by anxious keepers.
VOLUME X -- 1938
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1938-03-16, 1938
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Cordell Hull, 1871-1955, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Cordell Hull, 1871-1955
Topic / Theme
Government policy, International relations, 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 655, April 4, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 655 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 14 mins
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of a flower festival, auto racing, a log raft accident, the aftermath of a tornado, airplanes and an awards ceremony.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 655 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 14 mins
Description
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of a flower festival, auto racing, a log raft accident, the aftermath of a tornado, airplanes and an awards ceremony.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 655
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
SCORES DIE AS TWISTER HITS
STATES FROM OKLAHOMA to Illinois are ripped by a terrific tornado that tears its way through the section. Thirty-six are known dead and hundreds injured. Farms and homes are crushe...
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of a flower festival, auto racing, a log raft accident, the aftermath of a tornado, airplanes and an awards ceremony.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 655
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
SCORES DIE AS TWISTER HITS
STATES FROM OKLAHOMA to Illinois are ripped by a terrific tornado that tears its way through the section. Thirty-six are known dead and hundreds injured. Farms and homes are crushed by the twister's wrath.
HUGE STABLE GUTTED BY FIRE (Exclusive)
NEW YORK CITY.--A Fire Lieutenant is killed, 3 firemen hurt, and 138 horses burned to death as flames sweep a big livery stable at 238 Cherry Street in the heart of Gotham's Lower East Side.
SPEED PLANE CRASHES, BURNS (Exclusive)
MINES FIELD, CALIF.--Harry Crosby tries out his new bullet plane at 350m.p.h., but comes to grief in a ground spin when he tries to land. Flames lick the plane, but flier and machine are saved.
JUNIOR ADMIRALS MIX IT UP
ANNAPOLIS, MD.--Pugnacious younger sons of naval officers fight it out for Junior Boxing Championships at the Academy. Most of the "battlers" are only four years of age.
DAFFODIL QUEEN HAILS SPRING
TACOMA, WASH.--Bevies of beautiful girls gather bright golden daffodils to grace the royal procession of the Queen of a Springtime festival. Immense Western fields are splashed with the blooms.
CLASS STUDIES UNDER WATER
SILVER SPRINGS, FLA.--Girls from a University of Miami zoology class take Mohammed to the mountain by donning helmets and descending to the floor of the sea to get first-hand information on marine specimens.
F.D.R. SEES HOMESTEAD PROJECT
PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY, GA. -- The President wishes some "scoffers" at Government aid to agriculture could share his inspection of the Pine Mountain Valley Homestead, built to aid share-croppers.
CLIMBERS TRAPPED BY STORM
MT. HOOD, ORE.--A sudden blizzard traps a party of climbers, killing two persons. Search parties dig for a lost man's tracks through several feet of snow and finally come upon his frozen body.
MIDGET AUTOS CRASH IN RACE
NUTLEY, N. J.--Daring knights of the road dare death and injury as they race midget automobiles at a fast clip around the Nutley Velodrome. A driver crashes into the fence and is carried off seriously hurt.
DOE REFUSES TO 'GO NATIVE'
GOWANDA, N. Y.--Dr. Robert Tuttle binds up the wounds of an injured doe and nurses her back to health. Now he can't get the beast to leave him. She refuses to return to the woods and live a proper sylvan life.
SEASON MOVES IN ON ARTISTS
WESTWOOD, CALIF.--The American Artists Congress meets for its Spring masquerade, and things get goofier and goofier. Nymphs and other very fanciful creatures disport themselves in the greenwood.
VOLUME X -- 1938
with GRAHAM McNAMEE - by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1938-04-04, 1938
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
Bridges, Government aid, Tornadoes, River trips, Accidental deaths, Boxing, Performing arts, Veterinary care, Wildlife conservation, Marine life, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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