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Universal Newsreels, Release 963, March 18, 1941
in Universal Newsreels, Release 963 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 6 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the House Un-American Activities Committee, John F. Kennedy, and war.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 963 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 6 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the House Un-American Activities Committee, John F. Kennedy, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
PRESIDENT WARNS AXIS POWERS, ASKS NATION FOR UNITED EFFORT
WASHINGTON, D. C.--PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARNS OF LONGER HOURS AND LOWER PROFITS AND CALLS UPON ALL AMERICANS FOR "ALL OUT EFFORT" TO BUILD ARMS FOR THE DEMOCRACIES. HE WARNS THE AXIS POWERS THAT AMERICA IS PLEDGED TO RESIST ALL AGG...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the House Un-American Activities Committee, John F. Kennedy, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
PRESIDENT WARNS AXIS POWERS, ASKS NATION FOR UNITED EFFORT
WASHINGTON, D. C.--PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARNS OF LONGER HOURS AND LOWER PROFITS AND CALLS UPON ALL AMERICANS FOR "ALL OUT EFFORT" TO BUILD ARMS FOR THE DEMOCRACIES. HE WARNS THE AXIS POWERS THAT AMERICA IS PLEDGED TO RESIST ALL AGGRESSOR NATIONS.
FLAMES GUT HUGE WAREHOUSE
NEW ORLEANS, LA.--Spectacular scenes of the city's worst dockside fire in 20 years--as flames sweep a block-square warehouse filled with food and other materials. Firemen fight the $3,000,000 blaze for hours!
DEDICATE NEW POWER PLANT
REDFORD, VA.--Three months ahead of schedule, Army and Government officials dedicate the $44,000,000 smokeless power plant, first of 40 munitions factories that will soon make this country the "Arsenal of Democracies."
75,000 MARCH IN IRISH PARADE
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Sure 'n it's a great day for the Irish--St. Patrick's Day in Manhattan--with thousands of troops, police, civic and other groups "swinging" up Fifth Avenue before high church and city officials.
U. S. TROOPS "STORM" PILLBOX
FORT BELVOIR, VA.--Storming "enemy" emplacements with hand grenades is just the job for the Fifth Regiment Engineers, who cross a river on "assault" boats and set the pillboxes afire with well-directed shots.
CAVALRY CADETS RIDE IN SNOW
NORTHFIELD, VA.--Colorful scenes of Norwich University R.O.T.C. cadets on mid-Winter maneuvers--on horseback! Down dangerous hillside trails--and across ice-covered stream! And when they spill! Wow!
FLOWER FETE HERALDS SPRING
SUMNER, WASH.--Spring has come to fertile Puyallup Valley in the Washington Northwest. Proof? Well, look at the lovely lassies in swanky play-suits--picking the equally lovely daffodils. Ah, Spring!
SNOW-FOOTBALL FOR THE "IRISH"
SOUTH BEND, IND.--200 prospective gridiron stalwarts turn out under Notre Dame's new coach, Frank Leahy. They call it "Spring foot-ball," but Winter is still here--and the players find the game's on ice!
DUKE REFEREES GOLD MATCH
NASSAU, B.W.I.--The Duke of Windsor presides as referee during a special exhibition match for the British Red Cross, played by Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour and Gene Sarazen. The Duchess presents trophies!
VOL. 13--NO. 963
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1941-03-18, 1941
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, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Military alliances, War, Presidents, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 982, May 21, 1941
in Universal Newsreels, Release 982 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 2 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 982 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 2 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1941-05-21, 1941
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Fashion, Military academies, Presidents, 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 984, May 29, 1941
in Universal Newsreels, Release 984 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 4 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 984 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 4 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
F. D. R. PROCLAIMS "WAR" EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Putting the nation on a virtual war footing, the President announces to dictator nations that the U. S. will fight to prevent encroachment in the Western Hemisphere, and that our naval vessels will answer...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
F. D. R. PROCLAIMS "WAR" EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Putting the nation on a virtual war footing, the President announces to dictator nations that the U. S. will fight to prevent encroachment in the Western Hemisphere, and that our naval vessels will answer force with force in defending the freedom of the seas. Pan-American diplomats hear and applaud his epochal challenge!
BRITISH AVENGE THE HOOD
A dramatic epic of the sea comes to an end! The British battle-cruiser, H.M.S. Hood, sunk off Greenland by the Nazi battleship, Bismarck, is avenged when English warships and planes cripple the marauding Bismarck after a four-day chase, and send it to its doom.
GAS "BRONCS" IN DIZZY HILL CLIMB
FOX RIVER GROVE, ILL.--Dare-devil drivers pilot their mechanical "broncs" up the steep slope of Cary Hill--45 degrees up and up! Nasty spills are the penalty for trying--but the boys keep right at it!
WATER-SKI-JUMPING NEW THRILL
STOCKTON, CALIF.--Water skiing with a new twist--! Now it's water-ski-jumping, with daring slat-men sailing through the air over a tricky incline! Some make it--while others, well, they get dunked--and how!
THE ARMY "STOPS A TANK"
FT. ETHAN ALLEN, VT.--The latest method of stopping tanks is demonstrated by troops of the "Alexander Hamilton" Battery, using 75 mm. guns. The target is towed across the terrain--and is no cinch to hit!
MODERN "TARZANS" TAKE A BOW
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--"Muscles on parade" captions this display of male pulchritude, assembled for the National A.A.U. weight-lifting tourney and the annual "Mr. America" contest. Girls--don't miss it!
SOLDIERS IN "KNOCK-OUT" FIGHT
CAMP UPTON, N. Y.--There's a small-scale war going on at the "draftee" training camp, as two heavy-weights go to town in a bang-up battle that thrills the soldier-guests! Soldiers know a real "war" when they see it!
VOL. 13--NO. 984
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1941-05-29, 1941
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, Military alliances, Presidents, Military academies, 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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VOORFILM TROPISCH NEDERLAND
produced by Polygoon-Profilti (Netherlands: Polygoon-Profilti, 1940), 4 mins
Sample
produced by Polygoon-Profilti (Netherlands: Polygoon-Profilti, 1940), 4 mins
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Polygoon-Profilti
Date Published / Released
1940
Publisher
Polygoon-Profilti
Topic / Theme
Colonels, Imperialism, Dutch people, World War II, 1939-1945, World History, Dutch, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Nederlands Institut voor Beeld en Geluid.
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ZWOLLE VIERT DE 65STE VERJAARDAG VAN H.M. KONINGIN WILHELMINA
produced by Polygoon-Profilti (Netherlands: Polygoon-Profilti, 1945), 23 mins
Sample
produced by Polygoon-Profilti (Netherlands: Polygoon-Profilti, 1945), 23 mins
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Polygoon-Profilti
Date Published / Released
1945
Publisher
Polygoon-Profilti
Person Discussed
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962
Topic / Theme
Royalty (Social class), Monarchs, Anniversaries, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Nederlands Institut voor Beeld en Geluid.
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