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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.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 229 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
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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.
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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 237, April 2, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 237 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies and organized crime.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 237 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies and organized crime.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 237
U. S. DECLARES WAR AGAINST GANGSTERS AND RACKETEERS
Startling revelations of the extent of gangdom's organization throughout the country and the fact that the underworld "has more men under arms than the Army and Navy combined" spurs the Federal Government on its drive against crime. Imp...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about government policies and organized crime.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 237
U. S. DECLARES WAR AGAINST GANGSTERS AND RACKETEERS
Startling revelations of the extent of gangdom's organization throughout the country and the fact that the underworld "has more men under arms than the Army and Navy combined" spurs the Federal Government on its drive against crime. Important legislation, designed to strike a death blow to the kidnaper, murderer, chiseler and extortionist, is before Congress as the Department of Justice prepares to send its forces "over the top" in a simultaneous attack to be launched in 25 cities.
MARTIN INSULL FACES TRIAL
CHICAGO, ILL. -- The brother of the famous fugitive, Samuel Insull, arrives at Cook County Courthouse, following his deportation from Canada, ready to answer criminal charges preferred against him in connection with the collapse of Mid-West Utilities.
GIANT PLANE MAKES FIRST HOP
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- After a record ten-second take-off a new four-motored Sikorsky flying boat, the largest airship in the United States, makes its initial test flight while its designer and other aeronautical experts look on.
POLICE CLASH WITH STRIKERS
CAMDEN, N. J. -- Two thousand workers, who quit their jobs in the Campbell Soup Company plant when their demands for higher wages and union recognition were not granted, battle with officers during a disorderly demonstration.
SOVIET CONGRESS SEES ARMY IN MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R. -- Delegates to the Seventeenth All-Union Communist Party meeting, see 45,000 well-equipped and highly-trained troops parade across Red Square in a giant military pageant, designed to show graphically "The Red Fatherland" is ready to meet every emergency.
OUTSIDER WINS NEWSREEL RACE
(Dallas Only)
ARLINGTON, TEX. -- "Playing On" takes the Universal Newsreel Handicap, feature event of the opening card at Arlington Downs, after a thrilling finish in which he noses out "Broad Meadow."
MRS. LINDBERGH GETS MEDAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The wife of the famous flying colonel is honored by the National Geographic Society for her work as co-pilot and radio operator on her husband's 40,000-mile aerial survey of possible commercial trans-atlantic air routes.
NATION MARKS EASTER-TIDE
Solemn services herald the dawn in California's Hollywood Bowl as thousands gather for impressive open air services. Fashionable throngs attend church in New York and promenade along Fifth Avenue, wearing the latest Spring styles. In Washington, Mrs. Roosevelt and her grand-children Sistie and Buzzie Dall, play host to hundreds of children at the annual Egg Rolling on the White House Lawn.
HUGE OIL WELL BLOWS UP
BINGER, OKLA. -- Roaring high into the air from a hole extending almost two miles into the earth, tons of mud, gas and high quality oil spatter the countryside as the "deepest well in the world" is "brought in."
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-04-02, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Organized crime, 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 238, April 4, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 238 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about decolonization, international relations, and laws and legislation.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 238 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about decolonization, international relations, and laws and legislation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 238
STAVISKY'S BODY EXHUMED IN PROBE OF FAMOUS SCANDAL
PARIS, FRANCE. -- After viewing a newsreel film of the famous swindler as he was found dead, a parliamentary commission inquiring into the sensational banking scandal, expresses grave doubts that he died by his...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about decolonization, international relations, and laws and legislation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 238
STAVISKY'S BODY EXHUMED IN PROBE OF FAMOUS SCANDAL
PARIS, FRANCE. -- After viewing a newsreel film of the famous swindler as he was found dead, a parliamentary commission inquiring into the sensational banking scandal, expresses grave doubts that he died by his own hand and orders a new autopsy performed.
GIRL DIVERS STUDY MARINE LIFE
MIAMI, FLA. -- Young women students at the University of Miami don new type underwater helmets and explore the bottom of the sea for specimens of rare ocean plants.
'QUAKE SHAKES ANTIPODES
(Except Chicago)
NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. -- A disturbance of great intensity, the worst in forty years, causes damage of millions of dollars to buildings and property in many parts of the country. By a strange twist of fate only two persons are fatally hurt and several others injured.
THOUSANDS HONOR THE MULE
COLUMBIA, TENN. -- Great throngs turn out to watch a colorful parade through the main streets of the city, held to pay tribute to the lowly animal which is pulling Southern farmers out of the depression.
C. C. C. POLISHES CAVE'S ROCKS
VAIL, ARIZ. -- Young Government workers descend to the depths of Colossal Cave, notorious rendezvous for outlaws, to clean stalagmites and other natural wonders, during a nine-day exploration trip that takes them through almost forty miles of subterranean caverns.
ARMY GUARDS PANAMA CANAL TO PROTECT U. S. WARSHIPS
GATUN LOCKS, C.Z. -- Soldiers with fixed bayonets constantly patrol the huge locks and banks of the famous waterway to guard against an attempt by an "unfriendly power" to damage the American fleet, due to pass here in a few weeks on its way to maneuvers in the Atlantic.
GIANT RIVER BLAST SET OFF
CASCADE LOCKS, ORE. -- Experts of the Army Engineering Corps plant tons of dynamite for terrific explosions that clear the Columbia River of treacherous rocks and ledges menacing navigation and retarding the construction of the new $31,000,000 Bonneville Dam.
HARVARD LADS GO FEMININE
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Dressed in the latest chorus-girl styles, brawny members of the famous Hasty Pudding Club go through their dance routines with real masculine grace during the presentation of their annual show "Hades! The Ladies."
PROCESS AGES LIQUOR QUICKLY
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A newly perfected method for seasoning whiskies, is demonstrated by its inventor for the first time. Scientists say spirits can be mellowed in a few days, speeding up the natural process which normally requires many years.
NEW SPRING STYLES SHOWN
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Latest models of gowns for evening wear are seen at a preview in one of Gotham's noted fashion centers.
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-04-04, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, International relations, Laws and legislation, 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 252, May 23, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 252 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 11 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 252 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 11 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 252
CLARENCE DARROW CHARGES NRA CODES ARE OPPRESSIVE
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The famous criminal lawyer, as head of a special board created to supply fair and constructive criticism of the recovery program, alleges the trend of the NRA codes is in the direction of monopoly and the oppression of th...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 252
CLARENCE DARROW CHARGES NRA CODES ARE OPPRESSIVE
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The famous criminal lawyer, as head of a special board created to supply fair and constructive criticism of the recovery program, alleges the trend of the NRA codes is in the direction of monopoly and the oppression of the small business man by larger companies -- Donald R. Richberg, General Counsel of the NRA, replies to the Darrow charges, in a statement bristling with caustic comment.
MEN FIND GOLD IN BACKYARD
LOVELAND, O. -- While digging a drain at the rear of their shoe repair shop two men strike rich pay dirt, which experts say may assay more than $1000 a ton.
4-YR.-OLD BOY TAMES LIONS
THOUSAND OAKS, CAL. -- With a remarkable display of coolness, little Gene Goebels puts a pack of wild cubs through their paces at Goebel's Lion Farm, in an amazing exhibition.
START RE-BUILDING STOCKYARDS
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Hundreds of workmen begin the task of repairing animal pens and buildings within twenty-four hours after they were destroyed in a $10,000,000 blaze.
DRIVERS PAY UNUSUAL FINES
DENVER, COL. -- Careless motorists, found guilty in a police court, are sentenced to sit for a number of hours in an automobile that figured in a fatal crash.
MANY HURT AS POLICE CLASH WITH STRIKERS IN WILD RIOTS
(Except Chicago)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Militant truck drivers, seeking to prevent the movement of produce and building materials, battle with blue-coats trying to break up their mass meetings. The officers swing wildly with their nightsticks, cracking many heads, while the crowd retaliates with bludgeons, bricks and stones.
NERVY RIDERS IN EXCITING RACE
LOS ANGELES, CAL. -- Traveling at mile-a-minute speed, daredevil motorcyclists vie for honors in a thrilling hundred-mile event up and down steep hills and around hairpin turns.
KITE FLIERS VIE FOR TITLE
HAMAMATSU, JAPAN. -- Nippon's leading experts compete in a colorful contest won by a skillful entrant whose kite tangles the others into a helpless snarl, sending them to the ground.
ERIN HAILS OCEAN FLIERS
MOY, IRELAND. -- George R. Pond and Cesare Sabelli are forced down in County Clare on their attempted non-stop flight from New York to Rome, when a feed line on their huge monoplane breaks.
3 DIE AS WATER TANK FALLS
(Chicago Only)
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Eight persons are injured, three fatally, when a 40,000-gallon steel reservoir falls from its perch atop a seven-story building, crashing through four floors.
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-05-23, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Topic / Theme
Employment, Government policy, 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.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 260 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 4 mins
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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.
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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 262, June 27, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 262 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 11 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 262 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 11 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 262
PRESIDENT REPORTS TO NATION ON THE PROGRESS OF RECOVERY
(To Be Shipped Separately)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Chief Executive, through Universal Newsreel, makes another characteristic "intimate" talk to the people of the United States, giving an account of his stewardship and outlining his p...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about employment and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 262
PRESIDENT REPORTS TO NATION ON THE PROGRESS OF RECOVERY
(To Be Shipped Separately)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Chief Executive, through Universal Newsreel, makes another characteristic "intimate" talk to the people of the United States, giving an account of his stewardship and outlining his plans to spur national business recovery.
THOUSANDS DENOUNCE HITLER
BRAUNAU, AUSTRIA. -- Great throngs gather in the principal square of the German Chancellor's birthplace to observe his "name-day" by attacking him and the activities of his "Brown Shirt" supporters.
VACATIONISTS GET NEW THRILL
VENICE, CAL. -- Pleasure seekers at a resort here gasp for breath on a new device, named a "Trip to Mars" which sends them speeding upside-down through the air at seventy miles per hour.
FRECKLE FACES RULE FAIR
CHICAGO, ILL. -- "A Century of Progress Exposition" plays host to thousands of children, whose only ticket of admission is a face with twenty-five or more sun-spots.
JIM LONDOS CAPTURES WORLD'S MAT CROWN IN THRILLING BOUT
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- The sturdy Greek challenger pins the sad-faced Missourian defender of the title in one hour, 10 minutes and 10 seconds, following a series of terrific airplane spins that keeps the crowd in a frenzy of excitement.
NEW FALL STYLES SHOWN
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Fashion experts from all parts of the country see a preview of the latest designs for afternoon and evening wear in one of the nation's most exclusive salons.
KING AND QUEEN AT RACES
ASCOT, ENGLAND. -- Their Brittanic Majesties are hailed by thousands as they arrive for the opening of the Royal Ascot Meeting, and see "Hands Off", a 25-to-1 shot, win the feature event of the day.
SKI STARS IN SUMMER MEET
ESTES PARK, COL. -- Tons of snow are hauled down the side of a mountain to make a course for noted jumpers, competing in an unusual warm-weather tournament.
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-06-27, 1934
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
Employment, Government policy, 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 275, August 13, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 275 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 275 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 275
FARM BELT HAILS ROOSEVELT AS HE PROMISES DROUGHT AID
GREEN BAY, WIS. -- Entering the stricken areas of the Middle West on his inspection tour of the country, the President promises Government relief to the suffering farmers on his last stop before returning to his desk in Washing...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about economic depressions and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 275
FARM BELT HAILS ROOSEVELT AS HE PROMISES DROUGHT AID
GREEN BAY, WIS. -- Entering the stricken areas of the Middle West on his inspection tour of the country, the President promises Government relief to the suffering farmers on his last stop before returning to his desk in Washington.
FARMER WATER GOES BY RAIL
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Long trains of tank-cars filled from city mains carry a precious gift to the farmer whose scorched crops and thirsty cattle are dying in the sun as wells and streams fail.
BIGGEST DRYDOCK LAUNCHED
WILMINGTON, DEL. -- Splashing into the water like a new Leviathan, the largest craft of its kind is prepared for its long trip to the West Coast where it will harbor destroyers and small cruisers during repairs.
MOUNTAIN FLOODS KILL FOUR
MORRISON, COL. -- A wall of water twenty feet high rushes down Bear Creek Canyon, snuffing out lives and burying villages under a layer of black mud which conceals lost property and the bodies of missing persons.
AIRMEN BATTLE FOR TROPHY IN THRILLING SPEED TEST
OMAHA, NEB. -- Thousands look on as leading pilots engage in a spectacular flying competition for a coveted prize. The winner crashes upside down as he lands his machine on rough ground after leading the field all the way.
CADETS STUDY COASTAL GUNS
FORT MONROE, VA. -- Future officers from West Point examine the country's defenses as Regular Army men train them to handle field-pieces, turning them on targets at sea and in the air.
FIRE IMPERILS PARCHED CITY
LIBERTY, MO. -- Flames sweep the business section, threatening to destroy the entire community as fire companies from miles around struggle feverishly to protect frame buildings dried to tinder by the drought.
ROCK-SLIDE CHANGES FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. -- Tons of stone crash to the bottom of the Canadian side of the famous cataract, altering the contour from shore to shore and enhancing the beauty of the wonder spot as seen from the Universal Newsreel camera 'plane.
FAT GIRLS VIE IN DIVING
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Chosen as contestants by weight instead of for their prowess, a group of the City's heaviest mermaids engages in fancy plunges to decide the local springboard championship.
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Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1934-08-13, 1934
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
Economic depressions, Government policy, 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 279, August 27, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 279 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 12 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 279 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 12 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 279
RIOTING CONVICTS SET FIRE TO PRISON AS DEMANDS FAIL
GRATERFORD, PA.--Two hours of havoc and a trail of flames sweep a model penitentiary when two hundred prisoners battle guards and State troopers over the warden's refusal to grant them "better food and more liberties." The...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the American Legion, Huey Long, and state government.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 279
RIOTING CONVICTS SET FIRE TO PRISON AS DEMANDS FAIL
GRATERFORD, PA.--Two hours of havoc and a trail of flames sweep a model penitentiary when two hundred prisoners battle guards and State troopers over the warden's refusal to grant them "better food and more liberties." The damage is $40,000.
HUEY AND MAYOR DEBATE WAR
BATON ROUGE, LA.--Senator Long, in an exclusive Universal Newsreel interview, attacks "debauchery and gambling" in New Orleans, but T. Semmes Walmsley, the city's Chief Magistrate, says the Kingfish is only trying to extend his political control.
COLLISION KILLS BOY FLIER
BROOKLYN, N. Y.--Two young Chinese student pilots collide over the crowded streets of Williamsburg. One hurtles to his death while his life-long friend saves himself by an emergency landing.
VIOLENCE FLARES IN STRIKE
McGUFFEY, O.--The world's biggest onion patch is torn with strife as workers demand higher wages. The Mayor's home is bombed when he threatens to intervene and citizens try to kidnap the head of the union.
STEADY RAINS END DROUGHT
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.--A sudden and heavy downpour restores life to the parched fields of this vicinity, filling up the old swimming hole and saving the corn and cattle.
ROOSEVELT AT RAINEY RITES (Chicago Only)
CARROLLTON, ILL.--The Chief Executive and many other leaders gather to pay their respects at the funeral of the late Henry T. Rainey, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DEADLY SPILLS MAR RACES FOR DIRT TRACK TROPHIES
HAMBURG, N. Y.--A sensational crash causes severe injuries to a ranking speed ace when blow-outs and a slippery course bring racers to grief during a thrilling competition.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS CADETS
WEST POINT, N. Y.--The Commander-in-Chief witnesses the precision attained by America's future officers as they drill in his honor during a visit to this historic spot.
KING AND DUCE INSPECT ARMY
FUTA PASS, ITALY--Over 120,000 troops engage in colorful maneuvers with rifles and machine-guns under the interested gaze of Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini. The Premier orders his entire Cabinet into uniform for the occasion.
GIRLS SEEK ENDURANCE MARK
GLENVIEW, ILL.--Mary Owens of Fort Worth and Jeanne LaRene of Dallas, Texas, take off for a long grind aloft in an effort to stay up more than ten days, the present record. They are re-fuelling in the air.
GREEKS MASS IN CONVENTION (Cincinnati Only)
COLUMBUS, O.--Fifteen thousand Americans of Hellenic descent gather at the call of their nation-wide society to re-affirm their patriotism for their new country.
"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
1934-08-27, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935
Topic / Theme
Political corruption, Politicians, State and provincial government, 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 280, August 29, 1934
in Universal Newsreels, Release 280 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 280 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 280
WINDY CITY'S 'SCHOOLMARMS' GET MILLIONS IN BACK PAY
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Eighteen thousand teachers and civil service employees line up joyously for their first pay envelopes in seven months as distribution of $26,300,000 in overdue municipal salaries...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Douglas MacArthur, and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VI Number 280
WINDY CITY'S 'SCHOOLMARMS' GET MILLIONS IN BACK PAY
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Eighteen thousand teachers and civil service employees line up joyously for their first pay envelopes in seven months as distribution of $26,300,000 in overdue municipal salaries starts a minor trade boom.
STRATOSPHERE FLIERS SAFE
SENAULJE, YUGOSLAVIA. -- Two Belgian scientists bring their craft with its precious instruments to a happy landing after rising ten miles above the earth and crossing five countries in a daring flight to study the upper atmosphere.
HORSE-CAR BEATS LOCOMOTIVE
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Peter Cooper's original Tom Thumb puffs and strains but old Dobbin beats the steam engine hands down, just as his fore-runner did 103 years ago. The historic race between steam and horse-power is staged at A Century of Progress Exposition.
AIR TRICKS THRILL CHINESE
SHANGHAI, CHINA -- A brilliant exhibition of "hedge-hopping" awes a crowd of 3,000 as Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton demonstrates his knowledge of spectacular stunt-flying for Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister of the National Government.
TREASURY HEAD SAYS PROFIT ON GOLD WIPES OUT DEFICIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary Morgenthau confides that the Government will help balance the budget with nearly three billions it made by going off the gold standard. These figures place the New Deal's cost at only $500,000,000.
CHINATOWN GREETS WAR HERO
NEW YORK CITY. -- Thousands acclaim General Tsai Ting-kai as the Chinese settlement turns out in colorful array to honor the soldier-poet for his gallant defense of Shanghai against a superior Japanese force.
COWBOYS 'BUST' WILD MOUNTS
HOLLISTER, CAL. -- San Benito County bronco-busters ride 'em hard -- but wily steers and ponies furnish spills and thrills in a thrilling contest between man and beast.
REICH FILLS CRITICAL POST
VIENNA, AUSTRIA.--Ex-Chancellor Franz von Papen takes over the German Embassy, charged with the difficult task of restoring friendly relations between the two countries, disrupted by Nazi activities.
ALL GOD'S CHILLUN GET WET
MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- Stirring scenes mark ceremonies surrounding the baptism of dozens of colored converts. The candidates are ducked in the river while the congregation shouts its praises.
"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
1934-08-29, 1934
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Government policy, National debt, 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 312, July 18, 1944
in Universal Newsreels, Release 312 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 7 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and politicians.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 312 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1944, originally published 1944), 7 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and politicians.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
Building up a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre with the 'Scoop Newsreel of the World
(illegible text)
THE DEMOCRATS CONVENE
CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO--With the echoes of the GOP convention barely subsided within these walls, Chairman Robert Hannegan calls the Democratic National Convent...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, and politicians.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
Building up a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre with the 'Scoop Newsreel of the World
(illegible text)
THE DEMOCRATS CONVENE
CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO--With the echoes of the GOP convention barely subsided within these walls, Chairman Robert Hannegan calls the Democratic National Convention into session.
Personalities abound including Mrs. Claude Pepper of Florida, Congress-woman Mary Norton of New Jersey, Senator Jackson of Indiana (permanent chairman), Senator Scott Lucas, the old warrior James Farley and others.
Mrs. Charles Tillett of North Carolina addresses the Convention--then the glamorous Helen Gahagan (ex-Broadway star, wife of film star Melvyn Douglas, and herself a candidate for Congress from California) gives a thrilling speech.
Finally, Oklahoma's Chief Executive, the Honorable Robert S. Kerr, delivers the keynote address, which stirs its hearers, all the way down their spines.
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN EUROPE
In France--General Eisenhower observes General Bradley fire a giant howitzer which signals our massed artillery into a massed crescendo of fire. Behind the lines, the French string "Welcome" signs all over, improvise American flags, and a choral group of French children sing "America." They love our mow-oon-tains.
In Rome--Old Glory is raised at the Piazza Venezia, near the Victor Emanuel Memorial, scene of Nazi retreats.
CANADIANS ADVANCE
After a well earned rest, following the landing battles in Normandy, the Canadians return to the thick of the fighting at Cariquet. So severe is the fighting that some of the Canadian camera crew were killed while filming these shots. In their sector, the Yanks are blazing through the hedge rows with grenade guns.
WACS SEE EGYPT
Vacationing from Italy a group of WACS live the life of Cleopatra. After tip-toeing through a Mosque, they ride some miles on some camels getting an eyeful of the Sphinx and the Pyramids. Then they drift down the river in dhows. Wotta life.
THE BLACK WIDOW
HAWTHORNE, CALIF.--Uncle Sam reveals the Black Widow, the largest and most powerful pursuit plane in the world. It has the power of a Delsel locomotive, carries tremendous armament, and like the owl, it is a night flyer.
VOL. 17--312
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Jack Costello, 1908-1983
Date Published / Released
1944-07-18, 1944
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Jack Costello, 1908-1983
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Political conventions, Politicians, Presidents, Democrats (U.S. political party), Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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