Summary

UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
File Number: DN-LB-391 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 1934, 1955, 1935
Description: 01:30:20:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 73RD CONGRESS CLOSES AFTER VOTING RECORD NEW DEAL RELIEF FUNDS Washington, DC. Ext, Capitol Building Back to work montage with WPA, CCC, brief combine harvesters across field, men clearing trees, march (protest ?) through streets, transportation and packing of goods Good stock market scene Pilot in balaclava, plane takes off in snow, ship launched Liquor assembly line, women label bottles CU barman pulling mug of beer, beer on tap Women and men drinking and smoking Int of Congress, officially closed, applause Depression Prohibition. 01:31:56:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 THOUSANDS MARCH IN HAVANA CUBA PARADE VS of parade and spectators cheering from balconies, steps Lots of flags, some look like Star of David, LS of women fanning themselves. 01:32:31:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 PET CUB LION WALKS HOLLYWOOD STREETS VS of woman driving convertible, has large cub lion in passenger seat Good traffic, bus and cable cars Woman shopping with cub on leash, entering Roosevelt Hotel, eating at table, cub licks ice cream Silly. 01:33:20:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 ROCKET MOTOR DEMONSTRATED Men pour fuel into motor, stand in trench behind wooden beams and maneuver unsophisticated looking controls Flame burning on motor Man peeping through slit in wood Science, testing. 01:34:00:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 HARVARD ALUMNI IN CONFETTI BATTLE AT COMMENCEMENT VS of confetti and paper streamers battle, very silly, some students wearing lederhosen, placard, "1919 Support NRA - Never Refuses Alcohol' Juvenile. 01:34:36:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 NEW YORK FROG RACE Women hold frogs in the air from pieces of string Race, women in wide brim hats prod frogs to make them leap, winner gets frog rosette Tacky. Woman kisses frog. (Animal rights, cruelty) 01:35:19:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 SHRINERS IN CONVENTION PARADE IN MINNEAPOLIS Parade led by men on white horses carrying American flags Fancy marching routines, criss-crossing, Shriners march around stadium, display. 01:36:35:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 INDO CHINA: LAST FRENCH LEAVE NORTHERN VIET NAM (1955) VS of refugees, lots of children, good Banner, "Long Live Mutual Assistance - Spirit of Western Powers." Evacuation, traffic jam Regiment of soldiers march on city street, good CUs Civilian stand off with Military Police, crowd waving hats, pushing and shoving Riot, stone throwing, police attack Tanks driving onto ship. Colonialism. 01:37:46:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 PRESS PARLEY: PRESIDENT CAUTIONS ON BIG FOUR TALKS VS President Ike Eisenhower press conference. 01:39:13:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 KOREA: NEW AMBASSADOR WILLIAM RACY William Racy and family decend steps of airplane, greeted by VIPs Daughter shakes hands with Korean girls Official welcome. 01:39:52:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 Beverly Hills, CA JUNE ALLYSON HONORED Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at table with Allyson. 01:40:15:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 England, BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY at Show Jumping Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles watching, good CUs children show jumping, one falls off horse. 01:41:19:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 EVERYTHING IN BALANCE FOR THIS GI GI balances pencil on hose, bicycle on chin, tripod and camera on chin, chair on pole as he walks across swimming pool, various angles. 01:42:35:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 ROOSEVELT SIGNS SOCIAL SECURITY BILL TO END WANT (1935) Washington, DC VS of FDR making speech, good (no sound). 01:44:00:00 B W 1934, 1955, 1935 WORLD'S LARGEST FIDDLE BOOMS IN NOVEL ORCHESTRA New Jersey VS of elderly woman and man, he has very long white beard They demonstrate and talk about how they made fiddle, good CUs, she's missing her top front teeth He plays fiddle like double bass, she plays harp, pan across young women and men playing violins, wacky and wonderful
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