Summary

Universal Newsreels

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: Universal Newsreels
File Number: DN-LB-533 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 01/01/1939
Subjects: Aerials New York City
Description: 13:01:19:00 B W 1939 18Sep39 Si 'Russian Armies Invade Poland in Sudden Coup' VS of army marching in parade, HA, as Stalin reviews with army officer beside him Soldiers parachute from planes, land and hide gear Tanks advance across field firing Good WWII USSR Invasion Eastern Front 13:01:49:00 B W 1939 Si England Business as usual in the traditional word, as Britain waits for enemy bombing planes Aircraft carrier, plane lands on deck, crew follow it Street scene, shopping, Londoners carry gas masks (not seen on screen) Traffic warden 'You Can't Get Away with Murder,' sign Wedding party leaves air raid shelter, walls of sandbags, confetti Man smoking Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit shelter, he salutes crowd, VS Royals chat to commoners and Duchess packs bandages Women farm, on tractor plowing, gathering and saving hay Harvest Wally Simpson and Edward 8th sit on wall posing for camera He smokes Photographers Nationalism Scandal Gender roles WWII Homefront 13:03:25:00 B W 1939 Si New York, NY SS American Shipper arrives in New York w survivors of SS Blairlogia CUs of men on board, possibly the Brits who were rescued after their freighter was sunk by Nazi submarine, VS Brief PAN across downtown New York, good LA of crowd waiting on dock People waving and smiling as Americans arrive home on SS President Washington Great MCU shot of ROSE KENNEDY waving and smiling from deck of SS President Washington at t c 13:04:27:09, followed by two MS shots of Rose Kennedy standing next to 13-year-old RFK (at t c 13:04:33:00) very rare, early footage of RFK Pre-WWII Homefront Greetings Cityscape 13:04:41:00 B W 1939 Si Portsmouth, New Hampshire VS of damaged submarine Squalus with crews working Officers on board Shots of sub listing to one side Pier Docks Lowering American flag as boat passes by Disaster Victims 13:05:10:00 B W 1939 Si Coney Island, New York Flames Sweep Beach Resort AV, smoke billowing up to sky Firefighters with hoses drench Steeplechase Park Ferris wheel in background VS destruction, mangled steel, ruins of park 13:05:42:00 B W 1939 Si New York, NY LS Danish training ship in New York Harbor, passing Statue of Liberty Beautiful full sails Crewman and Captain on deck, steering wheel VS sailors in white uniform training, pulling ropes, adjusting sails, watching as ship passes by VS sailors looking at skyline, waving, up on ropes Good Pre-WWII Denmark Navy Sailing Ship 13:06:21:00 B W 1939 Si 'The World of Sports' Glenview, Illinois Ward Wins Amateur Gold Title Marvin Bud Ward defeated Ray Billows at the North Shore Club VS golf, swinging clubs, walking across course, spectators, putting on green, birdies, flags Ward in pin-stipe suit holding trophy and smiling Sports 13:07:17:00 B W 1939 Si Forest Hills, New York Alice Marble Retains Tennis Championship She beat Helen Jacobs The two women walk onto tennis court together, VS of play Crowd scenes MCU of women with flowers In men's, Bobbie Riggs beats Welby Van Horn in straight sets VS Spectators applaud End: 13:08:??:00, 13:08:53:00 B W 1939 20Sep39 Si 'The World of Sport' Pendleton, Oregon Famous Round up is Staged Parade of indians and cowboys start off annual rodeo CU of little boy VS rodeo action, cowbowys being thrown by horses and steers, one is attacked by bull Clown Professional Sports 13:09:56:00 B W 1939 Si Berkeley, Calif College Gridders Rarin' to Go Players run towards camera and on to field CU of coach Allison MCU of smiling players Training, two players at a time tackle padded machine that jumps back at each tackle Line of players tackle and push large contraption Sports, College Football Training 13:10:33:00 B W 1939 Si Grants Pass, Oregon Grid Stars on Warpath Cavemen Men dressed in animal skins, with long hair, wigs, wielding clubs play regular team They carry player up field Their female fans wearing furs in bleachers VS running and clubbing Players taken off in wheelbarrow Gags Oddities Stunts Sports End: 13:11:??:00 13:11:31:00 B W 1939 02Oct39 Si 'The World of Sports: South Bend, Indiana Notre Dame 3 Purdue 0' VS football action, HA, MCUs, crowd shot, runs, scores and tackles Kelleher's goal wins game for Fighting Irish College Football, Sports 13:12:50:00 B W 1939 Si Seattle, Washington Pittsburgh 27 Washington 6 Panthers ride rough shod over Huskies Pan of crowd, plenty of space in the stands VS football action, runs, tackles, passes, scores Fans wave something in unison, looks good Some good plays College Football Sports 13:14:34:00 B W 1939 Si Memphis, Tennessee Mississippi State 19, Arkansas 0 in College Football Field is in bad shape, wet VS of play, many LA One great run, crowd cheering Sports 13:16:04:00 B W 1939 09Oct39 Si 'Western Front French Big Guns go into Action Against Nazi Line' Soldiers behind barricade, walking thru trench, digging MCU monument Destroyed bridge Tanks General Gamelin gets out of car, walks up steps, to meeting VS RR artillery gun, camouflaged Montage, loading and firing big guns Good Cuts to Paris, 13:16:57 int church during mass Raezkiewiez, new leader of Poland is guest Mass is offered for liberation of Poland Priest, altar boys, nuns, congregants praying Celebrating mass Ext Raezk- iewiez, who's austere, shakes hands with priest and gets into car WWII 13:17:21:00 B W 1939 Si Duke of Windsor, Edward, now a Major General, stands outside Paris home, with folder under one arm, pipe in hand, he walks towards camera and gets into waiting car Good Religion, Catholic WWII Royalty Monarchy 13:17:35:00 B W 1939 Si 'Chicago, Illinois Impressive Rites Mark Funeral of Beloved Cardinal' Funeral of George Cardinal Mundelein, Arch- bishop of Chicago LA Int shot of church, procession up main aisle Funeral rites on altar, open casket visible Ext, pan down church, shot of procession thru streets CU pall-bearers from behind with coffin People watching procession along streets AV, LA shots of march, VIPs in morning suits and top hats Horse manure along route Girl Guides, men wearing sashes, hearse Death Religion, Catholic Ritual Parade Cortege 13:18:26:00 B W 1939 Si 'The World of Sports Cincinnati, Ohio Yanks Win the Series' 1939 Yankees come from behind to win tenth-inning beating the Cincinnati Reds Packed stadium VS pitching, batting, running Fans in stands cheering, standing up Teammates congratulate each other CU of Joe Brown, Mayor La Guardia watching Joe DiMaggio Professional Baseball World Series 13:19:51:00 B W 1939 Si 'New York, NY Alabama 7, Fordham 6' VS of plays, tackles, runs, scores Spectators in stands 1939 College Football Sports 13:21:00:00 B W 1939 Si 'Evanston, Illinois Oklahoma 23, N'Western 0' VS game and spectators Northwestern University College Football Sports 13:22:26:00 B W 1939 Si 'South Bend, Indiana Notre Dame 17, Georgia Tech 14' Fighting Irish and Yellow Jackets VS of game, good drop kick, good runs Good dive College Football University Sports End: 13:24:3?:00 13:24:42:00 B W 1939 09Oct39 Si 'Minneapolis, Minnesota Planes Raid City With Pamphlets Urging Neutrality' Airfield with planes parked Men pack bundles of leaflets into planes Woman shakes hands with other women 'Times Tribune Peace Ship' on side of plane Man waves checkered flag, planes take off Airplane drops leaflets, fluttering thru air Pre-WWII Peace Efforts Isolationism Pacifism Leafletting 13:25:55:00 B W 1939 Si 'Los Angeles, California Dead End Kids have their Day as City Officials' Kids shaking hands with officials, one sits at desk and listens to instructions of official Cop pins badge on shirt of other kid who blows on it and then shines Cocky kid sits back at desk of Fire Dept official Fire Prevention poster brought to his attention CU fire alarm, bell Kid responds to alarm, runs to pole and slides down after second thought, lands on his backside He gets into Engine 3 truck and puts on cap Children Responsibility Oddities Gags 13:27:20:00 B W 1939 Si 'Toronto Ontario, Canada Scottish Regiment Trains For Service with Machine Guns' Men in kilts marching up road, telephone and power poles and wires visible Soldier on guard Men sit at table with regiment banner behind them, MCUs Marching with rifles in full uniform, kilts, VS good Machine gun training, setting up gun on stand, putting between legs and using painting of landscape as target Military Training WWII Homefront Canada 13:28:28:00 B W 1939 Si 'Berkeley, California Galloping Gaels Trim California in Coast Classic' VS football Good drop kick Good fans in stands cheering Lots of tackling Touchdown College Football Sports Notre Dame 13:30:41:00 B W 1939 Si VS football, field full of mud Players covered in mud Some good running Touchdowns MCU bunch of women fans, wearing rosettes and applauding Stanford v Oregon (?) College Football Sports End: 13:32:4?:00 13:32:50:00 B W 1939 16Oct39 Si Sd 'Aberdeen, Maryland Army's Newest Weapons are Shown in Action' Crowd gathered to watch test, big gun loaded, crowd puts fingers in ears and gun is fired MCU breech of gun, huge VS powerful guns being aimed and fired (13:33:16) Sd White dome in middle of field used as target, smoke and artillery flying past Dome blows up, flames Anti-tank guns fired Whistles sound in background MCU damage to burning tank Military Pre-WWII Aberdeen Proving Ground 13:34:24:00 B W 1939 Sd Brooklyn, New York Erasmus High Grid Ace Beat Madison in ? Classic Good run, sports commentator gets excited, roars at tackle VS of plays Shot of young boys in stand watching game Paper cracker explodes Touchdown McEvoy tackled Fans pour onto field after game Rivalry High School Sports Football End: 13:36:4?:00 13:36:54:00 B W 1939 18Oct39 Si 'The World of Sports North Little Rock, Arkansas Spectators watch rodeo parade come down street, sunny Cowboys, cowgirls, clown, blackface Cowboy thrown from horse Woman in saddle for long time despite bucking horse Tricks, man with two horses jumps fence and convertible VS rodeo Brahma bull attacks man 13:38:09:00 B W 1939 Si Brooklyn, New York VS Long Island University freshmen and sophomores mud-slinging, flour-tossing, pants-pulling Cameraman in the middle of rough play, young men tearing clothes from each others backs Young women and men watch, amused Ritual Moronic Macho fighting College 13:38:59:00 B W 1939 Sd 'Princeton, New Jersey Cornell 20, Princeton 7 VS college football game and spectators Some good running Fight in crowd Troublemaker Sports violence End: 14:40:1?:00 continues on entry 94
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