Summary

UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS

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Title: UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS
File Number: DN-LB-621 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 1937
Subjects: Aerials
Description: 01:01:19:15 B W 1937 "ROCKEFELLER DIES IN HIS SLEEP AT 97 ENDING NOTED LIFE" VS very old John D. Rockefeller in garden with other people. He reads out birthday statement, wearing bowler hat and glasses. Rockefeller with toddlers, playing golf, pushing toddler under his legs, being sprightly. (partial sound) 01:02:56:16 B W 1937 "SOVIET AIRPLANE HEADS TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE" VS Crew loading airplane. Plane takes off as men on ground watch and wave, nice. 01:03:34:23 B W 1937 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daily Express airplane bounces upon landing. Men greet each other. 01:04:01:19 B W 1937 Port Washington, New York. Airmen climb aboard amphibious airplane, nice shot of INT. AV of airplane taking off from lake. VS airplane in flight. 01:04:44:03 B W 1937 "VAN DEVANTER, 78, TO RETIRE FROM SUPREME COURT" Devanter pumps water from well and drinks glass. Walks through field, pets horse. 01:05:15:01 B W 1937 "COAL MINERS HOLD SIT-DOWN STRIKE DEEP UNDER GROUND" Wilsonville, Illinois. Excellent shots of miners, entering mine, wearing hats with lights attached, playing card game. Excellent CU striking miners. Miners sleep. Miners cheer. 01:05:46:29 B W 1937 "YALE VARSITY "8" WINS RACE FOR THE CARNEGIE CUP" Derby, CT. VS boat race on river. 01:06:37:23 B W 1937 "NEWPORT, R.I." VS large yacht being towed by coast guard. 01:07:08:20 B W 1937 ROYAL FAMILY POSES IN RICH ROBES OF STATE VS Royal family dressed and posing in elaborate robes and finery - includes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Good (could use for poking fun at royals) 01:07:44:10 B W 1937 3RD DIVISION GOES INTO ACTION IN BIG WAR MANEUVERS Fort Lewis, Washington. VS drills, maneuvers, soldiers march, run, advance under fire. CU charging with bayonets past CAM, good. 01:08:35:08 B W 1937 FLYING SCOT WINS THE 62ND RUNNING OF THE WITHERS Belmont Park, New York. CU spectators at horse races. VS horse race. 01:10:19:17 B W 1937 8,000 HIGH SCHOOL CADETS MARCH IN MAMMOTH REVIEW Chicago, IL. VS cadets marching around stadium, under review. 01:11:00:06 B W 1937 SIMPLE RITES HELD FOR ROCKEFELLER AT ? ESTATE VS gardens of estate. Removal of body. Coffin is put on train. VS mansion and property. 01:12:27:20 B W 1937 DARING DRIVERS RISK NECKS IN CYCLE HILL CLIMB VS motorcyclists scrambling up very steep hill, trying to reach top, but falling, good. CU smiling winner. 01:13:13:21 B W 1937 PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS Asian woman and man pose aboard boat (need Q&A to ID) Kenosha, Wisconsin - Joe Louis training, sparring. Portland, Oregon - VS blind man with guide dog, walks on sidewalk, crosses street (traffic cop). Blind man takes notes in braille, goes back to office, reads notes and writes up story - blind reporter ? 01:15:03:21 B W 1937 MISS AMERICA, 1890, STRUTS HER STUFF IN ANCIENT GARB Pacific Beach, Washington. Women model old-style bathing costumes. Women model contemporary bathing suits. Pan backsides of bathing beauties. Women in audience laugh. CU fat legs. 01:15:40:01 B W 1937 NATION'S LEADING SPAGHETTI EATER WINS BY A MILE" VS spaghetti eating contest, including CUs men eating. Winner smiles as string of garlic is hung around his neck. Great shots of men stuffing their faces mouths with spaghetti works for "gluttony", "overeating", "piggy" 01:16:17:11 B W 1937 WILD AND WOOLLY RIDING FEATURES WESTCOAST RODEO VS bucking broncos and bucking bulls - cowboys fall. 01:17:10:15 B W 1937 New York - BERMUDA AIR SERVICE ASSURED BY SURVEY FLIGHTS Port Washington, N.Y. (with sound) Crew poses on deck with airplane on water in BG. Airplane takes off from water. Plane in flight and landing. 01:18:17:22 B W 1937 Montecelio, Italy. (MOS) Pilot gets into airplane and men put strange helmet on his head. Plane takes off. 01:18:50:02 B W 1937 MISSING AIRLINER FOUND SMASHED ON MOUNTAIN PEAK Alpine, Utah. AVs of snow-covered mountain peaks. Line of men walk up side of mountain searching for wreckage. VS pieces of airplane - men inspecting. 01:20:48:06 B W 1937 CURIOUS GADGETS DEMONSTRATED AT INVENTOR'S SHOW New York City. Man sits in object with porthole windows and robotic arms. Fan hangs on frame and rotates. Two women sit at table, waiter places tray down, and table collapses. CU woman with wire frame attached to her face - dimple maker ? (good) Woman undresses under sack-like fabric which is see through under light. 01:21:50:00 B W 1937 RHODODENDRON QUEEN VISITS HER BLOSSOM REALM Port Townsend, Washington. VS women picking rhododendrons. 01:22:30:15 B W 1937 LARGEST FLOWER IN WORLD BLOOMS FIRST TIME IN US New York City. EXT glasshouse. INT large (grotesque) flower. Men measure circumference with tape. CU man wearing gas mask, climbs up ladder to look into center of bloom. 01:23:07:01 B W 1937 KIDDIES AT ZOO THRILLED BY RIDE ON NOVEL STEEDS Philadelphia, PA. VS children sit in box on elephant's back and take ride. Boy rides giant turtle, tortoise - dangles banana in front of it. 01:24:02:28 B W 1937 FOREST FIRES RAGE OVER LARGE AREA IN THE NORTHWEST Scappoose, Oregon. VS forest fires, smoke, including AVs. Fire fighters take tools from truck. 01:24:38:25 B W 1937 ROYALTY SEES MIDDAY SUN WIN FAMOUS DERBY Epson Downs, England. AV of crowds and track at Epson. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth exit car. VS race, including start and finish. 01:26:24:20 B W 1937 US ARMY GETS 298 LIEUTENANTS FROM MILITARY ACADEMY West Point, New York. Cadets parade at graduation ceremony, VS. 01:27:12:11 B W 1937 G-MEN JOIN HUNT IN MYSTERY KIDNAPING OF SOCIETY WOMAN Stony Brook, New York. VS agents standing about, walking across property, poking around. Man makes statement. 01:28:06:26 B W 1937 CONFEDERATE VETERANS HOLD 47TH REUNION Jackson, Mississippi. VS civil war veterans, holding confederate flags, walking and hobbling along in parade. Women wearing elaborate gowns - Southern Belles. VS veterans and women dance. 01:28:56:18 B W 1937 COLORFUL PARADE THE HIGHLIGHT OF ANNUAL ROSE FETE Portland, Oregon. VS parade with floats and women waving at spectators from flower floats. 01:29:36:04 B W 1937 CAMERAMEN ON THE WEST COAST HAVE A TOUGH JOB Venice, CA. VS public humiliation of women in bathing beauty-type competition. VS cameramen shooting from many angles. Women sit in weighing scales. Woman has slats moved to outline her entire profile. Cameras rolling. 01:30:33:11 B W 1937 DARING RIDERS RISK NECKS IN COAST RODEO Livermore, CA. Black rodeo rider is thrown off bucking bull. Good shots of men being thrown by bucking broncos. 01:31:24:01 B W 1937 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION IS OPENED FOR 1937 Dallas, Texas. People ride horses and horse-drawn wagons in parade. Man opens lock on door. VS EXT exhibition grounds. EXT building with "Casino" sign. Recreation of Indian ritual and human sacrifice. Recreation of explorer's ship coming through mountains ? Night club show - women dancers with feathers, good. 01:33:15:17 B W 1937 Airplane unveiled and launched - British flags removed from its nose. Man is handed keys. Man makes statement. Passengers get into plane. Plane takes off - in flight across cloudy sky. 01:34:08:07 B W 1937 SPECIAL RELEASE: DUKE OF WINDSOR "AT LONG LAST" MARRIES WALLIS. Monts, France. VS guests exiting church. VS spectators. VS reporters sitting on grass, writing, typing. Locals toast, raising glasses. POV from car on driveway to large manor. Guests walk about with drinks. LS of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor coming out of house. CU couple. Pan property. VS including CUs of couple posing for photographers. 01:36:38:10 B W 1937 DEPUTIES ROUT STEEL STRIKERS BY AS BARRAGE. Monroe, Michigan. Excellent shots of strikers, carrying sticks, one woman with brick, looking threatening. Strikers march. Outbreak of violence as police and strike breakers fire gas at strikers. Strikers flee across fields. Striker opens door of moving car. VS men and boys destroy cars, push into river. Truck-loads of troops shipped in - National Guard ? They set up tents. Strikers rally - man makes speech (with sound). Bosses surrounded by armed men. Line of men across street, raise rifles and aim. Thugs. 01:39:42:15 B W 1937 BRITISH CUP YACHT PROVES SPEEDY IN PRELIMINARY TRIAL Newport, R.I. VS yacht race, crews pulling ropes, climbing up mast by rope, woman looks through binoculars, man smokes pipe. Woman steers wheel. 01:40:55:22 B W 1937 MIDGET TROUPE GETS SHORT END AS CIRCUS CLOSES San Antonio, Texas. Small people, (midgets) clean cars, serve food and drinks. 01:41:28:24 B W 1937 CHAMP SLAT-RIDERS VIE IN SUMMER SKI MEET ON MT. HOOD Timberline, Oregon. VS skiing down slopes, few men fall. Skier comes towards finish line and crosses. 01:42:05:02 B W 1937 WASHINGTON, DC. Toddlers watch from behind bars as bears play with water sprayed at them from hose, very cute. 01:42:45:22 B W 1937 BATHING BEAUTIES ALL SPRUCED UP IN WOODEN SUITS Pacific Beach, Washington. VS women model bathing suits made from wood that they cut with scissors. 01:43:33:06 B W 1937 CAPITAL BIG-WIGS MAKE HEY-HIT AT "ALFALFA" OUTING. Frederick, MD. Heavy white men play in hay. CU black man drives horse-drawn wagon. 01:44:12:07 B W 1937 MINE EXPLOSIONS STAGED TO TEACH SAFETY MEASURES Brucetown, PA. VS blasts and fireballs. 01:44:53:21 B W 1937 STRIKING PICTURES OF ECLIPSE MADE IN SUR-STRATOSPHERE VS people looking at eclipse as it gradually happens. Man films, artists, woman and man, paint the eclipse. Indians watch, mostly women. VS eclipse. 01:46:31:09 B W 1937 THOUSANDS RETURN TO STEEL PLANTS AS STRIKE WANES Youngstown, Ohio. VS strikers returning to work, passing armed guards at factory gate, truck load of armed men, smoking chimney. 01:47:04:13 B W 1937 DEMOCRATS HAVE HARMONY PICNIC WITH PRESIDENT Jefferson Island, MD. Democrats play friendly baseball, or softball game. Good CU of FDR smiling, laughing and talking. MS Democrats waving to CAM with President Roosevelt seated in their midst - shaking hands. 01:47:48:12 B W 1937 IRWIN CONFESSES TO TRIPLE MURDER LAST EASTER MORN Chicago, IL. Cocky murderer talks to reporters, wearing light-colored suit and hat. Irwin walks to airplane, handcuffed to detective, has cigarette hanging from side of mouth. Murderer waves as he enters plane. Superstar. 01:48:19:10 B W 1937 WHAT THE SCREEN STARS WILL WEAR FOR NEXT AUTUMN Los Angeles. VS women model evening and day wear. CU laced up boots. 01:48:58:24 B W 1937 TYPIST SETS NEW WORLD'S RECORD 141 WORDS PER MINUTE Chicago, IL. HA pan typing pool, typing competition. VS woman and men typing, audience looks on. CU man typing 141 words per minute, excellent. Man wins trophy. 01:49:29:23 B W 1937 60,000 WOMEN VOW LOYALTY TO MUSSOLINI Rome, Italy. Mussolini stands in convertible and waves at crowd. Good shot of Mussolini, wearing white jacket, waving, smiling, and speaking from balcony. Nice shot of crowd in front of Colloseum. CU women wearing traditional costumes and potted plants on their heads. VS massive crowd in square, waving. 01:50:10:16 B W 1937 MARY PICKFORD BECOMES BRIDE OF BUDDY ROGERS Belair, CA. VS wedding reception, guests, groom eating wedding cake. Bride and groom pose for photographs. 01:50:50:00 B W 1937 INVENTOR OF STEEL PLOW HONORED BY IMPRESSIVE RITES Grand Detour, IL. Plaque to inventor of plow. VS cattle-drawn plow, CU turning earth. Blade cuts through earth. Man holds plow. Recreations of pioneers plowing land degenerates to women wearing bathing suits sitting on tractor. VS hand-held plows. 01:51:35:05 B W 1937 "HELL DRIVERS" THRILL ORIENTALS BY REAL SMASH-UP Shanghai, China. VS car stunts including driving through fire. Stunt drivers injured - carried from car, unconscious. 01:52:19:00 B W 1937 GLIDING EXPERTS SOAR IN EIGHT ANNUAL CONTEST Elmira, New York. VS gliders taking off, gliding, landing. CU spool and rope. 01:53:07:07 B W 1937 CITY GOES GOOFY AS OLD AND YOUNG PLAY BATTY-BALL New York City. VS girls, doorman, workman, driver, messenger boy, playing with latest toy - bat with ball attached. 01:53:47:24 B W 1937 STRABO WINS RICH KENT HANDICAP AT NEW PARK OPENING Wilmington, Delaware. VS horse race, good finish. 01:54:53:13 B W 1937 MYSTIC ORDER OF VEILED PROPHETS HOLDS BIG PARADE Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Looks like military parade with marching units, bands, beef eater types. 01:55:59:22 B W 1937 JAIL GUARD SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS RIGHT INTO PRISON Ossining, New York. (with partial sound) Graduates drill with night sticks. Display of dog attacking man who's wearing a padded protective suit
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