Old Crocks in Sad Cortege (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NAVY FACES BIG TEST AT SEA - HUGE GUNS for new fighting craft in Uncle Sam's Fleet are turned out in quick time at Washington Navy Yard while at Long Beach, Calif., the Fleet prepares for important "battle" maneuvers at sea. 2A/B/C. PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Key Pittman and Representative Ralph Brewster argue the half-billion-dollar Naval appropriations bill. / NEW YORK CITY - Five of the nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, sail with their mother for England. / CROWD HAILS ROYAL NEWLYWEDS: TURIN, ITALY - (Exclusive) The Duke of Genoa, nephew of King Victor-Emanuel, takes Maria Luisa Gandolfi, daughter of Count Ricaldoni, as his bride. Enthusiastic crowds nearly surround the newlyweds. 3A/B. OLD CROCKS IN SAD CORTEGE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Worn out jalopies take part in their last parade as the old cars head for the junk-pile. / PORTLAND, OR - Second-hand cars past their prime are hurled over a cliff into a scrap iron cemetery. 4. CHINESE GIVE CHARITY SHOW: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Girls and ladies of the official Chinese colony in the National Capitol produce a fashion show to raise funds to aid toward relief in their war-torn homeland. 5. 6th MARINES LEAVES WAR ZONE: SHANGHAI, CHINA - The Sixth Regiment, United States Marine Corps, is relieved of duty in the Far East and sails on the U.S.S. Chaumont for California to trade a real war for sham battles with the U.S. Fleet. 6A/B/C/D/E. EASTERN GLOVERS IN FINALS: NEW YORK CITY - The rafters of Madison Square Garden echo to the staccato explosions of leather playing a tattoo on the persons of amateur boxers as the Golden Glovers reach the Eastern finals. / YANKEES, CUBS IN TRAINING - Murderers' Row swings its hefty bats in preparation for the Yankee baseball season. / CATALINA IS., CA - Chicago's Cubs tune up at their training camp in the blue Pacific. / RAM GRIDDERS START EARLY: NEW YORK CITY - Fordham University's hard-fighting footballers turn out early for Spring training, loosening up their muscles under the watchful eye of Coach Jim Crowley. / 10,000 WATCH SKI CHAMPIONS: SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA - (Exclusive) A record crowd sees Birger Ruud and his brother Sigmund, Olav Ulland, and other world-famous ski aces take the jumps in thrilling style on one of the finest ski courses in the country. (LOCAL – CLEVELAND) INDIANS TUNE UP. (LOCAL – PHILADELPHIA) PHILLIES TUNE UP. (LOCAL – BOSTON) BOSTON BEES TRAIN.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library