Mexicans Hail Independence (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MEXICANS HAIL INDEPENDENCE: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - 500,000 Mexicans, including Pres. Cardenas, witness a huge military parade commemorating the Hidalgo revolution of 128 years ago. A military spirit prevails as colorful army and navy detachments add luster to the historic day. 2A/B/C/D/E/F/G. WAR CRISIS SHAKES ALL NATIONS: WASHINGTON, D.C.- IN THE FACE OF A POSSIBLE NEW WORLD CONFLICT ABROAD, PRES. ROOSEVELT SUMMONS HIS CABINET OFFICERS FOR A CONFERENCE ON THE EUROPEAN CRISIS. / PARIS, FRANCE - PREMIER DALADIER AND FOREIGN MINISTER BONNET FLY TO LONDON, WHERE THEY AND PRIME MINISTER CHAMBERLAIN MOVE TO EXERT PRESSURE ON CZECHOSLOVAKIA TO GRANT HITLER'S DEMANDS OF SUDETEN TERRITORY ANNEXATION. / BRAEMER, SCOTLAND - KING GEORGE CUTS SHORT A VISIT AT THE COLORFUL SCOTTISH GAMES TO RUSH HOME FOR CONFERENCE WITH HIS "WAR" CABINET. / GERMANY - GOOSE-STEPPING SOLDIERS MARCH TOWARD THE CZECH BORDER AS "INCIDENTS" ARISE TO THREATEN PEACE. / ITALY - MUSSOLINI EXORTS HIS FOLLOWERS AND DECLARES HIS NATION WILL SIDE WITH GERMANY—WAR OR NO WAR! / RUSSIA - THE SOVIET REPUBLIC, "KEY" FACTOR IN THE CRISIS, DISPLAYS ITS MILITARY MIGHT AS A WARNING TO THE FASCIST BLOC. / CZECHOSLOVAKIA - BETWEEN THE "FRYING PAN" OF BRITISH AND FRENCH PRESSURE, AND THE "FIRE" OF NAZI AGGRESSION, PRES. BENES TAKES A FIRM STAND AGAINST ANNEXATION. 3. INDIANS MAKE RECORD HAUL: CELILO FALLS, OR - While "Paleface" fishermen strike for better pay, America's first citizens reap a golden harvest—60 tons a day of meaty salmon. With ancient nets, the Redskin anglers provide a thrilling spectacle of olden times. 4. REMARKABLE REPLICA SHOWN: LOS ANGELES, CA - A working miniature of the projected Mt. Palomar observatory, with tiny motors and delicately timed machinery, shows how the great astronomical laboratory will look and operate when completed. 5A. EYSTON'S CAR DOES 357 M.P.H.: BONNEVILLE, UT - His former record of 345 M.P.H. eclipsed by John Cobb, Capt. Eyston, British speed ace, regains his crown by whizzing at a sensational 6-mile-a-minute clip on the salt flats in his famous Thunderbolt. / BIKE ACES START 6-DAY GRIND: NEW YORK, NY - The 64th International Six Day cycle classic gets off to a thrilling start at Madison Garden as 15 teams, representing many nations, start the long round of breath-taking riding, including dizzy turns and bad spills. / FAMOUS ROUND-UP REPEATED: PENDLETON, OR - 2,000 full-blooded Indians, attired in tribal regalia, lend color to the annual Pendleton Round-Up, the world's biggest rodeo, starring a spectacular street parade and a thrilling exhibition of bronco and steer riding. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) HOLLYWOOD BLVD. (LOCAL – CANADA) 2 MILE PARADE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library