Quaint Shipboard Rites Held (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1938)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. QUAINT SHIPBOARD RITES HELD: ABOARD S.S. SANTA CLARA - There’s “mutiny” on board as Gov. Landon, delegate to the Pan-American parley at Lima, is initiated into Neptune’s Court as the equator is passed. Correspondents rebel and toss most of the “court” in the pool. 2A/B/C/D/E/F/G. EDEN ATTACKS ALIEN “ISMS”: NEW YORK, NY - Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary, making a hurried visit to the U.S. to address the Nat’l Association of Manufacturers, is loudly cheered when he says the State was made for man—not man for the State! / FIRST LADY AIDS REFUGEES: NEW YORK, NY - Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, lending a helpful hand to Jewish refugees from Germany, buys the first chance at a painting raffle from Jack Benny, radio and screen comedian, while other movie stars look on. / YOUNG REFUGEES REACH BRITAIN: HARWICH, ENGLAND - 206 German-Jewish youngsters, whose parents fill Nazi concentration camps, arrive on peaceful shores with their meager belongings to start life anew in comfortable quarters and in safe surroundings. / POMP MARKS ATATURK FUNERAL: ANGORA, TURKEY - Mustapha Kemal, Turkey’s dictator and greatest hero, who made his nation into a modern state, receives a colorful Moslem funeral, attended by European notables, who pay homage during a huge ceremonial parade. / CZECHS ELECT NEW PRESIDENT: PRAGUE, CZECH - Dr. Emil Hacha, president of the High Court of Administration, and the dismembered republic’s leading jurist, is chosen to succeed Edouard Benes, who resigned following the ill-fated Munich Pact. / HUGE BLIMP HAS AERIAL DEBUT: AKRON, OH - A new lighter-than-air blimp, built at the Goodyear plant for the U.S. Navy, takes off, after ground tests, for a thrilling trial flight. It’s a colorful sight as the novel craft demonstrates its agility. / GARNER BOOMED FOR PRESIDENT: DETROIT, TX - Relatives and friends of the vice president inaugurate a “Garner For President” boom at his birthplace as banners and placards proclaim the “favorite son” of the Lone Star State. 3. XMAS SHOPPERS JAM STREETS: NEW YORK, NY - Christmas spirit prevails in Manhattan’s busy avenues and hundreds of stores as thousands of persons, including thrilled youngsters at the toy counters, look over the amazing selection of holiday gifts. 4. 500 MONKEYS IN ISLAND COLONY: HOLLYWOOD, CA - Amusing scenes as the first monkey colony is opened! Hundreds of furry tenants swarm over their specially-built home, robbing more hardy members who dive into the water in search of food. 5. GIANTS BEAT PACKERS, 23-17: NEW YORK, NY - In a hard-fought gridiron classic that thrill 48,000 fans until the last second of play, the NY “Giants” nose out a determined and powerful Green Bay Packer “eleven,” 23-17, to win the “Pro” football title. (LOCAL – CANADA) ARGONAUTS…30, BOMBERS…7.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library