Academy Screen Awards Made (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1939)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. ACADEMY SCREEN AWARDS MADE: LOS ANGELES, CA - Deanna Durbin receives the Motion Picture Academy's annual award for juvenile excellence from Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen. Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy get top awards, and Harry M. Warner gets recognition for his patriotic subjects. 2A. TREASURY HEAD SPURS BUSINESS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sec'y of Treasury Morgenthau urges a revision of the tax laws by Congress to encourage recovery. He also says that the Administration wants business to go ahead and make money. 2B. SHIP SINKS AFTER CRASH IN FOG: NEW YORK, NY - The German freighter, Wiegand, limps into port after a fatal collision in the fog off Barnegat Light with the S.S. Lillian, which founders after the accident and then sinks. The crew was saved! 2C/D. BIG TRANS-OCEAN PLANES READY: SAN FRANCISCO, CA -The China Clipper, sister-ship of the Yankee Clipper, starts its shake-down flight to Hong Kong. / BALTIMORE, MD - The 4-motored, 74-passenger Yankee Clipper arrives from the Coast preparatory to starting its epochal trans-Atlantic flight. 2E. 9-FOOT GIANT BECOMES A MAN: ALTON, IL - (Exclusive) Robert Wadlow, 8-foot, 9-inch giant who weighs 495 pounds, celebrates his 21st birthday with a special family party. The tallest man in the World, he wears a 36 shoe and has gained 31 pounds since his last birthday. 2F. SOLONS INSPECT AIR DEFENSES: LANGLEY FIELD, VA - Impressive evidence of Uncle Sam's aerial defenses—huge bombers, attack planes and anti-aircraft weapons—is shown to members of Congress Military Affairs Committees on a thrilling inspection tour. 3A. AUTO SPEED CONTEST ON ICE: WINSTED, CT - 27 automobiles of various ages and shapes get away in a slippery 37-mile classic on frozen Highland Lake! Thrilling skids and whirling dashes as the speeding "ice-cycles" clash for honors. 3B. TRACK STARS SHINE IN MEET: NEW YORK, NY - Thrills mark the 51st annual National A.A.U. championships at Madison Square Garden as champion track and field stars, including Glenn Cunningham, vie for titles in sensational record-breaking events. 3C. OUTBOARDS RACE IN MARSHES: SEATTLE, WA - Dare-devil racers of the city's Outboard Assn. get off to fast starts in a sensational cross-country classic thru grassy swamps and around hair-raising turns. It's a packed finish, with "Lin" Ivey the winner! 3D. TECHNICIAN WINS AT HIALEAH: MIAMI, FL - 20,000 racing fans see Technician win the coveted $26,000 Flamingo Stakes at colorful Hialeah Park, coming from behind in a thrilling finish to nose out Volitant by half a length. (LOCAL – CALIFORNIA) SANTA ANITA DERBY. (LOCAL – CANADA) JACK RABBITS DESTROY COUNTRYSIDE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library