Movie Quiz Prizes Awarded (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MOVIE QUIZ PRIZES AWARDED: FROM COAST TO COAST - Lucky winners in the $250,000 Movie Quiz Contest share in a golden harvest, as prizes are presented for "motion pictures greatest year!" First award of $30,000 goes to a California housewife; $23,000 to an Ohio grandmother; and $10,000 each to a Southern girl and boy. 2A. FIRST PICTURES OF HAINAN: HAINAN IS., CHINA - (Exclusive) Interesting views of the strategic island off the Chinese Coast south of Hong Kong, seized by the Japanese over French protests in the latest Nipponese coup of the Far Eastern conflict. 2B. BRITISH TARS TAKE UP FLYING: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - Sailors with A-1 ratings get a "lift" in life! Two seamen, first to qualify for air training, take their finals flying tests from the deck of the airplane carrier Courageous. 2C. 6 DIE IN STREET CAR CRASH: ROXBURY, MA - Six persons, including several bystanders, were killed outright, and scores injured, when a Boston trolley, out of control, jumped the tracks at a curve and crashed into a tree. 3A. MECHANICAL BRAIN DEVELOPED: AUSTIN, TX - (Exclusive) If you're punk at figures, cheer up! Dr. LeRoy Brown of the "U" of Texas has invented a machine that will help you—a complex arrangement of wheels and gadgets which can solve difficult problems quickly. 3B. 2-WHEELED AUTO TRIED OUT: MIAMI, FL - (Exclusive) Here's a coupe that looks like a motorcycle. It has special "retractable" wheels for traffic and can attain high speeds. J.C. Tingle, the inventor claims 50 miles on a gallon for his novel vehicle. 4. MEALS HAVE AN ADDED PUNCH: KENEDY, TX - (Exclusive) Albin Gustafson, cafe owner, proves that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! He lets his customers punch him in the stomach, and they always stay to eat his meals. 5A/B. BIG LEAGUERS GO TO BAT: PASADENA, CA - Things are also humming at the spring training quarters of the White Sox, where Manager Jimmy Dykes sends the boys through a stiff work-out. / SANTA CATALINA, CA - Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen are on hand to help Gabby Hartnett limber up the Chicago Cubs for a big season. 5C. THRILLING DOG DERBY STAGED: ASHTON, ID - Old Man Winter provides a picturesque setting for the 23rd American Dog Derby as crack teams get away for thrilling races. The kiddies also have their speed classic behind pet pooches. 5D. ACE SKI JUMPERS THRILL FANS: MT. HOOD, OR - Dare-devil slat-men of the Northwest risk their necks to thrill Winter sport fans in the jumping contest on the tricky Multorpor Hill slide. Spills and chills as the aces leap into space in sensational jumps. 5E. GOLDEN GLOVE BOUTS THRILLING: NEW YORK, NY - Action and excitement mark the semi-finals of the Golden Glove tourneys as young ring hopefuls score sensational knock-outs after swapping fast "rights" and "lefts" in furious combat.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library