Clipper Tested for Ocean Hop (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CLIPPER TESTED FOR OCEAN HOP: PORT WASHINGTON, NY - The Yankee Clipper, huge trans-Atlantic seaplane, takes off for thrilling first flights over Gotham's skyline in preparation for ocean service. First pictures showing the crew at their posts! 2A. NAZIS SEIZE CZECH TERRITORY: CZECHOSLOVAKIA - Again the efficient Czech army withdraws from the nation's frontiers without firing a shot as the Nazi War machine closes in on what is left of the ill-fated republic. 2B. FRENCH AIR CADETS REVIEWED: SALON-DE-PROVENCE, FRANCE - Impressive evidence of France's answer to threats of air aggression is seen as General Vuillemin reviews students at the nation's "West Point" of the air, and presents Colors to the commander. 2C. REFUGEES ARRIVE IN ORIENT: SHANGHAI, CHINA - New life and hope awaits 841 Jewish men, women and children fleeing from Nazi oppression as they arrive by boat and pass through customs on their way to the Hongkew district, where food and new homes greet them. 2D. JUSTICE BUTLER 73 YEARS OLD: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Associate Justice Pierce Butler, conservative member of the Supreme Court, shows much interest in the newsreel camera as he poses for informal pictures on his 73rd birthday. 2E. N.Y. MAYOR VISITS COAST FAIR: TREASURE ISLAND, CA - Fiorella LaGuardia, attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Golden Gate Exposition grounds, is taken for a ride by Mayor Rossi of San Francisco. 2F. FAMOUS LANDMARK DESTROYED: NEW YORK, NY - The old Star Casino, formerly an armory and for many years a favorite hall for Tammany "shindigs," is destroyed in a stubborn 5-alarm blaze that burns 14 hours. 2G. TEA TASTERS HAVE A PARTY: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) The U.S. Board of Tea Examiners, an amazing group of men who can differentiate between 1500 different flavors, attends a novel "tea party" to decide on the quality of recent shipments from abroad. 2H. CO-EDS SHOCKED AT ORE. TECH: PORTLAND, OR - (Exclusive ) 200,000 volts is some shock, but students at the Oregon Inst. of Technology can take it!—In Hair raising tests, that is! They claim the device will raise a new crop on bald pates. Want to try it? 3. CIRCUS READY FOR THE ROAD: SARASOTA, FL - Things are humming at the Winter quarters of Ringling Bros. Circus, which gets underway soon for a new and bigger season! From huge elephants to trick horses, the "Big Top" Show is rarin' to go! 4. WHAT SOME PEOPLE WON'T DO!: NEW YORK, NY - Harold B. Funsion has a weird diet! A human pin-cushion, he breakfasts on razor blades, eats fire for lunch and lies on a bed of spikes for afternoon tea! Quite a hobby for Hobby-Lobby! And he thrives on it! 5. RING HOPEFULS IN SLUG FEST: NEW YORK, NY - It's a big night for the boxing fans at the Golden Glove finalists throughout the East meet at Madison Square Garden in the "Tournament of Champions." Thrills and action as the fists fly! 6. HARDY BATHERS BRAVE ICY POOL: MT. HOOD, OR - (Exclusive) A parade of goofy goings-on in freezing weather! Bathers appear in swim suits of vintages from the "Gay Nineties" to 1939 and brave deep snow drifts on their way to ("brrr") plunge in an icy pool. (LOCAL – ST. LOUIS) BEATTY AND HIS LIONS WILL APPEAR AT BIG POLICE CIRCUS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library