King & Queen Off for America (Universal Newsreel, May 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. KING & QUEEN OFF FOR AMERICA: LONDON, ENGLAND - Impressive scenes as King George and Queen Elizabeth leave London on the start of their trip to Canada and the U.S. Huge throngs jam the dock at Portsmouth as their majesties bid farewell to family and gov't officials and board the H.M.S. Empress of Australia. 2A. 8 DIE IN GRAIN ELEVATOR FIRE: CHICAGO, IL - 16 firemen are injured fighting a stubborn $4,000,000 blaze in the Calumet elevators, in which 8 workers perish. Spectacular scenes as 650 firemen battle the roaring inferno for hours! 2B. FRENCH REVOLUTION CELEBRATED: VERSAILLES, FRANCE - In the very palace room where Louis XVI assembled the famous States-General on the eve of the French Revolution 150 years ago, Pres. LeBrun and other officials commemorate the beginning of democratic government in France. 2C. DE VALERA AIDE ARRIVES IN U.S.: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Sean T. O'Kelly, vice-president of the Irish Executive Council, Premier De Valera's right-hand man, arrives to open the Irish Pavilion at the World's Fair. Ireland will be neutral in case of a European war, he prophecies. 2D. COLORFUL RELIGIOUS RITES HELD: ALGIERS, ALGERIA - 500,000 persons, including natives in colorful robes, take part in the Eucharistic Congress at the quaint North African seaport. Archbishop Verdier of Paris presides as 12,000 children receive holy mass. 2E. PRINCE BACK HOME WITH BRIDE: TEHERAN, IRAN - Crown Prince Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, heir to the Persian throne, arrives with his pretty Egyptian bride, Princess Fawzia. Colorful ceremonies and a thrilling army review are staged for the young couple. 3. CITY GOES DUTCH FOR GALA FETE: HOLLAND, MI - Quaint ceremonies and a parade in real Dutch style help celebrate the huge tulip crop. While the streets are scrubbed for dancing, cute kiddies in colorful costumes play amongst the blossoming flowers. 4A. DIVERS SHOW FORM AT N.Y. FAIR: NEW YORK, NY - The nation's outstanding high-board divers display the form that made them famous at the World's Fair Aquacade. Spectacular dives in championship style and a bit of comedy "aquabatics" to boot. 4B. DERBY WINNER LOSES IN UPSET: BALTIMORE, MD - 30,000 thrilled and amazed turf fans see W.L. Brann's Challedon come from behind in a spectacular "stretch" drive through the mud to nose out Johnstown, Kentucky Derby winner, and win the rich Preakness Stakes. Johnstown comes in fifth!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library