Graf Spee Scuttled (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1939)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GRAF SPEE SCUTTLED: MONTEVIDEO - Amazing pictures of the dramatic sinking of the German raider, scuttled by her ill-starred captain and crew when faced with defeat at the hands of British warships that drove her into port. 2. BIG NEWS EVENTS OF 1939 / IN MEMORIAM: Impressive rites at Saint Peter's in Rome mark the passing of Pope Pius XI, beloved champion of peace. The crowning of his successor in the fight against war, Pope Pius XII, is an impressive pageant. 3. EARTHQUAKE: Tragic scenes of the disaster that devastated wide areas in Chile, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing thousands of helpless natives. The worst disaster in South American history! 4. SINKING OF THE SQUALUS: Dramatic scenes of the sinking of the U.S. submarine—the rescue of 33 of her crew by a remarkable escape hatch—and the dangerous and difficult efforts to lift the stricken craft from the ocean bottom. 5. VISIT OF ROYALTY: An epochal event in American-British relations. King George and Queen Elizabeth, greeted with New World pomp on their good-will tour in the U.S. Hands across the Sea! 6. THE SECOND WORLD WAR: CZECHOSLOVAKIA falls beneath the Nazi juggernaut and is absorbed into the Reich.—ALBANIA is seized by Italy in a sudden coup, as Europe's powers "quick-step" down the road to war!—POLAND is ruthlessly "liquidated" by the German war machine, on land, sea and air. And the Russian army steps in to take its share of the spoils! —ENGLAND & FRANCE declare war upon Germany. Millions of men march off to the front, while at home war machines go into high gear!—GERMANY heightens her warfare on the sea and in the air, with a growing toll of shipping and human lives. 7. UNITED STATES takes epochal steps to keep out of war. Pres. Roosevelt signs the famous Neutrality Net, which lifts the embargo on sales of war materials and restricts American shipping.—FINLAND girds to stave off the crushing attack of the Soviet aggressor.—Helsinki is ruthlessly bombed, but on the battle fronts the gallant Finns hold their own.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library