Willkie Pledges Help to Labor (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1940)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. ON THE WAR FRONT / LONDON DIGS OUT AFTER RAID: Five weeks of ruthless bomb attacks finds London hard hit but ready for the worst! During a lull in air raids, streets are cleared and wrecked buildings searched for victims. 1B. YOUNG SURVIVORS OF U-BOAT SINKING SAFE: It's "thumbs up" by English kiddies who were rescued after a submarine torpedoed their evacuation liner, City of Benares. Many perished, but these survivors are happy to be alive! 1C. U.S. DESTROYERS REACH ENGLAND: First of the over-age destroyers traded to Britain get a rousing greeting as they reach port. A welcome addition to the British fleet! Meanwhile, Prime Minister Churchill visits London docks to inspect air raid damage. 2A. WILLKIE PLEDGES HELP TO LABOR: PITTSBURGH, PA - The Republican campaigner gets a big ovation in Pittsburgh, where he promises to "clear out all "Reds" and their "fellow travelers" from the government. He pledges his efforts to maintain the rights of labor. 2B.PRESIDENT DEDICATES NEW SCHOOL: EAST PARK, NY - Pres. Roosevelt officiates at the dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt School. Young people will be trained here, he says, "not for labor camps—but for intelligent exercise of the right to vote." 2C. GRAND DUCHESS HERE ON CLIPPER: NEW YORK, NY - Grand Duchess Charlotte, exiled ruler of Luxembourg, arrives from Portugal on the Yankee Clipper, with her mother, Princess Marie Ann. The Prince Consort and her children meet her at the pier. 2D. MIDGET AUTO TESTED BY ARMY: BALTIMORE, MD - Uncle Sam's "Doughboys" may ride to war in a tiny auto, the "Bantam," which holds three men and a machine gun, and can hit 60 M.P.H. The versatile car can "take it," too, as tests prove. 3A. WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS / Thrilling action scenes in the struggle between the Detroit "Tigers" and the Cincinnati "Reds," as the teams are tied on the eve of the crucial last-game test. Home runs galore and both "nines" tied at three-all as they go into the final game! 3B. GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK / TENNESSEE TOPPLES DUKE, 13-0: KNOXVILLE, TN - A fighting, driving "Volunteer" team overpowers the favored "Blue Devils" in a thrilling battle before 42,000 fans. 4A. MOVIE HONORS KNUTE ROCKNE: SOUTH BEND, IN - The screen version of the life of Notre Dame's famed football mentor has a gala premiere, with scores of film celebrities on hand for the event. Pat O'Brien plays the role of Rockne. 4B. NOTRE DAME TROUNCES PACIFIC, 25-7: SOUTH BEND, IN - "Fighting Irish" power proves too much for the Pacific College gridders, who bow before the "Irish" by a big margin. (LOCAL – CANADA) MOTORCYCLE TROOPS. (LOCAL – CANADA) CAN. AIRMAN IN ENGLAND. (LOCAL – CANADA) THAMES FERRIES.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library