Commando Kelly Returns Home (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COMMANDO KELLY RETURNS HOME: Sergeant Charles Kelly, 23, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for exterminating 40 Nazis in one day, finally returns to Pittsburgh, PA.—His whole excited family is there, Mom and his six brothers—and apparently everyone in the Smoky City. Pittsburgh gives its hero the keys to the city, then a parade takes place, to end all parades.—Our microphone caught the globe-trotting Sergeant at Washington, D.C., in his simple recital of a fighting soldier's creed--they all are fighting to come home." 2. G.I. VOTE APPLICATIONS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - 37,000,000 postal card applications for November voting ballots roll off the U.S. Government printing presses. 3. MONTREAL PLANE CRASH: Five members of the RAF Transport Command are killed as their Liberator bomber, headed for England, crashes into the Griffintown section of Montreal and kills ten civilians. 4. CORN CRISIS: MID-WESTERN STATES - The U.S. Government, alarmed by the growing practice of holding corn for better prices or feeding it to cattle, appeals to the farmer's patriotism to release their grain. 5. THE DOUBLE "W" SHIFT: DANVERS, MA - (Exclusive) A new shift has been added in industry—it's the "Win the War" shift. High school students from nearly communities work after school hours until 9:00 P.M. daily, turning out fluorescent tubes at the Sylvania Electrical plants. It's a carefully worked out program which captivates the youngsters. 6. TORNADO TUNNEL: SEATTLE, WA - The Boeing Aircraft Co. completes a wind tunnel which generates wind velocities of 700 miles per hour. A $10,000 model of a super Flying Fortress is tested. 7. CREEK RECEIVES C.M.H.: IN ITALY - Lt. Ernest Childers, 26, a Creek Indian from broken arrow, OK, is decorated by Gen. Devers. He rose from a hospital bed and opened the way for his battalion to advance, thereby earning the Congressional Medal of Honor. 8. TIRPITZ BLITZED: NORWAY - A mighty Carrier Force unleashes scores of planes which straddle the hiding Nazi battle wagon with 8 tons of bombs. 24 direct hits are made. 9. '44 AMERICAN MOTHER: PITTSBURGH, PA - Mrs. John M. Phillips, newly selected American Mother for '44, gathers her children and grand-children about her and speaks on the true significance of Mother's Day—particularly to the service man. (LOCAL – CANADA) 6TH VICTORY LOAN PARADE. (LOCAL – CANADA) HONOR SWORD TO LORD GERT. (LOCAL – CANADA) MEMORIAL IN ITALY. (LOCAL – CANADA) WAR'S HORROR ON CANVAS. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIANS DECORATED. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL OPENED BY RT. REV. SPELLMAN.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library