Sweeping to Victory in Italy (Universal Newsreel, May 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SWEEPING TO VICTORY IN ITALY: With tremendous armies poised on all of Germany's borders, the signal is given the allied armies to the south, to begin their destruction of the Nazis in Italy.—Protective smoke clouds veil intensive bombardments of Nazi positions by enormous concentrations of field guns, howitzers, mortars and machine guns. Heavy Allied equipment rumbles forward, helping to carve a path for the advances. The air cover is crushing in its effectiveness—some of the best precision bombing ever seen, is screened.—The British break through the Gustav Line and capture destroyed Cassino, with the broken walls of the gutted Benedictine Abbey over-shadowing the desolate scene below. Air pictures cause one to think he is flying over the ruined cities of ancient civilizations. French troops break through and capture Castleforte (little Cassino). The Americans push up the Tyrrhenian coast and engulf the Nazis in operations which resulted in a junction being effected with the troops from the Anzio beachhead.— Thousands of Nazis are captured, and bedraggled natives return to their towns, to get in line at the soup kitchens.—The Allies seem infused with new fire and drive, the captured Nazis look dazed and war weary. 2. V DISCS FOR G.I.'S: N.Y.C. - (Exclusive) The Andrews sisters record "Boogie Woogie Bugler" before our eyes, then we look into the factory, where 3,000,000 V Records are processed each year, for our troops overseas. 3. STRATOSPHERE SUPER-GUNS: CAMP DAVIS, NC - Streamlined beauties—the U.S. Army's newest guns—120 mm. stratosphere anti-aircraft guns. Their projectiles pierce deep into the stratosphere with the speed of lighting. 4. WACS IN AUSTRALIA: A giant liner docks at Sydney with a group of WACs who are warmly welcomed. Bananas, kangaroos and squirrels help to divert these global travelers who joined the WACs and are seeing the world. 5. AMAZING AMAZONS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Big berthas stage wrestling bouts that are unbelievable. They're up, they're down, they're in the ring, they're out, and suddenly it's the old body press—and it's lights out for the Minnie who is down under. 6. RUINS IN BERLIN: From Nazi films we see the devastation that has been wrought in Berlin by the continuous Allied bombings. Herr Goebbels looks on in alarm. (TRAILER) #18 WAR BONDS (GENERAL EISENHOWER). (LOCAL – CANADA) KING REVIEWS HOME GUARD. (LOCAL – CANADA) EISENHOWER VISITS R.C.A.F.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library