The War on Two Fronts (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. THE WAR ON TWO FRONTS: SAIPAN ISLAND - An American task force moves in on this strategic Jap island base within near bomber range of Tokyo's front yard. After four days of naval and air bombardment the Marines take over, suffering losses three times those at Tarawa, but Jap dead are more than ours and they lost 700 planes. 2. DEWEY MEETS THE PRESS: CHICAGO, IL - Governor Dewey, Republican candidate for President, holds his first conference stressing his approval of the platform and denying he will resign his office as governor. Mrs. Dewey also meets the newspapermen saying she will make no speeches and leave campaigning to her husband. 3. ALLIED WOMEN AT WAR: ANZIO, ITALY - Answering General Mark Clark's call for more WACS in Italy, a fresh contingent arrives at this Italian port and settle into their new life quickly. Canadian CWACs and nurses are on the job, also, aiding doctors and surgeons in front line hospitals while under constant fire. 4. CHERBOURG: Allied troops complete the conquest of the Cherbourg peninsula as reinforcements are flown in by air. 28,000 German prisoners were taken by the allies who either captured or destroyed the greater part of their equipment. 5. UNDERWATER TEAMWORK: LOS ANGLES, CA - A couple of nifty water nymphs, Martha and Patsy Brown, 18-year-old twins, put on an underwater aquatic act that should make swimming history. With remarkable precision they dip and rise with graceful ease. (LOCAL – CANADA) OUR SMALL BOAT NAVY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library