Victory in Antwerp Harbor (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1944)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. VICTORY IN ANTWERP HARBOR: Royal British Marine Commandos and the Canadian First Army launch an all-out amphibious attack on Nazi positions in the approaches to Antwerp's gigantic harbor. They capture Walcheren Island, Flushing and Westkapelle. Losses in some attacking waves run as high as 80%. To complete the victory, the British 2nd Army fords treacherous canals to capture Tilberg. 2. DEFEAT OF JAPANESE FLEET: Large sections of the Japanese Imperial Fleet enter the Philippine Sea from three directions, to engage U.S. Naval power in a show-down battle. Our flat tops send their swarms of Helldivers, Avengers and Hellcats up into battle.—A tremendous explosion shows us that the magazine of the U.S.S. Princeton has been hit . . . Jap planes spin into the sea . . . aboard another carrier, we watch damaged American planes limp in, to make unbelievable landings.—62 Jap vessels are sunk or seriously damaged. And to celebrate the tremendous victory, Tojo, in caricature, is lambasted into nothingness by 'Ole Rubber Arm, the Sailor Man. 3. THE CHIEF RETURNS: Following an established custom, Washington residents turn out to hail President Roosevelt as he successfully returns from the political wars. V.P. Wallace and V.P.-elect Truman escort him to the White House. On Armistice Day, President Roosevelt lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of World War I. 4. ARMY 59, NOTRE DAME 0: YANKEE STADIUM - 74,000 watch a battered Irish team try everything in the book—but West Point man-power, speed and deception give the Kaydets their first win over the Irish in 13 long years. 5. GA. TECH 34, TULANE 7: ATLANTA, GA - (Exclusive) Two giants of the South battle it out until Tech engineers a convincing win over the New Orleans entry. And for something new, there's the "zig-zag" play—one Tulane ball toter races hundreds of yards all over the gridiron, until he is easily dropped, exhausted. (LOCAL – CANADA) HO HOUGHTON TAKES OFFICE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library