First American Saint (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. HUGHES SURVIVES CRASH: BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Critically injured when the experimental plane he was piloting developed motor trouble and crashed, setting three homes on fire, Howard Hughes, wealthy sportsman, miraculously escapes alive. 2. FIRST AMERICAN SAINT: NEW YORK - Huge throngs of devout pass through the chapel at Mother Cabrini High School and attend divine services conducted by Cardinal Spellman, in honor of the first U.S. citizen to become a Saint. Mother Carbrini had been elevated by Pope Pius in Rome. 3. SUWANEE PLAYGROUND: OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, GA - Earth-shaking dynamite blasts break the silence of the hitherto impenetrable swamp, as the area is readied for its opening as a public park. The Suwanee River headwaters become a playground. 4A/B/C/D. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON: ENGLAND - Beauty and skill in thrilling finals. Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne defeat Pauline Betz and Doris Hart, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, in closely-fought doubles that thrill sell-out crowd of 18,000 fans. / SETS SWIM MARK IN CUBA: HAVANA - Jimmy McLane, young Yale swimmer, chalks up a new record in the 800-meter event during the Yale-Cuban All-Star meet in the Sports Palace Pool. / JUST "JOUSTING": NEAR PARIS, FRANCE - "Joutes Lyonaises," a French word having to do with canoe-tilting and nautical mayhem, gets a novel twist as boat-loads of rough and ready aqua-sports exchange blows on the Seine River. / COWBOY GET-TOGETHER: STAMFORD, TX - (Exclusive) 75,000 fans jam the 4,000-population town to attend the 16th annual Cowboy Reunion, and get their thrills-worth of bronco-busting and steer-riding. The spills come fast—and hard! 5. MEET "JUMBO": ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Twenty-year-old "Jumbo," 400 pounds of audience-conscious trouper, goes through his paces at the Steel Pier. His tricks are uncanny—but wait till you hear his voice imitations! (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIAN LOG DRIVE. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADA BEAUTY QUEEN.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library