Calcutta Massacres (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CALCUTTA MASSACRES: INDIA - Dramatic pictures of rioting, fire and bloodshed that gripped Calcutta following the Moslem call to "Direct Action." British and Indian troops finally restore order after days of rioting. 2. FRENCH FLEET MANEUVERS: AT SEA - During these first maneuvers of the French fleet since the liberation, the battleship Richelieu and the carrier Colossus (loaned by the British) limber up men and planes in thrilling battle array. 3A/B/C. FILM STAR ARRIVES: NEW YORK, NY - Phyllis Calvert, one of Britain's leading motion picture actresses, arrives on board the Queen Mary and will soon go before the cameras in Hollywood. / MARIA MONTEZ IN PARIS: PARIS, FRANCE - The lovely star of filmdom arrives by plane, with her husband, Jean Pierre Aumont, for a visit to his family and friends. Enthusiastic fans greet her at the airport. / SCREEN COMICS AID YOUTH: LOS ANGELES, CA - Those two screen clowns—Abbott and Costello—begin a nation-wide tour to raise funds for the Lou Costello, Jr., Youth Foundation, now under construction. It will make thousands happy. 4. JUMPIN' JIVE: NEW YORK, NY - Get hep to this, you hepcats, and get icky to the Jitterbug finals of the Harvest Moon Ball. If you saw more frantic antics than these, go back to your rug-cutting. 5. STARS SHINE ON ICE: PITTSBURGH, PA - Lovely ladies, daring stunt men and colorful ballet scenes mark the lilting Ice-Capades show as it captivates a huge crowd with a sparkling routine of ice-going magic. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) NY INFIRMARY TO EXPAND.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library