Universal Newsreel Volume 19, Release 542: Local Stories

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RIVIERA FESTIVAL: CANNES, FRANCE - The Battle of Flowers and a spectacular fireworks display highlights the Film Festival of Cannes on the French Riviera. Thousands jam the city and take part in gala festivities. 2. BRITISH POST-WAR INDUSTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND - The King and Queen open colorful merchandise exposition, showing new post-war creations designed for better living. Plastics, fashions and home appliances are the favorites. 3. FUNERAL RITES IN MOSCOW: MOSCOW - Stalin, Molotov, and visiting dignitaries including Yugoslavia's Tito, attend impressive burial rites at the Kremlin for Mikhail Kalinin, former president of the Soviet. Millions view parade and burial services. SOUND Narration: (Chopped Up) UNKNOWN: in Russian. 4. TRUMAN REVIEWS CADETS: WEST POINT, NY - The President pays his first visit to the Military Academy as Chief Executive, to attend the football game and to see the West Pointers during a snappy parade and review. 5A/B/C. FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS: NOTRE DAME-ILLINOIS - 75,000 fans at Champaign, IL, see the fighting Irish wallop the Illini by a score of 26-6. / ARMY-OKLAHOMA - At West Point, NY, the Cadet gridders limber up their big guns of football to rally and defeat Oklahoma, 21-7. / ALABAMA-TULANE - Rain and mud take a hand at New Orleans as the 'Bama gridders shade the Tulane Green Wave by a close score, 7-6. (LOCAL – MINNEAPOLIS) MOVIE MEN AID HOSPITAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library