Universal Newsreel Volume 2, Release 14 Part Tampa Local

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BLASTS AND FLAMES WRECK NEW $6,000,000 LINER AT HER PIER: NEW YORK CITY - Firemen on tugs and dock battle blaze day and night to prevent damage to Hudson tubes — Two killed, many injured with big property loss. 2. FORD GREETS EDISON ON 83rd BIRTHDAY OF FAMOUS INVENTOR: FORT MYERS, FL - Two great geniuses meet in the sunny Southland and exchange salutations — Great crowds at gathering. 3. USE FROZEN LAKE FOR RACE COURSE IN BAVARIAN ALPS: EIBSEE, GERMANY - Daring jockeys risk necks on slippery ice tracks in fast run — Crowds cheer speedy sleigh contest. 4. MILLIONAIRE’S BOAT HOUSES HOOVER ON FISHING TRIP: LONG KEY, FL - President and party leave for fishing grounds on Jeremiah Millbank’s “Saunterer,” then take to the small boats in the rough water to catch sail fish. NEWS ODDITIES: 5. HOLLYWOOD, CA - Boy rope wizard challenges all-comers to match his skill. 6. CAMBRIDGE, MA - Paul O’Reilly finds a way to dispose of old razor blades — He swallows ’em. 7. SARASOTA, FL - Wisconsin giant, 8½ ft., weds Texas girl, 5 ft., 2 in. 8. LOS ANGELES, CA This human sky scraper stays single and referees midget boxing bout. 9. DAREDEVIL, DRAGGED BY HORSE, ESCAPES STRAIGHT JACKET: TOULOUSE, FRANCE - Man bound by chains pulls Houdini stunt and escapes while galloping steed hauls him over rough ground. 10. RISKS LIFE TO BE HUMAN TARGET FOR RIFLE EXPERT: KANSAS CITY, MO - Bullets shear her dresses off so she has nothing to do at bed time but slip on her nightie. 11. FIRE-NETS CATCH GIRLS IN 8-STORY LEAP FOR LIFE: CHICAGO, IL - (Exclusive Pictures) Trapped in blazing skyscraper, they risk death by plunging from high windows into nets held by firemen — Fifty are saved in thrilling rescues while thousands look on. (LOCAL – TAMPA) PIRATES CAPTURE SOUTHERN CITY AT ANNUAL FESTIVAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library