Bootleggers Flee as Prohibition Aids Blow Up $300,000 Still (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1930)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MILLIONS GATHER FOR GIANT SOVIET MILITARY SHOW: MOSCOW, RUSSIA - New troops pledge their allegiance to the government — Rookies of the Red Army, the industrial shock soldiers, are reviewed with a great demonstration — Civilians join in the celebration as the youths take solemn oath. 2. BOOTLEGGERS FLEE AS PROHIBITION AIDS BLOW UP $300,000 STILL: CLARK’S LANDING, NJ - Biggest plant in the state is demolished by dynamite blast — Moonshiners had planned to manufacture $15,000 worth of alcohol a day. 3. SENSATIONAL SKATING ACES STUNT AGAINST EMPIRE CITY SKYLINE: GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, NY - Van Horn and Inez do some fancy work on rollers, including the “neck whirl,” the “aeroplane plunge,” and the “swivel spin.” 4. THOUSANDS STAMPEDE “MIRACLE CHURCH” TO SEEK ILLNESS CURES: HARLEM, NY - Mount Carmel fiesta opens at Gotham Shrine and thousands from all parts of the country pay homage at the chapel of “Our Lady” — The Church was made a shrine by Papal order. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 5. THINGVALLA, ICELAND - Wrestling champs meet! — Experts compete in “Glima,” odd native sport. 6. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Disabled veterans feted! — President and Mrs. Hoover greet war wounded at lawn party. 7. TOLEDO, OH - Bank transfer $10,000,000! — Heavy guard attends cross-street big “dough” shipment. 8. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Four-legged leather-pushers vie! — Fighting felines in snappy boxing contest for Catnip Title. 9. RE-ENACT HISTORIC BATTLE OF CITY’S 800th ANNIVERSARY: GRIEFSWALD, GERMANY - The club of the “Pankcounts” of Berlin visits the village in dress of ancient times to conquer the town and get the official key! — Great fete concludes the ceremonies. 10. K 9, PRIZE GREYHOUND, WINS EXCITING RACE IN SPEED CLASSIC: MINEOLA, NY - Thrilling exhibition of fast runners held — Trainers exercise and parade dogs for the inspection of the crowds and judges before the contest takes place. 11. CROWDS THRILLED AS OLD ENGINES CRASH IN “SUICIDE PACT”: LOS ANGELES, CA - Thousands at the Fair Grounds see roaring locomotives meet in a head-on collision which demolishes the two trains. (LOCAL - BOSTON) CROWD OF 300,000 GATHERS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library