Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 25 Part LOCALS(BOST-OKLA-CLEVE-CINN)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S. WARNED OF COMMUNISM: WASHINGTON - Both FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and former Ambassador William Bullitt raise their voices against the growing threat of Communism. G-Man Hoover says the "Reds" are an active "fifth column," while Mr. Bullitt states bluntly that communism must be stopped. 2. MOLOTOV COCKTAIL PARTY: MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign Minister is host at a diplomatic dinner for members of the Big Four Ministers and their wives. Mrs. Molotov receives the guests, and there's plenty of champagne and vodka to drink. 3. FREE PRESS GROUP REPORTS: NEW YORK - The danger to freedom of the press is lack of responsible ownership and management, says Robert Hutchins, head of a fact-finding commission. He warns that society itself must guard this precious heritage. 4. MINE EXPLOSION TAKES TOLL: CENTRALIA, IL - Tragedy hovers around the entrance to the coal mine following the disastrous blast which cost 111 lives. Frantic relatives weep and pray as rescue parties go about their grim tasks. 5. SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT!: LOS ANGELES - U-I's smash hit "The Egg & I" has a gala premiere, attended by Hollywood film notables AND the winning chicken in the "Slick Chick" contest. Fred MacMurray, Jimmy Durante, Ann Blythe, and others are on hand. 6. MANSION OF MYSTERY: NEW YORK - The amazing saga of the two Collyer brothers, one dead and the other missing, takes a strange turn as police search the Fifth Ave. mansion of the old hermits but find no trace of Langley, the missing brother. (LOCAL – CLEVELAND/CINCINNATI) GRIDIRON IMMORTAL HONORED. (LOCAL – BOSTON/OKLAHOMA CITY) HOLY CROSS CAGERS WIN. (LOCAL – CANADA) RETRIEVER CHAMPIONS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library