War Criminals Pay Penalty (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN CALLS FOR WORLD COOPERATION: CHARLOTTESVILLE - World peace will not be secure until all nations work together for peace, Pres. Truman tells Independence Day throng at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Truman also avers that some nations have taken an erroneous stand on the Marshall Aid plan. 2. WAR CRIMINALS PAY PENALTY: SHANGHAI, CHINA - Jap war criminals, including the notorious "Tiger of Kiangyin," pay the supreme penalty for their atrocities. They are executed and angry mobs storm police lines to glimpse their bodies. 3A/B/C. AVIATION IN THE NEWS — PRESIDENT'S NEW PLANE: SANTA MONICA - The Independence, a specially-built Douglas DC-6 transport, rolls off the assembly line and takes off for her first test flight. The very latest in modern flying comfort. Happy Landings! / MIDGET PLANE FLOWN: VAN NUYS, CA - The smallest all-metal airplane in the world—an 800-lb. midget with a 19-foot wing—takes off for test flights. The amazing little flying lilliputt hits 200 m.p.h. / NEW HIGH IN WATER SPORTS: ATLANTIC CITY - Here's a dare-devil way to beat the heat: dive from a blimp 100 feet into the ocean. Joe Hackney, 48, and Russ Dotson, 30, do just that—and make it look easy! 4. KIDS ON POLICE OUTING: CONEY ISLAND - Seven thousand thrilled orphans are happy guests of the Police Anchor Club on an outing at Steeplechase Park. There's rides and excitement, and plenty of good things to eat. 5. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — U.S. TENNIS STARS SHINE: WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND - The best net stars from the U.S.—Jack Kramer, Margaret Osborne and others—divide the honors amongst themselves by winning four titles and sharing in a fifth at Wimbledon. (LOCAL – ATLANTA) BEAUTY QUEENS COMPETE. (LOCAL – DENVER) "THE BABE" COMES HOME. (LOCAL – CANADA) PARACHUTISTS FIGHT FIRES. (LOCAL – CANADA) ICE BREADING ??.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library