Floods in Andalusia (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1948)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN KEYNOTES 1948 CAMPAIGN: WASHINGTON - Firing the opening gun in the Democratic 1948 campaign, Pres. Truman is guest speaker at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. He calls for progressive liberalism and challenges all groups to fight inflation, and to join in his ten-year program of prosperity. 2. U.S. FOOD FOR CHINA: SHANGHAI - American relief flour arrives on the S.S. California and is quickly unloaded by sweating coolies. At Pieping, thousands of pitiful refugees stand in line for a meagre hand-out of rice. 3A/B/C. FLOODS IN ANDALUSIA: SPAIN - Torrential Spring rains have brought floods to Seville and other towns in Andalusia, causing damage and making thousands homeless. Dikes are breached as the swollen rivers swirl through villages. / THE MECHANICAL JACKASS: SEATTLE - An amazing hill-climbing machine, called the "mechanical jackass" by its builder-inventor, clambers up poles and over logs with uncanny agility. It can lug 400 pounds a trip. / COLORFUL RIO FIESTA: RIO DE JANEIRO - Carnival time in Brazil! Gala crowds dance in the streets, as King Momo and Queen Aimee rule supreme. At night, colorful floats and traditional dances draw more merrymakers. 4. SPANISH BILLIARD CHAMPION: BARCELONA - Isidoro Ribas, billiard champion deluxe, demonstrates some of the amazing shots and stunts which have made him famous. Ribas shows some truly spectacular shooting as the ivories respond to his artistry. (LOCAL – CANADA) TEEN AGE DRIVING SCHOOL. (TRAILER) FILM STAR IN RED CROSS APPEAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library