Flames Gut Montreal Store (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1948)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. UN DEBATES INDONESIA CRISIS: PARIS - The stale-mate over Indonesia poses a grave problem for the United Nations, with the Dutch balking at heeding the UN demands. Delegates of both nations concerned have a hearing before the Security Council, on the eve of adjournment. 2A/B. FLAMES GUT MONTREAL STORE: MONTREAL, QUE. - Spectacular scenes of a $100,000 fire that destroys a big department store. Hampered by high winds and near-zero temperatures, firemen battle the stubborn blaze for many hours. / DUTCH FEEL SCARS OF WAR: HOLLAND - Three years after the liberation, Holland still feels the scars of war. After 1,800 Dutch kids had been killed playing with live munitions left behind by the Nazis, dramatic steps are taken to halt the needless killings. 3A/B. BULL PUP FOR LEATHERNECKS: LONG BEACH - Pretty film star Ann Blyth presents an English bull puppy to the Leathernecks at the Marine barracks. The cute pooch takes the place of his name-sake, Brigadier I, whose death saddened the Marines. / BREED NEW STRAIN OF HUSKY: SEATTLE - A new strain of white Siberian huskies, whose blue eyes protect them from snow blindness, are shown. The unusual dogs are ideal for sled work, and equally adaptable as pets in U.S. homes. 4A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — BASQUE WEIGHT-LIFTERS VIE: SPAIN - A colorful Basque sport is lifting huge stone cylinders, with first prize for the man who lifts it the most times during a strenuous half-hour of competition. The winner is near collapse, and you'll agree he deserves to be. / SANTA ANITA SEASON OPENS: ARCADIA, CA - An opening day crowd of 40,000, including film stars, is out for thrills, and gets them when Duplicator sloshes home in the mud first to win the $50,000 added California Breeder's Championship Stakes.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library