Reds Release U.S. Consul Ward (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1949)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. REDS RELEASE U.S. CONSUL WARD: CHINA - Detained for months by the communists on trumped up charges, Angus Ward and his staff are finally released. On board a U.S. freighter, the Consul shows the effects of his brutal seizure as he sails for home. 2A/B/C. BRITISH ARMY CADETS MARCH IN TRADITIONAL GRADUATION: SANDUHURST, ENGLAND - Pomp and ceremony at the Royal Military Academy, where graduating cadets march in traditional Passing-Out parade. Future leaders of Britain's Army in a colorful review. / SAVED BY A CAT'S WHISKER!: FRANCE - Kitty–Beware! A small French village posts a new ordinance, warning all Tabbies that they're liable to lose all nine lives if caught too far from home. You should see the Mousers take heed! / MAYOR "BILL" WEDS SLOAN IN SMALL-TOWN CEREMONY: STUART, FL - A beaming and happy Mayor O'Dwyer arrives at the little Florida chapel, there to take as his bride the radiant and beautiful Sloan Simpson. After the service, the honeymooners leave by yacht for the Keys. 3. CARRIER TASK FORCE HITS ROUGH SEAS IN ARCTIC TEST: AT SEA IN NORTHERN WATERS - Spectacular scenes of fighting men and fighting ships braving mountains seas and blizzards, during anti-submarine maneuvers. Re-fueling a carrier at sea proves a thrilling but risky operation. 4. BASKETBALL THRILLER: NEW YORK - It's fast and furious basketball when the Oklahoma Sooners outmaneuvers the C.C.N.Y. Beavers, 67-63, on the boards at Madison Square Garden. Amazing scoring spree and some razzle-dazzle rough-stuff to thrill the 16,000 fans. (LOCAL – CANADA) CARNIVAL ON ICE. (LOCAL – CANADA) GOV. GENERAL SAYS HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library