Huskies Sweep Rowing Classic (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1950)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. HUSKIES SWEEP ROWING CLASSIC: MARIETTA, OH - Washington University sweeps the Ohio River as its freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams take every event. 2A/B/C. FRENCH REDS RIOT: PARIS - Titoists and anti-Titoists tangle on the Boulevard Saint Germain and are only subdued after vigorous work by stick wielding gendarmes. / JET INTERCEPTOR: BURBANK, CA - The Air Force takes delivery on the first of a new series of interceptor. Rated at 600-miles plus, it is equipped with radar and can fight in the dark or any kind of weather. Lockheed F-94 Starfire / UNDERWATER TAX STRIKE: MONTICELLO, IN - Ex-GI Paul Abbott devises an under-water gold fish bowl in Shafer Lake, climbs down into it and vows he won't come out until they stop taxing him out of existence. 3A/B/C. HELL DRIVERS: CANADA - They do everything the book says you shouldn't but there are no speed cops around to keep them from hurtling through the air. Somehow they stay alive. / GRANDMA'S A MERMAID: NEW YORK - Mrs. Betty Cohen, and the grandmother swims ten miles down the Hudson River to the Statue of Liberty as a tune-up on her forthcoming assault on the English channel. / ASCOT GOLD CUP: ENGLAND - With the Royal family as spectators, Supertello wins the Ascot Gold Cup over a field of 13 entries. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADA JOINS TO BENEFIT FLOOD AREA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library