Tanks in Desert Test (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1950)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TANKS IN DESERT TEST: EL CENTRO, CA - The Army Field Forces go on desert location with the ground temperature 152 degrees. Our latest type tanks get a rugged work-out in Task Force Furnace. 2A/B/C/D/E/F. SALUTE TO THE FOURTH!: AT SEA - A rocket salute to July Fourth. From the deck of the USS Norton Sound, a Viking rocket takes off and climbs more than 100 miles into the sky. Spectacular salute to independence. / CHILE'S VALLEY OF THE MOON: CHILE - From an arid wasteland that looks like the surface of the moon, a rich supply of valuable nitrate. Workers set off explosive charges to loosen the mineral-bearing rock. / SPANISH CELEBRATION: BILBAO, SPAIN - Huge throngs turn out to cheer Generalissimo Franco and watch mammoth parade, as Spain celebrates the thirteenth anniversary of liberation by the National Army. / PARTY FOR CHARITY: NEW YORK - Three hundred business men are guests at a party given by Mary Martin, Jane Pickens, Jinx Falkenburg and Mrs. O'Dwyer, to help the cerebral palsy fund and aid crippled children. / RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL: BROOKLYN - Revival of San Paulinio Festival brings out crowds to watch 90 stalwart men carry 85-foot statue of saint on their shoulders. / FLAME-RESISTANT PAINT: LOS ANGELES - A new all-purpose protective coating called Flamemaster is tested. Shack coated with the new material withstands terrific heat in these spectacular tests. 3. FILM STARS AT DEDICATION: SOUTH DAKOTA - On location for the filming of Tomahawk, Van Heflin and other Hollywood stars pause in their film chores to attend dedication of floodlights for the Mount Rushmore Memorial at Rapid City. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) THEATER OF THE ATOM. (LOCAL – CANADA) COLOR MOVIES AID SHOPPERS. (LOCAL – CANADA) STUDENTS SEE SIGHTS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library