Operation Mud (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. OPERATION MUD - In a sea of mud the Allies slog ahead, towing mired vehicles from ooze that is hub deep, while over head the United Nations planes strafe everything in the path of the advancing troops. San Francisco rolls out the carpet for 1,000 returning Marines of the First division, repatriated under the newly adopted rotation system. 2A/B/C. PARIS CONFERENCE: PARIS - Deputies of the four big powers—France, England, Russia and the United States meet to map an agenda for a future meeting by the foreign ministers. / JAPANESE POLICE: JAPAN - The newly formed National police reserves undergo rigorous training on the island of Hokkaido. In deep snows they undergo forced marches to bring them to a peak of physical fitness. / ANIMAL "OSCARS": LOS ANGELES - Outstanding animal actors get their "Patsies", awarded by the American Humane Society. Top honors go to Francis, Universal-International's talking mule star. 3A/B. OLYMPIC SKI HOPEFULS: WHITEFISH, MT -Big Mountain tests the skill of America's best, both in slalom and downhill races. The course plunges 2,500 feet down almost perpendicularly. Fifty men and twenty women took part in a thrilling exhibition held during a blinding snowstorm. / DODGERS WARM UP: VERO BEACH, FL - The Dodgers take the field under a new manager—Chuck Dressen. With the key players in superb spring condition, the hopes of Brooklyn fans run high.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library