Macarthur's Farewell to Japan (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MACARTHUR'S FAREWELL TO JAPAN: TOKYO - Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the man who came as a conqueror, leaves as a friend. Dismissed from his Far East commands by Pres. Truman, the General flies home to the U.S. for the first time in fourteen years. Millions line the streets to bid him farewell. 2. TRUMAN WARNS THE KREMLIN: WASHINGTON - Speaking at the annual Jackson-Jefferson Day $100-a-plate dinner, the President issues a blunt warning to Moscow and asks the American people to put national interest above personal interest. Mr. Truman tells Kremlin we will not appease. 3. THE KOREAN WAR: KOREA - The U.N. drive continues under a new commander. General Ridgway arrives to turn his command over to Gen. Van Fleet, new commander in Korea. Tanks and troops drive north of the 38th Parallel, to keep the Reds off balance. Dramatic ceremony at U.N. cemetery pictures flags of many nations fighting under U.N. banner. 4. MIDGET MAULERS: ANNAPOLIS - Small Fry sluggers let fly during a laugh-filled slugfest at the Naval Academy. Children of naval personnel, the midget maulers go at it in the finest tradition of the Navy.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library