1st Films of Firing New Atomic Cannon (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 1st FILMS OF FIRING NEW ATOMIC CANNON: NEVADA - First films of the Army's mammoth "Amazon Annie" firing an actual atomic artillery shell in recent tests. It's the most lethal missile ever hurled by an artillery weapon. 2A/B/C/D/E. KENNEDY WEDDING SOCIETY HIGHLIGHT: RHODE ISLAND - Newport recalls bygone days of social grandeur as the nuptials of Senator John F. Kennedy and beautiful socialite Jacqueline Lee Bouvier draw celebrities from across the nation. / AIR-SEA RESCUE: CALIFORNIA - A new air-sea rescue technique, with a light plane carry an automatically inflating life-raft is demonstrated. / MISS AMERICA CHOSEN: ATLANTIC CITY - 20-year-old Evelyn Ay of Pennsylvania wins the crown. She's chosen over 52 others at the annual beauty pageant. / PARACHUTISTS VIE: FRANCE - Parachutists vie for the national championship in a spectacular competition, with honors to the man–or women–who falls furthest without pulling the rip-cord. / TOY TRAIN FOR SCHOOL TOTS: KANSAS - Back to school via an amusement park and a toy train for lucky Wichita school kids. It's the only way to school till a new highway is built. 3A/B/C. RODEO ROUND-UP — OREGON - 1,000 Indians, the biggest turn-out of modern times, head the throngs of onlookers at the Pendleton Rodeo--a spectacular three-day jamboree of the Old West. / MOTORCYCLE MANIA — NEW HAMPSHIRE (NEW HAMPSHIRE – film title) - Handlebar jockeys fight gravity for the hill-climbing title of the U.S., bucking their bikes up a stiff incline. / FRANCE - The outskirts of Paris provide the course for the President's Cup Race, speedsters of four nations vying for honors in a rip-roaring hill and dale thriller.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library