Chicago Revenged (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1955)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CHICAGO REVENGED / Mrs. O'Leary's House Burned: The final chapter in the story of the great Chicago fire is recorded as the home of the Mrs. O'Leary, whose cow reportedly started the 1871 blaze, is ceremonially burned, to make way for a new boulevard. 2.A/B/C. VOLGA HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT: RUSSIA - Scenes of a mammoth Red construction project, as the mighty Volga River is dammed for a new hydro-electric power project. / EUGENIE THE DUGONG: SAN FRANCISCO - Eugenie the dugong, or sea cow, gets a new home in the Aquarium, newest aquatic oddity to take the spotlight. / MOTOR VEHICLE "ROADEO": OHIO - Air Force vehicles are steeds for crack drivers in a unique "roadeo" test of skill and safety. Giant tractor-trailers shave fragile obstacles in remarkable driving feats. 3A/B. FOOTBALL — ARMY–NAVY - After traditional pre-game pageantry, Cadets and Midshipmen clash in the 56th playing of the interservice classic, and its one of the grid upsets of the year, as Navy, after a brilliant first-half showing, is downed by the Black Knights, 14-6. / NOTRE DAME–U.S.C. - Another sensational upset, as Notre Dame winds up its season in Los Angeles, and Southern Cal mounts a razzle-dazzle offensive that has the Irish blinking, as the Trojans rack up their first victory over Notre Dame in 5 years, 42-20!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library