Frogmen's Holiday (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FROGMEN'S HOLIDAY: VIRGIN ISLANDS - With Navy frogmen on a holiday–where else but underwater. Military gear is forgotten for spears–and the underwater camera follows an exciting expedition in Neptune's realm, as the aqua-lunged hunters stalk their quarry on their own terms. 2A/B/C. NEWS IN BRIEF — FRENCH TRAIN WRECK - 10 cars of the Paris-Luxembourg express jump the track while speeding along at 70 mph. 11 are killed, 146 injured in the spectacular rail wreck, which uprooted tracks for hundreds of feet. / FATHER'S DAY FOR IKE - The President's 4 grandchildren, accompanied by their parents, Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower, arrive for a happy family visit with the convalescing Chief Executive–just Grandfather for the day. / DULLES' SON ORDAINED - Avery R. Dulles, son of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, is ordained a Jesuit priest at Fordham University Chapel, by Cardinal Spellman, as Mr. and Mrs. Dulles look on. 3A/B/C. MIDDLECOFF WINS OPEN GOLF: ROCHESTER, NY - A record gallery of 14,000 fans follows play in the tense final rounds of the U.S. Open as Ben Hogan narrowly misses his goal of a fifth straight Open crown, tying for 2nd, as one-time dentist Cary Middlecoff, 1949 Open winner, holes out with a winning 281 score. / EQUESTRIAN OLYMPICS: STOCKHOLM - The finest horses and riders of 19 nations vie for Olympic Gold Medal honors in the grueling cross-country endurance test, a 21-mile course that puts six riders in hospital, causes the killing of one horse, and the disqualification of 11 nations, before the event ends. / NEEDLES WINS BELMONT STAKES: BELMONT PARK, NY - Kentucky Derby winner Needles wins the rich Belmont Stakes, with a baffling display of temperament that makes it a day of heart-stopping excitement for turf fans, as the favorite comes from dead last at the half mile mark to seize the lead–and then pull up, 100 yards short of the line. He's whipped across to win by a neck–a fantastic finish.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library