Graphic Scenes as Airliner Ditches (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GRAPHIC SCENES AS AIRLINER DITCHES - Scenes of unique pictorial drama–the actual ditching of a Stratocruiser with 31 aboard, 1,000 miles out from San Francisco. Films made from a Coast Guard cutter standing by record the big plane's plunge into the Pacific, and the rescue of the passengers and crew–close-up drama at sea. 2A/B. TOYLAND EXPRESS - Toyland goes futuristic in an Atlanta department store, as youngsters ride a monorail train, suspended from the ceiling, for a bird's eye glimpse of the toy department and its wonders. / LUXURY LINER - Another ocean queen makes her debut. The S.S. Mariposa lies proudly at her Portland, Ore., dock, on the eve of her maiden voyage to Australia. A gala party aboard the luxury liner marks the event. 3A/B. FOOTBALL — SOUTHERN CAL. vs. WASHINGTON, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. The Trojans rack up their old conference rivals in a lop-sided 35-7 victory. U.S.C. remains undefeated, hottest team on the coast with blazing ground attack. / MICHIGAN STATE vs. NOTRE DAME, at South Bend. An overflow crowd of 60,000 sees a power-packed Spartan team move from a 7-7 tie at the half, to score 40 points in the 2nd half. Notre Dame fights hard, but the Big 10 powerhouse wraps up a jolting 47-14 victory. (TRAILER) A SCOUT REMINDS VOTERS of a basic lesson in good citizenship – "Get Out and Vote."

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library