"Moon" Is Born (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. "MOON" IS BORN - A special presentation of the story of Project Vanguard, with animated films showing in graphic detail how scientists will launch the first man-made moon into space, during the just begun International Geophysical Year. 2A/B/C/D/E/F. S.S. ALBATROSS, perhaps the only sailing vessel in cargo service on the 7 seas, puts into New York–a graceful Marconi-rigged schooner. / AIR CHIEF HONORED - The Air Force honors General Twining, just named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with a spectacular show of air power filling the skies over the nation's capital. / PACKAGE REACTOR - One of the smallest and most economical atomic power plants yet constructed is shown by the Army to foreign military attaches at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. / DIAMOND SHOW - 8 million dollars’ worth of diamonds is displayed in Amsterdam, ranging from raw stones to the notorious Hope diamond. Literally a sparkling occasion. / HIGHWAY SAFETY - Pictures that may be worth 1,000 words of warning to summer-holiday motorists. Hairbreadth escapes on the highways, filmed from automatic camera and presented as an object lesson in safety. / DUTCH ZOO - Princess Margriet of Holland visits the zoo to accept a camel and a baby leopard, gifts to Dutch children from the children of Pakistan. 3. NEW DECATHLON CHAMP - In the National A.A.U. Championships in California, Charlie Pratt puts on a terrific display of skill and stamina in ten grueling events to win the title.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library