Queen in Canada (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. QUEEN IN CANADA - Scenes of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip cruising up the St. Lawrence on the Royal yacht Britannia, and at just one of the gala state dinners in the course of pomp, glitter and pageantry with which Canada marks the most extensive Royal tour of the country ever undertaken. 2A/B/C/D. CARDIAC PACE-SETTER - An electric pace-setter frees a cardiac case from the near disability of an intermittent heart interruption. The portable pocket-size device, wired directly to the vital organ, which sting the patient’s heart back to life whenever it stops beating. / CRACKDOWN ON OPIUM - Rare scenes inside a Bangkok opium den just prior to shutdown imposed by a new government ban on opium smoking. Thousands of addicts will be treated at a new State sanatorium, in an historic effort to eliminate the costly vice. / LION ON THE LOOSE - A social evening with a British zoo-keeper who takes his pal Simba out for a social evening–at home with the family, and at the pub, where Simba laps up a tankard of bitters like a regular. / “THIS EARTH IS MINE” HAILED IN SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco hails the world premiere of Universal-International’s new drama of the Napa Valley, “THIS EARTH IS MINE” with civic ceremonies including the “launching” of a cable car. On hand are Rock Hudson, Cindy Robbins, Jean Blake, Anna Lee, and co-producer Casey Robinson. 3A/B. SPORTS — LE MANS AUTO CLASSIC - The 1959 Le Mans auto classic, with 53 top contenders whittled down to 13 survivors by the blasting pace over a 24 hour stretch. Round the clock, the winners average a blazing 112 m.p.h., to cover all of 2,720 miles. / GIRL GYMNASTS - Girl gymnasts in a display of grace, poise and precision, in an international championship meet held in Poland. A rare fusion of athletics and aesthetics in this favorite European sports event.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library