Chicago's Ovation for Queen Elizabeth (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CHICAGO'S OVATION FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH - Chicago stages the greatest, most enthusiastic reception in the annals of the Windy City to greet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, with a tumultuous harbor welcome and cheering throngs estimated at over a million on the shore. 2. STORY-BOOK WEDDING - Belgium's Prince Albert and lovely Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria are wed in Brussels in civil and religious ceremonies with a story-book charm appropriate to the royal romance of the handsome young couple. 3. LATIN-AMERICAN FIELD DAY AT WIMBLEDON - In the Wimbledon finals, Alex Olmedo of Peru and the United States wins the world's most famous tennis trophy with 72 minutes of flawless play against Aussie Rod Laver. Next day, Brazil's Maria Bueno emerges as a superb contender winning the women's singles in straight sets from California's Darlene Hard. Two great matches in classic court competition. 4. NEWS NOSTALGIC / TWENTY-YEARS AGO TODAY - A legendary bad-man's reign of terror ends as JOHN DILLINGER is cut down in a gun battle with G-Men outside a Chicago movie house. Scenes show the nation-wide man-hunt following his escape from the lady Sheriff of Crown Point, and the grim ending to his incredible one-man crime wave. BANK FAILURES no longer menaced the little depositor as Federal Deposit Insurance assured their money's safety. IN AVIATION the introduction of the REVERSIBLE PITCH PROPELLOR, with a demonstration of fantastic feats made possible, was to revolutionize flying. And- one gadgeteer proudly showed off a model ORNITHOPTER, a crazy craft with wings that flapped like a bird.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library