Yellowstone Quake (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. YELLOWSTONE QUAKE - A ripple in the earth's crust brings devastation and terror to one of America's favorite vacationlands. One of the worst earthquakes of this century in America centers on southwest Montana, near Yellowstone Park. The top of 8,000-foot mountain, 50 million tons of earth and rock thunders down in a titanic landslide–directly across a forest campground, taking a heavy toll and trapping hundreds between the heaped rock and a weakened dam upstream. Air Force helicopters evacuate survivors and carry on a grim hunt for victims. 2. KANSAS CITY GASOLINE BLAST - In Kansas City, Kansas, firemen in a desperate 6-hour battle with a raging gasoline fire that starts at a bulk service station, and touches off huge storage tanks, sending flames hundreds of feet in the air and rocking the city! Blazing gasoline deluges firefighters! 3A/B. ATLANTIC FLEET MANEUVERS - The Atlantic Fleet's crack sub-killers go through their paces in three days of spectacular maneuvers, unleashing the latest and most deadly missile weapons in their arsenal during a 3-day visit by the Secretary of the Navy. Afterwards he takes the helm of the A-Sub Skipjack. / KIRK DOUGLAS IN NEW YORK - Kirk Douglas, star of "Spartacus," 9-million-dollar spectacle of ancient Rome, its gladiators and warriors, arrives in New York to discuss the film's release with U-I officials. 4A/B. RENAISSANCE RODEO - The annual Sienna, "Palio," a rough and tumble horse race round the village square, which carries forward the splendor of the Renaissance with its lavish pageantry and fierce rivalry between local factions. / ALL-STAR BASKETBALL - At Monticello, New York, All-Star Basketball for the benefit of the stricken player Maurice Stokes. Bob Cousy heads a roster of established NBA stars, but the most brilliant performance of the day is staged by the fabulous "Wilt the Stilt" Chamberlain, who's voted most valuable in the game!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library