African Safari (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1962)

Description

The original release sheet reads: AFRICAN SAFARI: ANIMAL ROUNDUP FOR U.S. ZOOS Science takes a hand in this rhinoceros roundup in South Africa as the hunters shoot narcotic darts at the animals which put them to sleep until they can be captured. Some of the beasts, along with traveling companions, arrive in New York bound for U.S. zoos. SPORTS THIS WILL BOWL YOU OVER! A trickster who never fails to draw a crowd is Andy Varipapa, an artist on the alleys who has enough tricks to pin other bowlers to duck pins. Dallas kids eat it up. POLES INVADE THE NETHERLANDS Necessity is the mother of sport - in The Netherlands, that is. They hold an annual leaping-pole contest over a ditch, a sport that was once a necessity in getting from field to field on the farm. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The depression was still with us. Thousands of jobless marched on Washington to demand sufficient government-made jobs. President Franklin D. Roosevelt named HUGO L. BLACK to the Supreme Court Bench. The DAVIS CUP, emblem of tennis supremacy, returned to the U.S. after the British had held it for 10 years. Johnny Goodman won the NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF CROWN after nine vain tries. Screen star DEANNA DURBIN was elected the "Singer Of The Year." And - CHARLIE McCARTHY signed up to star in a Feature movie.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library