50,000 ‘Reds’ Mass in Rally (Universal Newsreel, May 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 50,000 ‘REDS’ MASS IN RALLY: NEW YORK, NY - Amazing scenes in Manhattan’s famed Union Square, as an unprecedented crowd of Communists assembles for a gigantic May Day celebration, staged while the police stand by, prepared to cope with any disorder. 2. MAY DAY BOMBS TERRORIZE CITY: CHICAGO, IL - Chaos and panic follows a series of terrific blasts damaging Loop business buildings and throwing thousands into turmoil. Indescribable scenes of demolition and debris as the $150,000 wreckage toll is cleaned up. 3. FREED BRITONS HOME FROM TRIA: LONDON, ENGLAND - Unusual screen portraits of the industrial engineers whose indictment by Soviet Russia on charges of espionage and sabotage held the attention of the world, and the rousing welcome they receive at the hands of their countrymen. 4. COLLEGE GIRLS IN ANNUAL FETE: WELLESLEY, MA - In a picturesque campus ceremony hundreds of girls roll hoops in a hectic race along the cloistered walks. The one who wins, according to the tradition, will be the first to marry. 5. ‘UPSIDE DOWN’ ACE SETS RECORD: ROME, ITALY - Startling pictures of Captain Raffaele Colacicchi as he pilots his plane over the Eternal City to set a new mark for inverted flying, by speeding head-down in the air, 42 minutes and 37 seconds. 6. MARTIAL LAW IN FARM-RIOT AREA: Le MARS, IA - Impressive scenes of the Plymouth County mortgage “war” as the National Guard establishes military rule and arrests the suspected leaders of the mob of farmer sympathizers that invaded a court-room and abducted and beat a judge in protest against foreclosure proceedings. 7. DRIVERS RISK LIVES IN CITY RACE: MONTE CARLO, MONACO - Speeding through the streets at a mile-a-minute pace, daring auto drivers battle for honors in annual Grand Prix Contest, taking hairpin turns on two wheels and thrilling the crowds by a remarkable exhibition of skill and courage. 8. BABY CAMELS BORN IN CIRCUS: CHICAGO, IL - Unique views of “Sunday” and “Monday,” latest additions to the menagerie of a wild animal show, as they toddle about on their first morning stroll. 9. NEW RECORDS SET AT PENN RELAYS: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Striking views of the nation’s greatest track and field stars in action at the thirty-ninth annual outdoor athletic carnival at Franklin Field, where they display Olympic form to thousands and shatter long-standing marks. (LOCAL – SAVANNAH) FETE CELEBRATES STATES 200th - No info.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library