50 Die, 200 Hurt by Tornado (Universal Newsreel, May 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 50 DIE, 200 HURT BY TORNADO: XENIA, OH - Appalling views of the destruction left by a twister which killed three people, leveled many houses and caused heavy property damage. BEATY SWAMPS, TN - A cyclone of terrific intensity cuts a wide swath in the Cumberland foothills, leaving a huge death toll and entire communities wiped out. 2. GYMNASTS THRILL CROWDS: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Exclusive views of an impressive mass athletic demonstration staged by seven thousand working-men and women before huge throngs of spectators in the municipal stadium. 3. NEW TYPE ROCKET EXPLODES: STATEN ISLAND, NY - Exclusive Pictures of the test of an experimental high-altitude projectile designed by the American Interplanetary Society and propelled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, which burst in mid-air on its initial flight. 4. BOY BUILDS ‘FLYING INSTRUCTOR’: MODESTO, CA - A remarkable demonstration of a device constructed by an eighteen-year-old schoolboy from the parts of junked automobiles, which teaches its riders the elements of airplane piloting. 5. STUDENT ‘REDS’ RIOT ON CAMPUS: NEW YORK, NY - Hectic scenes at Columbia University when a thousand undergraduates clash, engaging in running first fights, as the opposing factions battle over the dismissal of a radical instructor. 6. HOPI TRIBES IN WEIRD RITUALS: GRAND CANYON, AZ - An elaborate ceremonial marks the dedication of a recently completed Indian Watchtower, modeled from the mysterious structures built a thousand years ago by the aborigines of the Southwest. 7. MAN SEEKS ‘BURIED ALIVE’ TITLE: DENVILLE, NJ - An amazing demonstration by Ray Richard, who is sealed in a coffin and lowered into a grave, where he hopes to stay for more than forty-two days in order to break the present world’s record for living interment. 8. BEARS ‘ACT’ FOR THEIR DINNER: ST. LOUIS, MO - Surprising antics are displayed by grizzlies and other denizens of the world’s largest zoo, who have learned to beg for their meals with almost-human appeal. 9. U.S. HOSPITALITY AMAZES ‘VETS’: FORT HUNT, VA - Striking scenes of the “tent city” where the new Bonus Army is quartered as guests of the Federal Government and of the delighted “bonuseers” as they answer the mess call and find free food prepared by expert military cooks. (LOCAL – MICHIGAN) TULIP TIME CELEBRATED WITH ANCIENT CUSTOMS BY DUTCH-AMERICANS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library