Cruiser in Mystery Crash (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1933)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CRUISER IN MYSTERY CRASH: POINT SUR, CA - Appalling views aboard the U.S.S. Chicago following a collision with a British freighter in which three officers were killed. The forward part of the warship is almost sheared off by the prow of the English boat, which also suffers considerable damage. 2. ZEPPELIN HEADS FOR HOME: GLENVIEW, IL - Striking scenes at the Curtiss-Reynolds Airport as the Graf starts on its return trip to Europe with Dr. Hugo Eckener at the controls, after a visit to “A Century of Progress Exposition.” 3. NEW TYPE “RAILPLANE” DESIGNED: DEARBORN, MI - Unusual views of a self-propelled railroad coach of radical streamline construction, perfected by the Pullman Company, attaining a speed of ninety miles an hour in tests that experts say prove the time for a drastic change in rolling stock is at hand. 4. 3 DEAD IN SENSATIONAL COLLISION OF STUNT PLANES: AMARILLO, TX - Appalling views of the wreckage of two airplanes, part of a “flying circus,” that crash in mid-air while performing aerial acrobatics over this city. One falls to the street, killing its occupants, while the other crashes through the roof of a building nearby, badly injuring its pilot. 5. BONFIRE MARKS GRID VICTORY: CORVALLIS, OR - Exclusive pictures of the construction of a record pyre, 65 feet high, made from inflammables gathered from all parts of the town by students of the State College, who set it afire and snake dance around it to celebrate a recent football triumph. 6. SOVIET FLIERS IN RECORD HOP: MOSCOW, U.S.S.R. - Unusual views as Georgi Prokokief and his crew start on a balloon ascension into the stratosphere, rising 11.8 miles over the earth, more than 9,000 feet higher than the altitude attained by Professor Auguste Piccard in his famous cosmic ray expeditions. 7. AIR ARMADA ROARS OVER COAST: SAN DIEGO, CA - Impressive scenes as two hundred planes soar in perfect formation, during a remarkable Navy Day exhibition of aerial strength that dramatically demonstrates Uncle Sam’s ability to defend himself from the skies. 8. MUSSOLINI SEES POLICE DRILL: ROME, ITALY - Spectacular scenes as II Duce inspects the patrolmen of the Eternal City, and watches them exhibit their physical prowess in a series of sensational and daring feats of strength and nerve. 9. ARMY RIDES ROUGHSHOD OVER YALE ELEVEN, 21-0: NEW HAVEN, CT - Thrilling scenes in the Bowl where 50,000 see the Cadet team, fresh from a surprising victory over Illinois, subdue the growling Bulldog by three touchdowns, to become an outstanding contender for this year’s national football title. (LOCAL – INDIANA) NOTRE DAME LOSE TO PITS, 14-0, BEFORE 30,000 FANS. (LOCAL – OHIO) HUGH BOWLING ALLEY BUILT IN CITY STREET FOR UNIQUE TOURING. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) ALABAMA AND FORDHAM CLASH IN GRID GAME AT POLO GROUNDS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library