Rioting Convicts Set Fire to Prison as Demands Fail (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RIOTING CONVICTS SET FIRE TO PRISON AS DEMANDS FAIL: GRATERFORD, PA - Two hours of havoc and a trail of flames sweep a model penitentiary when two hundred prisoners battle guards and State troopers over the warden’s refusal to grant them “better food and more liberties.” The damage is $40,000. 2. HUEY AND MAYOR DEBATE WAR: BATON ROUGE, LA - Senator Long, in an exclusive Universal Newsreel interview, attacks “debauchery and gambling” in New Orleans, but T. Semmes Walmsley, the city’s Chief Magistrate, says the Kingfish is only trying to extend his political control. 3. COLLISION KILLS BOY FLIER: BROOKLYN, NY - Two young Chinese student pilots collide over the crowded streets of Williamsburg. One hurtles to his death while his life-long friend saves himself by an emergency landing. 4. KING AND DUCE INSPECT ARMY: FUTA PASS, ITALY - Over 120,000 troops engage in colorful maneuvers with rifles and machine-guns under the interested gaze of Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini. The Premier orders his entire Cabinet into uniform for the occasion. 5. VIOLENCE FLARES IN STRIKE: MCGUFFEY, OH - The world’s biggest onion patch is torn with strife as workers demand higher wages. The Mayor’s home is bombed when he threatens to intervene and citizens try to kidnap the head of the union. 6. GIRLS SEEK ENDURANCE MARK: GLENVIEW, IL - Mary Owens of Fort Worth and Jeanne LaRene of Dallas, TX, take off for a long grind aloft in an effort to stay up more than ten days, the present record. They are re-fueling in the air. 7. STEADY RAINS END DROUGHT: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - A sudden and heavy downpour restores life to the parched fields of this vicinity, filling up the old swimming hole and saving the corn and cattle. 8. PRESIDENT REVIEWS CADETS: WEST POINT, NY - The Commander-in-Chief witnesses the precision attained by America’s future officers as they drill in his honor during a visit to this historic spot. 9. DEADLY SPILLS MAR RACES FOR DIRT TRACK TROPHIES: HAMBURG, NY - A sensational crash causes severe injuries to a ranking speed ace when blow-outs and a slippery course bring racers to grief during a thrilling competition. (LOCAL – CINCINNATI) GREEKS MASS IN CONVENTION. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) ROOSEVELT AT RAINEY RITES.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library