Carnera in Stiff Workout (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CIVIL WAR DIVIDES GREEKS: ATHENS, GREECE - Rebels seize warships and clash with loyal troops in a revolt against the Government. The Army is mobilized and big bombing ’planes pursue the insurgents. 2. CARNERA IN STIFF WORKOUT: ORANGEBURG, NY - The Man Mountain starts strenuous training for his forthcoming bout with Impelletiere, giving his sparring partners and the punching bag a tough time. 3. DEATH ENDS EMINENT CAREER OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The great jurist closes a life of high service to his countrymen, succumbing to bronchial pneumonia at the age of ninety-four. 4. CARNIVAL GLEE RULES CITY IN MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: NEW ORLEANS, LA - Huge throngs pack brilliantly decorated streets in riotous welcome to the chief figures of the traditional pre-Lenten festival. Fantastic floats add to the pageantry of a joyous occasion. 5A. FIRST CENTURY IS HARDEST: KINGA, U.S.S.R. - Official records put an ancient farmer in the Methuselah class by giving his age as 152 years. 5B. SOVIETS ENTER DIONNE RACE: NALCHIK, U.S.S.R. - A Russian woman gives birth to a quartette of healthy babies, making herself runner-up to the famous Canadian mother of five. 6. CENSORS OKAY BEACH STYLES: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Lacy bathing suits and daring designs for wear on the sands pass official review by the resort’s police force which decides what can be worn and how much must be. 7. TRY OUT BIG MACHINE GUNS: CARLSBAD, CA - Huge .50-calibre rapid-firers sputter and hurl a stream of hot lead into a flying target in maneuvers of a Coast Artillery detachment. 8. RUTH REPORTS FOR NEW JOB: ST. PETERSBURG, FL - The bambino joins the Boston Braves at their spring training camp as the base ballers warm up in the first of the season’s workouts. 9. LATEST “BEEF TRUST” INSURED: CHICAGO, IL - Hefty chorus ladies working in a “Gay Nineties” revue take out policies protecting them from loss of the curves on which their jobs depend. 10. HUEY LONG VS. GEN. JOHNSON: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The “Kingfish” has his say in a vivid newsreel interview, replying to remarks made about him by the former chief of the NRA.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library