Tar Bedecks Art Students (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FRIENDLY ENEMIES TEAM UP: NEW YORK, NY - Alfred E. Smith and ex-President Hoover speak from the same platform in behalf of the Salvation Army. The former political opponents shake hands and occupy adjoining chairs. 2. TAR BEDECKS ART STUDENTS: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Liberal daubs of sticky pitch are applied to aspiring architects during hazing “exercises” at the National School. A costume parade adds colors to the festivities. 3. STILL-BORN BABY REVIVED: BROOKLYN, NY - Dead for eighteen minutes following her birth, little Beatrice Sparagna is brought to life and shows her gratitude in a healthy vocal salute to the world. 4. BALL PARK HINDERS PEEPERS: PHILADELPHIA, PA - The American League grounds are fitted with a high “Spite Fence” to stop loss of revenue because of “cut-rate” seats perched on the roofs of nearby apartment houses. 5. TORNADO LASHES TWO STATES: GLOSTER, MS - Twenty-six persons are dead and hundreds homeless in the wake of a twister that ripped homes and public buildings to bits, scattering debris over wide areas here and in Louisiana. 6. HEIMWEHR JOINS ARMS MOVE: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The nation’s famous “Home Guards” turn out for spring exercises under the eye of Prince Stahremberg, Fascist leader. Well-armed troops maneuver in the city and suburbs. 7. F.D.R. ENDS FISHING HOLIDAY: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The President returns to Washington and to accumulated labors piled on his desk during a two-week vacation in Southern waters. 8. STATE FILLS TROUT STREAMS: EAST RANDOLPH, NY - Thousands of fish are transferred from breeding pools to public waters by Hatcheries officials to assure sport for fishermen during the season. 9. PUP EXHIBITS HIGH DIVING: DENVER, CO - A five-months-old dog leaps fearlessly into a net from a platform thirty-five feet in the air. The brave animal climbs to his perch on the spindly rungs of a ladder. 10. SANDLOT OPENER SMASH HIT: ENGLEWOOD, NJ - The Young Idea chooses sides for the first game of the season. Play is abandoned in a hurry when the ball finds its way through plate glass. 11. GAL JOCKEYS IN FAST RACE: AGUA CALIENTE, MEXICO - Feminine riders fight it out in the Cosmetic Handicap. The girls dust the shine off their noses while their steeds shine the dust off the track.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library