Gen. Butler Discusses 1936 (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NEWLYWED JOE LOUIS KAYOS MAX BAER IN FOURTH ROUND: NEW YORK, NY - Harlem tears off the lid in a wild celebration of the “Brown Bomber’s” smashing victory over the former heavyweight boxing champion. Louis enters the ring for the bout a few hours after his marriage to a 19-year-old Chicago girl. 2. GEN. BUTLER DISCUSSES 1936: NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - The famous former chief of the United States Marine Corps speaks his mind on the forthcoming Presidential election in a vivid newsreel interview. 3. CHIMP STUNTS ON TRAPEZE: POMONA, CA - Jiggs, the noted simian, puts many a human acrobat to shame with an exhibition of balance and circus tricks performed on the slight footing of the flying trapeze and the high wire. 4. SENATOR PLEADS FOR PEACE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Homer Bone of the Munitions Investigation Committee expresses his hope that neutrality legislation enacted by Congress will keep the United States out of European conflicts. 5. SKIDS MARK MOTORBIKE RACE: LOS ANGELES, CA - Roaring machines fly off the course into tangled bushes during a fast hundred-mile road race over a hilly route. The drivers use all the tricks of the trade to keep their bouncing mounts on the road. 6. GLIDE FROM 12,000-FT. HILL: JUNGFRAUJOCH, SWITZERLAND - Europe’s best glider experts drag their motorless craft through eternal snows to the top of a high mountain, sailing off into space in a competition marked by the graceful flying of the ’planes and the skill of their operators. 7. POUR CONCRETE AT HUGE DAM: BONNEVILLE, OR - The first concrete is poured into the forms as work on the gigantic Bonneville Dam project is rushed toward completion. Thousands of tons of concrete are hauled along high cables in big buckets. 8. FIRST POLISH SHIP IN U.S.: NEW YORK, NY - Proudly sailing up the harbor to her berth, the M.S. Pilsudski, first vessel built for Poland’s young merchant marine, completes the westbound leg of her maiden voyage. 9. LEGION OPENS ANNUAL MEET: ST. LOUIS, MO - Spectators line the sidewalks twenty deep in the blazing sun to watch a nine-hour parade inaugurating the American Legion convention. Thousands of delegates from all over the country gather to choose a new National Commander. 10. COSSACK WINS MAD MAT BOUT: NEW YORK, NY - The imperturbable Sergei Kalmikov answers the vicious rushes of Floyd Marshall by stroking his whiskers. The Russian’s bone-crushing wrestling finally gives him victory in a match marked by fantastic tactics.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library