Smith Captures Open Golf (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1935)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GREET CHRISTMAS WITH SONG: CHICAGO, IL - The world-famed choir of the Holy Name Cathedral renders a Yule-tide selection with grace and fervor, bearing witness to the results of the youthful singers’ extensive and careful training. 2. SMITH CAPTURES OPEN GOLF: CORAL GABLES, FL - Slim Horton Smith revives his old-time brilliance of form to win the $10,000 Miami Biltmore open tournament, triumphing over the finest field of professionals ever assembled for the six-year-old event. 3. ITALIAN BOMBERS IN RAIDS: ETHIOPIA - Famed air squadrons take off from Army headquarters for a mission of death over the cities and towns of Haile Selassie’s empire. Tons of bombs are carried in a new drive to destroy the morale of Il Duce’s opponents. 4/5. FIRST FLIGHT COMMEMORATED: DAYTON, OH - Orville Wright occupies a place of honor in a ceremony marking the Wright Brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, twenty-two years ago. Remarkable old motion-pictures show an early flight. 6. TEST GYRO AS ARMY BOMBER: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The largest, fastest direct-control autogyro is put through its paces by expert pilot Jim Ray in a demonstration at Bolling Field before being turned over to the U.S. Army for use in bombing, observation and ambulance service. 7. SHOW SOUTHERN BEACH WEAR: NEW YORK, NY - Gotham’s up-to-the-minute designers flash a stunning array of feminine costumes for the lucky ladies who will duck wintry blasts by sojourning in the south. The exhibit is presented at Rockefeller Centre. 8. ADVISING ANNA WINS OPENER: CORAL GABLES, FL - The five-year-old Haughton and West mare gallops a mile to victory before a record crowd of 12,000 turf fans in the Coral Gables Handicap, feature of the inaugural day at Tropical Park. (LOCAL – CINCINNATI) CHILD HORSEMAN SHOWS FORM / WILMINGTON, OH. (LOCAL – SAN FRANCISCO) GAY RITES OPEN BIG BRIDGE / SACRAMENTO, CA. (LOCAL – BUFFALO) SHOWS GRIT IN ZERO PRANCE /BUFFALO, NY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library