Mermaids Try Out Ski Run (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1936)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MERMAIDS TRY OUT SKI RUN: VENICE, CA - After bracing ride on rubber sharks towed behind a motorboat in the blue Pacific, a bevy of good-looking sand sirens hops into an automobile and journeys up to Lake Arrowhead, high in the mountains, for skiing and bob-sledding in the snow. 2. ANCIENT CULTURE UNEARTHED: SPIRO, OK - A priceless cache of prehistoric Indian implements, ornaments and money is discovered in a mound. Scientists are still uncertain of the dim age in which some Native American artists made the remarkable relics. 3A/B. TOWNSEND CAMPAIGN BEGINS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Townsend discusses the workings of his scheme to pay old age pensions of $200 a month to everybody. Congressmen Celler attacks the plan in a vigorous demand that the proposal be halted. 4. WINTER GARBS BIG CASCADE: NIAGARA FALLS, NY - A sheath of glittering ice forms from the spray of the great waterfall as frozen blocks jam the Niagara River, hindering the flow of water. Jack Frost paints a cold but beautiful picture at the famed spot. 5. EMBASSIES HONOR GEORGE V: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Flags of the nations are dropped to half-staff on the official residences of their representatives in America’s capital in solemn tribute to the British monarch, following his death at 70. 6. TROOPS GUARD SHIRT FACTORY: NEW ALBANY, IN - Militant strikers crowd around the entrances to a manufacturing plant as National Guardsmen herd strike-breakers into the shop. Ambulances carry off the injured following a clash at the same owner’s plant at Jeffersonville, IN. 7. BABY GIRL ENJOYS CORONAS: GLENDALE, CA - Patsy Grimmett is only two and a half, but she finds a big cigar adds to her fun as she plays with her doll. Smoking since she was a year old, the tot has graduated from the sissified cigarette. 8. ITALY RAISES NEW REGIMENTS: NAPLES, ITALY - Crown Prince Humbert bestows the national colors on troops organized by the King as reinforcements for the army fighting Emperor Haile Selassie’s warriors in East Africa. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony. 9. FISH AND FISTS FLY IN “WAR”: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Classes of medical and engineering students battle for possession of a traditional doll. When fisticuffs fail huge fish serve as ammunition, leaving even the victors surrounded by an aromatic aura. 10. TINY CARS IN 50-MILE DASH: MAYWOOD, CA - Fourteen midget racing automobiles bump and skid their way around the track in a thrilling speed test that keeps spectators on their toes as the featherweight machines rock and crash into posts bordering the course.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library