Pioneers Hail Carl Laemmle at 30th Anniversary Party (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1936)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PIONEERS HAIL CARL LAEMMLE AT 30th ANNIVERSARY PARTY: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - Men and women prominent in motion pictures since their beginning gather to honor Carl Laemmle, Sr., at a fete commemorating his thirtieth year as a leader in the industry. Rupert Hughes presents the producer with a handsome scroll prepared as a testimonial. 2. BASEBALL STARS LIMBER UP: ORLANDO, FL - The Washington Senators get under way in their first practice session for the 1936 season in the Big Leagues. Nick Altrock leads regulars and rookies in a show of their wares under warm Southern skies. 3. FAMOUS CHIMP HAS BIRTHDAY: LONDON, ENGLAND - The Zoo’s first baby Chimpanzee, Jubilee, celebrates her anniversary with a lot of presents from admiring youngsters, a big party for papa, and pieces of cake handed over by mama after careful inspection. 4A/B. FLOODS, ICE JAMS THREATEN CITIES FROM COAST TO COAST: STOCKTON, CA - (Pre-Released: Los Angeles and San Francisco) Fourteen days of rain menace the Sacramento Valley with the worst inundations in forth years .—EVANSVILLE, IN, and Henderson, Ky., are invaded by high water as blockades of ice choke swollen rivers. 5. CO-EDS SLING MUD IN BRAWL: LOS ANGELES, CA - Girl freshmen join a gooey battle when sophomores gain the upper hand over their male classmates. But skirts or no skirts, all combatants are plentifully plastered with sticky clay before the final whistle blows. 6. FIRST BONUS BONDS RUN OFF: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing turns out the first batch of the certificates that will allow immediate payment to ex-servicemen all over the country of their Adjusted Service Compensation arranged by recent act of Congress. 7. HILARITY MARKS MARDI GRAS: NEW ORLEANS, LA - Day and night, turbulent, joyous throngs celebrate their final fling before Lenten observance halts social events. Riotous color splashes over from gorgeous floats to the merry-makers in the country’s most famous carnival. 8. RUBBER SWIM SUITS SNAPPY: MIAMI BEACH, FL - Slick, revealing new models in bathing costumes, paraded by a bevy of the loveliest winter tourists, are a far cry from the coveralls worn in grandma’s day and seem to guarantee plenty of male visitors to next season’s favored resorts. 9. DEFY DEATH IN THRILL HOP: NEWPORT BALBOA BEACH, CA - Traveling at sixty miles an hour on an aquaplane, a fearless youth springs to the undercarriage of a glider towed overhead. The pair crack up once, but repeat the amazing performance, adding an acrobatic stunt for full measure. (LOCAL – KANSAS CITY) WEIRD CAR FOOLS SKEPTICS. (LOCAL – OKLAHOMA) J-MEN KEEP ENEMIES ON HOP.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library