Bombs Raze Chinese Quarter (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1937)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BOMBS RAZE CHINESE QUARTER: SHANGHAI, CHINA - A roaring holocaust destroys civilian and industrial Chapei as the Japanese dump thousands of pounds of incendiary bombs on the great area. United States Marines hold their lines as the tide of battle surges around them. 2A/B. ROOSEVELT SWINGS WESTWARD: YELLOWSTONE NAT’L PARK, WY - The President and his official party reach the Golden West on a coast-to-coast tour of the country. The group travels through Yellowstone National Park, viewing the wonders of the great natural area. / YOUNG DUCE CONS U.S. MOVIES: NEWARK, NJ - Mussolini’s son Vittorio arrives in America and takes a transport ’plane for Hollywood. The Dictator’s son flies West to study methods of production employed by motion picture studios in the United States. 3. DOHERTY NEW LEGION CHIEF: NEW YORK CITY - Daniel Doherty of Woburn, MA, is selected as commander of the American Legion for the forthcoming year. The new chief promises a continuation of established Legion policies in a newsreel interview. 4. OIL BLASTS THREATEN CITY: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Terror grips the entire manufacturing district as 200,000 gallons of oil burst into flame, endangering a wide area. Repeated explosions scatter the blazing liquid, adding to the woes of fire-fighters. 5. BRITAIN CHASES PIRATE SUBS: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - Members of the Royal Air Force put their big sea-going bombers into the water, starting for the Mediterranean on a hunt for the “pirate” submarines that have been destroying neutral shipping in the Inland Sea. 6. SOCIETY GIRLS TRY SCOOTERS: OAKLAND, CA - (Exclusive) Young ladies of the city’s upper crust trot out motor scooters as an exciting new fad develops. The girls also demonstrate what the well-dressed “Scooter Girl” doesn’t wear as they putt-putt around Lake Merritt. 7. U.S. TANKS LICK TOUGH HILLS: INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - The Regular Army gives its fast new tanks an honest-to-goodness workout on the difficult terrain of a mountain military reservation. The high-speed land cruisers show terrific power in the strenuous test. 8. ACROBAT DARES DEATH IN AIR: MUROC DRY LAKE, CA - (Exclusive) Frank Wolcott leaps from a speeding automobile to a trapeze strung from the bottom of a glider to perform a set of acrobatic stunts. He comes through the thrilling experience whole aided by the skill of glider expert Don Stevens. (LOCAL – CANADA) “WHITE CROSS” CAMPAIGN AIDS IN SAFETY DRIVE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library