Pageant Shows Air Progress (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1937)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COLORS MASSED FOR PARADE: NEW YORK CITY - (Exclusive) Military organizations create an impressive sight as they present a massing of the colors during a church parade to services at St. Thomas’ on Fifth Avenue. The demonstration is a feature of Armistice Week. 2. F.D.R. CALLS TO UNEMPLOYED: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The President issues a call to everyone, employed as well as jobless, to co-operate in order to make the Government’s forthcoming Unemployment Census a success. He urges that every effort be made to assist the listing of unemployed persons. 3. PAGEANT SHOWS AIR PROGRESS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - United Airlines celebrates its tenth year of operation by putting on a big show tracing the progress of trans-continental air passenger service from the one-pilot machines of 1927 to the monster airliners of 1937. 4. RAMSEY MACDONALD IS DEAD: RAMSAY MACDONALD, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, is stricken and dies suddenly en route to a holiday in Bermuda. Highlights of the British political leader’s career are shown in dramatic newsreel form. 5. UNDERGRADS BATTLE IN MUD: PASADENA, CA - Here’s the old Freshman-Sophomore mixup brought up to date with an acre of gooey mud. The underclassmen struggle over a deep mud-hole for possession of automobile tires. They’re plastered with goo from head to foot at the finish. 6. THOUSANDS MARK ‘YOUTH DAY’: MOSCOW, U.S.S.R. - A huge outpouring of young people from many nations takes part in a big demonstration on the occasion of International Youth Day in a spectacular march staged by the Soviet Government. 7. BRITAIN SPEEDS RE-ARMAMENT: COVENTRY, ENGLAND - The motion picture camera for the first time pierces the veil of secrecy surrounding Great Britain’s huge rearmament drive. A “Shadow Factory” in actual operation shows workmen turning out plane parts at a terrific pace. 8. COMING SWIMSTYLES PARADED: CHICAGO, IL - (Exclusive) Very pretty models display their curves in Jantzen bathing suit styles designed for the coming year, at College Inn. The new swimsuits seem to be shorter than ever and indicate a strong tendency to cling to the fair wearer. 9. NAVY DOWNS COLUMBIA, 13-6: ANNAPOLIS, MD - A battling Middie eleven turns the tables on Columbia in a hard-fought football encounter, giving Lou Little’s charges another beating, and winning on an intercepted pass by the score of 13 to 6.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library