Churchill in America! (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1941)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1A. CHURCHILL IN AMERICA!: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an epochal move that may change the course of the war, Britain's war leader arrives for unprecedented meeting with President Roosevelt at the White House, possibly to discuss a unified Allied command to direct forces now aligned against aggression. 1B/C. BRITISH DRIVE DEEP INTO LIBYA: British Imperial forces, aided by the guns of warships, are driving deep into Axis-held territory. Many areas have been stormed and taken, and a steady stream of prisoners pours into Cairo. / In England, British women learn how to operate anti-aircraft finders and predictors. 1F. SWANKY SUNSHINE FASHIONS: MIAMI BEACH, FL - Tropical treats to the eye are these latest styles for Southern strands, as shown by oh-so-lovely lassies. Swimming togs, play-suits and knick-knacks to help forget the blues. 2A/3B. MIDSHIPMEN "WAR CLASS" GRADUATED: ANNAPOLIS, MD - 547 new Ensigns are made in the Naval Academy's first "war class" since the World War. / Meanwhile, steady stream of new warships brings U.S. closer to Two-Ocean goal. A cruiser and destroyer slide down the way! Admiral Chester Nimitz is new head of Pacific Fleet. 3A/2B/2C/1D/1E. AMERICA ON THE ALERT: Threats of attack by enemy planes and submarines spur defense measures on both coasts. In mass meeting in Chicago, thousands of workers pledge their services as air raid wardens! / The Governing Board of the Pan-American Union meets in Washington to lay plans for the anti-Axis conference in Rio! / Byron Price of the A.P. is sworn in as head of our new Censorship Bureau! / At Mitchel Field, LI, 27 visiting Canadian Air Cadets get thrill inspecting American pursuit planes! / In Horn Lake, MS wreckers begin clearing tracks of debris of 28-car freight that left the rails! 4. NATION HONORS PILOT HERO KELLY: MADISON, FL - Colin P. Kelly, Jr., intrepid flier who gave his life after crippling a Jap warship off the Philippines, is honored at special church rites. His widow and infant son pose for newsreel pictures. (LOCAL – CANADA) ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIANS ON ALERT ALONG WEST COAST.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library