Newsreels on Ethiopia 1935-36

1935 - 25 years Ago - Italian troops depart, Mussolini invades Ethiopia - (Universal 33-16) DVD33
1935 - 25 years Ago - Mussolini poised to invade Ethiopia, allies met at Geneva, League voted sanctions, Pierre Laval, Fancour of France, Italian troops march, map of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie and his troops - (Universal 33-77) DVD33
1935/09/11 - [LEAGUE OF NATIONS] WARNS ITALY. France lines up with Britain at Geneva as America, too, makes plea for peace. Sub. 1 - Italy goes on preparing as 50,000 boys bearing guns march by Mussolini in Rome as mobilization of 3,000,000 youngsters for home guard is planned. Sub. 2 - In Addis Ababa speakers exhort excited crowds to prepare for air raids as rainy season nears close. (HNR Vol.6-No.303)
1935/09/25 - ETHIOPIA RUSHES TROOPS TO FRONT. Native army goes forward to face Italian forces - Emperor calls 800,000. Sub. 1 - General Makalle, who helped defeat Italy at Adowa in 1896, supervises departure of Imperial Guards for Eritrea and Somalil and frontiers. (HNR Vol.7-No.202)
1935/10/02 - ITALY STRIKES! "WAR" BEGINS IN ETHIOPIA! Britain takes no chances as England's mightiest warships stand guard at Gibraltar. More sea-fighters are stationed in the Suez Canal to protect Britain's "lifeline of empire." In Addis Ababa thousands of volunteers swarm into Capital as air raid drills are started. Italy's answer shown in first films from Eritrea where thousands of Mussolini's troops pass in review before advancing on Ethiopian border. (HNR Vol.7-No.204)
1935/10/07 - ITALY AVENGES DEFEAT OF 1896! ADOWA FALLS! A visualized summary based on International News Service War dispatches by Floyd Gibbons and H. R. Knickerbocker at the front in Ethiopia. Sub. 1 - First scenes from Asmara of actual start of Italy's troops on the advance to Adowa. (HNR Vol.7-No.205)
1935/10/12 - Hearst Complete Newsreel. ITALIANS PRESS ON IN ETHIOPIAN WAR! -- Victorious invaders drive ahead on the Adowa front. Selassie rallies forces. Sub. 1 - General de Bono, Commander-in-Chief, and Count Ciano, Il Duce's flying son-in-law, are hailed as heroes by troops of Adowa push. Sub. 2 - Cannons go forward as road builders transform muddy trails into modern highways. Sub. 3 - In Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie presides at great festival as priests pray for army's success. Sub. 4 - While other diplomats pay respect, Italian Minister Vinci-Gugluicci stands by until he gathers his staff from interior. Sub. 5 - Ethiopian troops, presenting a surprisingly efficient appearance, stream away for the front. (2) BRITAIN PREPARES! ORDERS BIGGER NAVY RUSHED! -- Premier Baldwin, Ramsey MacDonald and Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announce Empire's determination to halt Mussolini's African adventure.
1935/10/16 - ETHIOPIA WAR SPECIAL! FIRST ACTUAL FILMS OF GREAT ADOWA DRIVE. Official pictures from the Italian front! First authentic scenes of the tremendous push by Il Duce's men to avenge the defeat of 1896 with a vivid description by Edwin C. Hill, based on the eyewitness stories, from the front line, of Floyd Gibbons, famous war correspondent. (HNR Vol.7-No.208)
1935/10/16 - EMPEROR'S PLEA STIRS ETHIOPIA. Wild scenes in Addis Ababa as natives vow fight to death against invading Italians. Sub. 1 - Fifty nations vote to boycott Italy. Intimate views of outstanding personalities at Geneva with Captain Anthony Eden, Britain's League Minister, making plea that brings action. Sub. 2 - Rome, undisturbed by threatened sanctions, rejoices over news of triumphs - 25,000 new Fascist officers march in victory parade before Mussolini. (HNR Vol.7-No.210)
1935/10/28 - SELASSIE'S CHIEFS DESERT TO ITALY. Ethiopians pledge loyalty to conquerors at Aduwa in spectacular ceremony. (HNR Vol.7-No.211)
1935/12/25 - Hearst Complete Newsreel - THE NEWS PARADE OF 1935! (2) WAR! - CONCISE, GRAPHIC SUMMARY of the Italo-Ethiopian war. SPECTACULAR SCENES from Britain's Royal Jubilee. PREVIEW OF the forthcoming Presidential battle and glimpses of the Roosevelt 1935 activities. HAPPY NEW YEAR greeting from Hearst Metrotone News. (HNR Vol.7-No.228)
1935/12/30 - WOMEN OF ITALY BACK MUSSOLINI. Patriotic fervor in Rome as thousands of mothers join in Faith Day sacrifice. Sub. 1 - A shake-up on the war zone as Marshall Badoglio relives Marshall de Bono as commander in chief. (HNR Vol.7-No.229)
1936/02/12 - Red Cross Unit Bombed In Ethiopia (1) ÒRain of Bombs Kills And Maims Red Cross Workers (Photographed by Howard Winner, Ace Universal Newsreel Cameraman) - Dolo, Ethiopia: Exclusive, authentic pictures graphically show the flaming terror hurled against a Red Cross field unit near Nugelli by Italian airmen. Bombs and machine-gun fire kill and cripple Swedish doctors and their Ethiopian assistants. Scores of wounded soldiers die as the raiders ignore Red Cross flags. These scenes are among the most amazing ever made by a newsreel cameraman." - shows cameraman turning crank ÒThese exclusive pictures were filmed at great personal peril . . .Ó (silent partial newsreel) - ( Universal 8-432) DVD51
1936/05/04 - THE LION OF JUDAH FLEES INTO EXILE. Film studies of Ethiopia's Emperor who quit throne as Italians triumphed. (HNR Vol.7-No.265)
1936/05/06 - Hearst Complete Newsreel. THE DRIVE THAT WON THE WAR IN ETHIOPIA! -- First films of the "big push" as Italy's army completes conquest of African empire. MUSSOLINI TURNS FROM WAR TO START NEW CITY -- With Abyssinian victory assured, Il Duce drives tractor plow to mark site of Aprilia on reclaimed Pontine marshes. (HNR Vol.7-No.266)
1936/05/18 - ALL ROME HAILS A NEW EMPEROR! Joyous crowds hear IL Duce announce Italian King's sovereignty over Ethiopia. (HNR Vol.7-No.269)
1936/12/30 - Hearst NEWS PARADE OF 1936! - ITALY BECOMES EMPIRE -- Ethiopia crushed, King Victor Emmanuel is hailed as first Roman Emperor in 1,500 years - Haile Selassie pleads to League in vain. (HNR Vol.8-No.230)
1936/12/30 - Hearst News of the Day - ITALY BECOMES EMPIRE -- Ethiopia crushed, King Victor Emmanuel is hailed as first Roman Emperor in 1,500 years - Haile Selassie pleads to League in vain.

Source: Hearst Newsreel Collection at UCLA