Universal Newsreels 1926-1945
(in preparation for release in 2005)
1926 33 years ago DESCRIPTION: Gertrude Ederle, 33 years ago returned from England having swum the English Channel, New York City's first ticker-tape parade in 1926, setting precedent for Lindbergh next year (partial newsreel 1959/08/27) SOURCE: 200 Universal 32-69 National Archives, College Park MD
1933 25 years Ago DESCRIPTION: Hitler came to power, in NY thousands marched in protest; Mussolini celebrated 10th anniv of march on Rome; first films of CCC camps; walkathon contest in Chicago; next fad from England of women smoking pipes; everyone did jigsaw puzzles (partial newsreel 1958/08/11) SOURCE: 200 Universal 31-64, National Archives, College Park MD
1935 25 Years Ago DESCRIPTION: Depression era, high speed presses turned out baby bonds, FDR bought first ones from Farley, Huey Long spoke from Louisiana, Wiley Post, Daytona Beach speedster Blue Bird by Sir Malcolm (partial newsreel 1960/02/11) SOURCE: 200 Universal 33-13, National Archives, College Park MD
1935 25 years Ago DESCRIPTION: Italian troops depart, Mussolini invades Ethiopia (partial newsreel 1960/02/22) SOURCE: 200 Universal 33-16, National Archives, College Park MD
1935 25 Years Ago DESCRIPTION: Mussolini demonstrates gas attack outside Rome; AAA of FDR: patman bonus bill sent to FDR, vetoed by FDR, but passed over his veto, supported by Huey Long: Coughlin rally in Madison Square Garden; NRA rule unconstitutional; 17 survivors of Civil War in NY parade; 25th year of Indy 500 car race won at 106 mph (partial newsreel 1960/05/19) SOURCE: 200 Universal 33-41, National Archives, College Park MD
1935 25 years Ago DESCRIPTION: 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 (partial newsreel 1960/09/22) SOURCE: 200 Universal 33-77, National Archives, College Park MD
1935 24 years ago DESCRIPTION: China Clipper flying boat left San Francisco 24 years ago, on first transpacific scheduled flight, today Hawaii celebrated the anniversary (partial newsreel 1959/04/30) SOURCE: 200 Universal 32-35 National Archives, College Park MD
1936 25 Years Ago DESCRIPTION: Spanish Civil War (sound broken up); Hitler arrived at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens race; women sledders with wax bottoms (partial newsreel 1961/05/11) SOURCE: 200 Universal 34-39, National Archives, College Park MD
1937 25 Years Ago DESCRIPTION: Russians set distance record flying over North Pole - record heat wave - humorous (partial newsreel 1962/08/16) SOURCE: 200 Universal 35-67, National Archives, College Park MD
1937 25 Years Ago DESCRIPTION: Shanghai bombed, civilians evacuated; San Diego 1200 Marines march to their transports (partial newsreel 1962/09/13) SOURCE: 200 Universal 35-75, National Archives, College Park MD
1937 Yesterday's Big Story DESCRIPTION: gunboat Panay in 1937 on Yangtze patrol attacked by Japanese planes, sneak attack like Pearl Harbor 4 years later (partial newsreel 1963/01/24) SOURCE: 200 Universal 36-9, National Archives, College Park MD
1945/02 Yesterday's Big Story DESCRIPTION: Yalta on Black Sea in Feb. 1945 meeting of Big 3, FDR, Churchill, Stalin, Harry Hopkins and Eden; FDR reported to Congress, speaks about his polio when he apologizes for sitting and not carrying 10 pounds of steel on his legs, his last major public appearance, dead 6 weeks later (partial newsreel 1963/02/21) SOURCE: 200 Universal 36-17, National Archives, College Park MD - newsreel selection
This DVD33 will include Universal Newsreels reproduced from reference cassettes at the National Archives, College Park MD, and will soon be available from the University of San Diego Bookstore, San Diego CA.