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Film Comics In England
Shaky dark, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery Film Comics In England Screen clowns Bud Abbott and Lou Costello arrive on the Queen Mary for a visit to Britain, displaying some of the antic humour that makes them so popular. They perform a little in front of the camera bantering back and fourth. Lou Costello sailing with his family, his wife and two little girls.
New Jersey: Car Shot From Cannon
Shaky dark, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery - DOS New Jersey: Car Shot From Cannon Daredevil Buddy Toomey demonstrates the stunt that won him the Atlantic City Steel Pier Award. Buddy shoots through a giant cannon and leaps through the air onto a special ramp. It's not really a cannon - it looks more like a long garbage can with a cherry bomb going off on the side.
Korea: Draftees Called Up As War Gains In Intensity
Shaky dark, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery Korea: Draftees Called Up As War Gains In Intensity American, spearheading the united nations forces, girds for a long fight. Draftees are called up as allied forces in south korea fight desperate rear guard actions to hold the on-rolling reds. Men taking the oath of military service. Troops board a ship. Fighting, gun being fired. Transport trucks. Tanks. Injured being carried on a stretcher. The dead are buried.
Boxing: Middleweight Title Scrap To LaMotta
Shaky dark, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery Boxing: Middleweight Title Scrap To LaMotta After 15 torrid rounds, Jake LaMotta wins a unanimous decision over tiberio mitri of italy. The italian stages a gallant rally during the closing rounds but it's not enough to over-come the lead of Slugging Jake. LaMotta ,"The Bronx Bull."
Maryland Governor Inaugurated
Maryland Governor Inaugurated Twelve years of Democratic control end with the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, a Republican, as Maryland's new Governor. Theodore R. McKeldin walking out of a building with other politicians attending his inauguration. MCU Governor Preston Lane accompanies McKeldin going up the stairs to the State House where the inauguration will take place. MCU McKeldin getting inaugurated and sworn in. MCU - People sitting in chairs outside the State House. MCU New sworn in governor steps up to the podium and gives a speech. Governor McKeldin: "With fervent hearts we pray that we will be spared the holocaust of another world war but we can not evade the harsh realization that at this moment the very life of the nation hangs in the balance. While those who occupies the places of authority and leadership in the nation lag behind, the people themselves are eager to be informed and inspired and to play their proper role in coping with the growing emergency".
March Of Dimes: Notables Open Annual Drive For Polio Fund
March Of Dimes: Notables Open Annual Drive For Polio Fund Little Larry McKenzie, Jr., The polio boy of the 1951 March Of Dimes campaign, is greeted by President Truman and gets a famous autograph as the annual drive for funds gets under way. All Americans join with the president in helping Larry and all the other sufferers from the dread disease. In New York, Jimmy Durante and other notables help get the campaign rolling. CU President Truman greets the March Of Dimes poster child (Larry McKenzie Jr. of 1951) CU President Truman signing Larry's autograph book MCU Basil O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Baron Tolateri and Larry, smiling having a good time. MLS Women marching holding a banner which reads; "We Ride Today So Others Can Walk Tomorrow. LS Girl Scouts pushing empty wheelchairs. MLS Girls and boys on roller skates holding a banner which reads; "Good Skate Joins The March Of Dimes".
Airliner Crash 19 Survive 6 Souls Lost
Airliner Crash 19 Survive 6 Souls Lost Six souls including a heroic stewardess lost their lives in the flaming wreckage of this air liner at Philadelphia Intl' Airport. Skidding on a icy runway the plane skidded and crashed into a fence on landing. Nineteen persons including the pilot and copilot escaped. The stewardess Mary Housely of Jacksonville led 10 passengers to safety only to give her own life to save a baby. MLS The wreckage of the airplane with news media people and firemen. CU Airliner wreckage, including burnt out motor and propeller.
Storms In Sunnyville Its A Twister
Storms In Sunnyville Its A Twister Freak twister pounces on little town, ripping off roofs and uprooting trees. More than 200 homes were demolished and hundreds left homeless. This is Sunnyville California after the storm struck 50 miles south of San Francisco the town was hit by a sudden freak twister out of the foothills. The twister leveled 200 homes and sent hundreds of residents running for their lives. Communications was disrupted and luckily no one was killed. The damage counts in the millions. Houses that are torn up. CU Bathtub in the back yard with pieces of wood and parts of roofs laying about. MCU The cat is looking back at the camera as the camera records a house in disaster. MCU A house that has collapse due to the twister or tornado. MCU Telephone poles and wire laying about. MLS Houses in the neighborhood, telephone pole standing up sideways.
Fire Engulfs Four Story Building
Fire Engulfs Four Story Building A spectacular mid afternoon fire rages through a four story warehouse on the edge of Chicago's Loop. Firemen battle desperately to confine the blaze to the LaSalle street structure. Four firemen were killed and many more spectators and firemen were injured. When an explosion blew out a wall and buried them under bricks and debris. For awhile it was thought that the flames may spread to adjacent buildings. Fireboat joined in the fight to fight the blaze from the Chicago River. Another victory for nations alert firefighters. A blazing fire bellowing a tremendous amount of smoke. MLS Three firemen fighting the blaze with fire hoses. MS Fire pouring out the windows and thick smoke. MLS Throngs of people line the bridge above and below intensely watching the fire. MLS Throngs of people standing on the streets watching the fire. MLS The blazing fire and you see a stream of water from a fire hose making no impact on this fire whatsoever. MLS A lone fireman standing on a elevated platform designed to fight fires. You see the water from the hose directed towards the smoke filled scene. MLS - A dozen or more firefighters with hoses fighting this fire. MLS Under the bridge you see approximately nine to ten streams of water (almost looking like laser beams) pointed at the fire. MLS Smoke totally engulfing the warehouse with visions of the water from the fire hoses.
Fake Money Under Fire
Fake Money Under Fire Police officials from all parts of the world gather at the Hague for an international conference on counterfeit money, and methods of combating same. Intricate measures are adopted to expose phony bills. FBI experts at an international conference on counterfieting. The well trained agents are assigned desk to sit at , all desk have little flags representing the countries the agents hail from. MS of the counterfeiting experts examining phony money plates hanging on a wall. OHS of one of the experts receiving American counterfeit money via mail. He opens a drawer and takes out more counterfeit money to compare the two. MS of special devices used in identifying counterfeit money. MS of a drawer being opened showing off foreign counterfeit money. MS of counterfeit currency.
Dr. Bunche Gets Nobel Peace Prize Award
Dr. Bunche Gets Nobel Peace Prize Award Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche is a scholar and diplomat, servant of the emerging world order. He has opened up new vistas in the demanding quest for international justice and peace. Dr. Bunche was a mediator in the Palestine war. He receives the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to him for his work. CU He also receives a tribute awarded to him from his small son, Ralph.
Germany Inventors And New Gimmicks
Germany Inventors And New Gimmicks The German mind continues to be inventive. A self starting garden spade, an ingenious bicycle tire pump and a high frequency radio auto starter are a few of the gadgets they have devised.
UN Forces Drive Past 38th Parallel
UN Forces Drive Past 38th Parallel Hard on the heels of gen. Macarthur's surrender ultimatum to the Korean communists, south Korean troops storm across the 38th parcel in a drive to end the war. In Seoul, meanwhile, mopping-up operations continue against last-ditch red opposition, and on other fronts, victorious allies press the offensive. Australian and American fliers hammer home Aerial Shot - Military landing field. MS Airborne Elevation 58 Feet sign. MS Plane parked in an airplane hanger. MS US Troops coming into a town and greeted by its people. MS Army tank going up hill. MCU Two soldiers in a fox hole shooting their weapons and throwing grenades. MCU North Koreans coming out of a cave with their hands up, POWS. MS North Korean corpse. Camera Pans More North Korean corpses. Camera Pans A town pretty much destroyed. MS American soldiers take on more North Korean prisoners. MCU North Korean prisoners with hands on their heads, two women are included. They are stripped down with just towels to cover them up. MCU US Military attending to the wounded laying in fox holes. MCU The US military attending a field mass.
Submarine and The New York Docked In Port
Submarine and The New York Docked In Port The new Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Oriskany joins USS. Sea Might. Recently completed, the Oriskany is commissioned and reports for duty. The big ship is docked in port, so is a submarine with two American flags flying on each side. Camera pans the Oriskany. OHS Navy men dressed in their blues standing at attention, over a 100 sailors. MS US Marines ready to give a military gun salute, two high ranking officers. MS of the upper portion of the ship with the number 34. MS upper deck where they control the ship, camera pans to out of the window shot of the sailors below. CU of a painting or a mural on the wall of the ship. MS going up on a escalator to the upper deck of the ship., MS to CU camera takes a shot out of a port hole type window of one of the decks of the ship. LS of the ship pulling out of the dock.
Crusade For Freedom
Footage Quality is poor Crusade For Freedom Participating in the launching of the picture industry's role in the crusade for freedom, dynamic campaign against communist imperialism, U-I Production Chief William Goetz, and Screen Actor's Guild President Ronald Reagan deliver dramatic appeal for action. LS With actors from the Screen Actors Guild sitting down in front of a mural of the Liberty Bell, Crusade for Freedom painted on the bell. MS A man? addressing the audience. OHS of the audience. MCU Screen Actors Guild, Ronald Reagan taking the podium to address the audience.
Movie Star Honored
Movie Star Honored Pembroke college in Brown University, installing Miss Nancy Duke Lewis as its Fifth Dean, confers the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts upon Ruth Hussey, pretty film star who played a leading role with Charles Coburn in Louisa.' OHS Brown University. MCU University's professors walking in a procession. MCUS Ruth Hussey, School graduates. Students receiving their degrees and diplomas, CU Ruth Hussey receiving her honorary degree.
100 To 9 Shot Wins English Derby
100 To 9 Shot Wins English Derby Galcador, a rank outsider, romps home over a big field, as the royal family watches with the rest of Britain s race fans. The Royal family get out of their chauffeured limo. Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth ll, Queen Mary and King George VI all looking happy and excited to be at the races.
Speedway Classic
Speedway Classic Johnny Parsons of van Nuys set a new track record as he scorches over 350 miles at a 124-mile an hour average. The race is called at the 350-mile mark because of rain.
Naval Graduation
Naval Graduation The naval academy is colorful as 691 middies get their commissions for secretary of defense Johnson and beautiful Charlotte Anderson presents colors to the top company. The graduates, in dress uniform, recieve congratualtions and kisses from family and sweethearts.
Winchester 73 Premiere
Winchester 73 Premiere Herb Parsons, Crack Shot, who master minded the shooting in Universal-International's production, shows how it's done when you are world champ. Then the opening of the film Winchester 73. Shelley Winters arrives for the premiere. Crowds file into the theater.
Movie Stars Play Giddy Golf
Movie Stars Play Giddy Golf Put Danny Kay, Bob Hope and Milton Berle on one golf course and anything can happen and does....all for sweet charity.
Roller Mayhem
Roller Mayhem The roller derby whirls to a brilliant and scrappy climax as boys and gals on wheels give each other the works without counting the falls.
Who Says The Weaker Sex?
Who Says The Weaker Sex? When the ladies start to throw their weight around they don't take a back seat from muscle man. In fact they show him how it's done. Women dead lifting heavy weights.
$3,200,000,000 Foreign Aid Bill Signed By Truman
$3,200,000,000 Foreign Aid Bill Signed By Truman President Truman signs a bill authorizing the expenditure of $3,200,000,000 for aid to anti communist nations. The flow heavy machinery starts as part of the program.