Motion Picture MP2007-23
Universal-International Newsreels
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Video Tape
Running Time
1 hour 2 minutes 38 seconds
Tape Format
3/4 inch video tape
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Universal-International
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Nine newsreels (not in production order) from Universal-International depicting news in the world of politics, sports, celebrities, science and human interest; footage of President Truman's speech on January 19, 1951 regarding his views of Joseph Stalin; Mrs. Truman welcoming Mrs. Eisenhower to the White House after the election of 1952; and President Truman with daughter Margaret at the Army-Navy Game 1952.
Date(s)
January 23, 1951 - August 3, 1953
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
| [Newsreel # 1 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 24, No. 424, dated Jan 23, 1951] | ||
| 00:17 | Truman Attacks Stalin – President Harry S. Truman receives an award from the Society of Business Magazine Editors, and gives speech regarding the history and philosophy of dictators. January 19, 1951. | |
| 01:50 | The War in Korea – United Nations Forces fighting under leadership of Gen. Matthew Ridgway; air and land bombardments, spotter planes, artillery fire, and patrols. | |
| 03:00 | B-36 Bombers End Flight – Six B-36 bombers land at Carswell Air Base in Ft. Worth, Texas, after non-stop flight from England. This was a historic first trip to England for the planes. | |
| 03:45 | Lockheed Plant, Burbank, California – new production of radar-equipped F-94 jet planes from assembly lines; gives description and views of the planes. | |
| 04:25 | Sports – Wrestling – Ex-heavyweight boxing contender Tony Galento makes his wrestling debut in Washington. | |
| 06:00 | Illinois – 45th International Ski Jumping Championships, Fox River Grove, Illinois | |
| 06:45 | end | |
| [Newsreel #2 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 24, No. 450, dated Apr 23, 1951] | ||
| 07:30 | Nevada – Cow Quadruplets born in Fallon, Nevada at the farm of Dana Coffee. | |
| 08:05 | Washington [state] – Canadians set sail for Korea – Six thousand reinforcements for the Korean War set sail from Seattle, after training at Ft. Lewis. | |
| 08:35 | Toronto – Hairstyles in vogue, convention in Toronto for hairstylists. | |
| 09:25 | Sports -- New York – Wood Memorial horse racing derby at Jamaica, New York. | |
| 10:40 | Sports – Toronto – The Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup against the Montreal Canadiens (sic). | |
| 13:43 | Italy – Caterpillar plane is tested; the inventor, Count Paolo Martini is shown. | |
| 14:25 | end | |
| [Newsreel #3 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 24, No. 451, dated Apr 26, 1951] | ||
| 14:35 | Counter-blows from United Nations forces slow communists in Korea; United Nations Forces under Gen. James A. Van Fleet are shown in combat action. | |
| 15:55 | Korean war orphans shown receiving humanitarian aid. | |
| 16:30 | British submarine HMS Affray missing, scenes of the search by U. S. warships. | |
| 17:43 | United Cerebral Palsy Drive – Mrs. Truman shown with the three poster children and their mothers. | |
| 18:05 | Cotton Queen crowned in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. | |
| 19:05 | Views of the flooding in Ottawa, Canada. | |
| 20:15 | Rome – “Tourist Police” – special police on duty as tour guides. | |
| 21:35 | end | |
| [Newsreel #4 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 25, No. 418, dated Dec 1, 1952] | ||
| 21:40 | start | |
| 21:50 | Korea Awaits Ike – U. S. and NATO military leaders and dignitaries await the inspection visit of President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower in Seoul, Korea. General James A. Van Fleet and Mrs. Van Fleet are among those present. | |
| 23:25 | Washington [state] – Air Tragedy – Thirty-seven servicemen die in air transport crash. | |
| 24:10 | Mamie at the White House – Mamie Eisenhower is given a tour of the White House by Mrs. Bess Truman after her husband is elected President. | |
| 25:00 | BARC debut – Description of the new amphibious military vehicle, which weighs 60 tons and can haul 100 tons. | |
| 25:48 | Defense Chiefs Meet – Incoming and outgoing Secretaries of Defense Charles E. Wilson and Robert Lovett meet after Eisenhower is elected President. | |
| 26:16 | Operation Rawin – The Signal Corps unveils “Rawin” a new mobile device giving quicker and more accurate reports of wind direction and velocity. | |
| 26:51 | Middies Sink Cadets (Army-Navy Game). At the annual Army-Navy game, Navy defeats Army for the third straight year. | |
| 27:25 | Footage of Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman at the Army-Navy game. | |
| 28:22 | end | |
| [Newsreel #5 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 25, No. 240, dated Dec 7, 1952] | ||
| 28:28 | start | |
| 28:35 | Eisenhower in Korea – footage of President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower on three-day visit to Korea. | |
| 28:40 | Eisenhower viewing field. | |
| 29:30 | General Mark Clark, General Van Fleet and General Omar Bradley; General John Eisenhower; Eisenhower reviewing U. N. Troops; Dwight D. Eisenhower eats from the chow line; Eisenhower greets President Rhee of South Korea. | |
| 32:45 | 500,000 on streets of Seoul to see Eisenhower; Dwight D. Eisenhower Press Conference and speech. | |
| 35:03 | end | |
| [Newsreel #6 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 25, No. 421, dated Dec 11, 1952] | ||
| 35:15 | start | |
| 35:22 | News in Brief: Indo-China-- French garrison forces brace for onslaught by 20,000 Communist forces. Their positions are over-run, but a savage counter-attack hurls back the Communists. | |
| 36:40 | Ike en route back home – Aboard the U. S. S. Helena, President-elect Eisenhower continues policy planning with top advisors, en route home from his Korean visit. | |
| 37:10 | Washington [state] – Freighter aground – The S. S. Yorkmar is driven aground by high seas near Seattle. | |
| 37:42 | Peron Opens Congress – Argentina – Generalissimo Juan Peron opens a special session of the Argentinian Congress, outlines special and economic reforms. | |
| 38:08 | Operation Morale – California – The Navy films and records the voices of service men’s loved ones in a program to bring Christmas cheer to men far from home. | |
| 38:43 | Needlework Congress – New York – Grand champions of the 1952 national needlework contest. | |
| 39:29 | Commando Cliff-Hangers – On the island of Malta, British Commando troops practice cliff-hanging and mountain climbing; The Duke of Edinburgh is briefly shown with the troops. | |
| 40:05 | Britain Explodes A-Bomb – In the Monte Bello islands of Australia, the British test an atomic bomb. | |
| 41:50 | end | |
| [Newsreel #7 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 26, No. 486, dated July 27, 1953] | ||
| 42:02 | start | |
| 42:10 | Truce in Korea – At Panmunjom, the signing of a truce agreement by U. N. and Communist negotiators. | |
| 43:03 | In a televised speech, President Eisenhower formally announces the truce to the American people, but counsels against over-optimism. | |
| 43:50 | New York – Ceremonies posthumously awarding the Silver Star medal to Sergeant Raymond Taylor. | |
| 44:20 | Holland – NATO Air Show – the mightiest fighting planes on review in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Dutch Air Force; Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is briefly shown as one of the spectators. | |
| 45:18 | Spain -- Bull Folding -- The annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. | |
| 46:20 | Washington, DC – Congress Repeals Movie Tax – Congressman Noah Mason sponsors a bill to repeal the 20% tax on movie admissions. | |
| 47:26 | California – Chimp Beats the Heat – Jerry the Chimp in an outdoor pool. | |
| 48:45 | end | |
| [Newsreel #8 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 26, No. 487, dated July 30, 1953] | ||
| 48:55 | start | |
| 49:07 | Korea - Truce Signing – films showing signing of Korean Armistice. | |
| 50:35 | Good Samaritans – U.S. Food Arrives for East Berliners – aid provided for 200,000 starving people of East Berlin, who have crossed the communist lines into West Berlin. | |
| 51:44 | Japan – Floods Ravage Japan – Monsoons create flooding, and U. S. planes drop food and supplies. | |
| 52:30 | Germany -- Refugees Fox Reds – In Czechoslovakia, a group of Czechs in an armored car drive through the frontier and escape into West Germany without being fired on. | |
| 53:06 | Washington, D.C. -- Sen. Knowland Lauds Records of Congress—Senator William F. Knowland gives filmed comments on the successes of Congress in the past session. | |
| 54:05 | Joseph, Oregon – Jolting Jamboree – Annual Chief Joseph Days – Rodeo shown with actor Walter Brennan among the spectators. | |
| 55:45 | end | |
| [Newsreel #9 on tape – Universal-International Newsreel Vol. 26, No. 488, dated Aug 3, 1953] | ||
| 55:53 | start | |
| 56:03 | Rites for Taft – Washington, DC – President Eisenhower and other dignitaries enter U. S. Capitol rotunda to honor former Majority Leader of the Senate Robert H. Taft; Senator Taft’s family is briefly shown. | |
| 57:18 | Korea – Korea Guns Still, Truce Terms Met – After three years of conflict, the guns are stilled at last. Both sides move quickly to fulfill truce conditions—moving back from front line positions, and returning prisoners of war. General Mark Clark arrives in San Francisco, en route to report to President Eisenhower, and receives a hero’s welcome. | |
| 1:00:08 | Pan America – Dr. Eisenhower Home from Hemisphere Tour – Pan-America – On a mission of good will as President Eisenhower’s personal emissary, his brother Milton Eisenhower is received by Argentina’s President Juan Peron. Back in Washington, Dr. Eisenhower reports on his mission, at the White House. | |
| 1:00:48 | Virginia – Venetian Blind Plane Previews Air Progress – At Langley Field, engineers unveil a flying model of a unique vertical-rising aircraft, with wings like a four slat Venetian blind. | |
| 1:01:28 | Oklahoma – “Egg Beater” Square Dance – Helicopters perform square dance maneuvers in the air | |
| 1:02:38 | end |