Universal-International (Firm)

This Universal newsreel focuses on the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Washington, D.C.: Striking close-up views of President-elect Roosevelt's arrival at the White House to take President Hoover to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony, and the historic ride of the celebrated pair down Pennsylvania Avenue, with a Congressional escort, as cheering thousands, massed on the sidewalks, hail the event. Also, interesting scenes are shown of the...

This Universal newsreel focuses on three topics, as follows. Reel 1, Concept cars on display at a NYC car show. Reel 2, An Austrian "hotel on wheels" recreational vehicle. Reel 3, A first look at the new look: the latest Paris fashions.

This Universal newsreel focuses on seven topics, as follows. Reel 1, The U.S.S. Boston, America's first guided missile cruiser. Reel 2, Scores die as tornadoes rip through the Midwest. Reel 3, A robot weather station nicknamed "Grasshopper" is tested at a naval research lab for use in the Antarctic. Reel 4, Ten horses of the U.S. Olympic equestrian team are flown to Stockholm for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Reel 5, Grace Kelly at a press conference...

This Universal newsreel focuses on two topics, as follows. Reel 1, The New York World's Fair, whose theme is "Peace through Understanding," will play host to 58 nations. Reel 2, At Grauman's Chinese Theatre, teenage movie star Haley Mills leaves her handprints.

This Universal newsreel focuses on Alaska statehood. President Eisenhower signs a proclamation in the White House making Alaska a state--and adding a 49th star to Old Glory in the process.

This Universal newsreel focuses on a presidential election in China. Films made by an official Communist cameraman spotlight Mao Zedong, retiring as chief of state but still ruler of China in all but name. A massive and truly spectacular show involving dancers and balloons follows.

This Universal newsreel focuses on the 1935 Toledo Strike. Toledo, Ohio: Huge crowds of picketers patrol the approaches to an automobile factory when negotiations between workers and owners fail. Francis J. Dillon explains the American Federation of Labor's position in the industry.

This Universal newsreel focuses on the formation of the Peace Corps. President Kennedy outlines the Peace Corps program and its prospects as a global movement that will build upon the work of American exchange students already overseas helping with construction projects in the Third World.

This Universal newsreel focuses on U.S. ballistic missile production. A plant outside of Detroit plays host to military representatives of a dozen NATO nations who have come to see the production lines that turn out Jupiter and Redstone missiles.

This Universal newsreel focuses on the American space program. After two much-publicized failures, Project Vanguard scores a bull's-eye with the successful launching of a satellite into orbit--a six-inch "artificial moon.