1934
| SORT DATE |
CONTENTS |
| 1/2/34 |
AIR QUEENS SET TEN DAY RECORD Endurance crowd won at Miami by Helen Richey and Frances Marsalis. (HNR Vol.5-No.229) |
| 2/24/34 |
POLITICAL STRIKE PARALYSES PARIS. 150,000 workers stage huge demonstration as protest against dictatorship. Mounted troops. Singing shouting masses. Governments firmness averts disorder. (HNR Vol.5-No.244) |
| 3/13/34 |
PU YI CROWNED EMPEROR OF NEW NATION. China's ex-boy ruler mounts "Alter of Heaven" to take the throne of Manchukuo - created by the Japanese - these are first films of history making event. Hsinking new capital thronged with rejoicing natives in colorful celebration. (HNR Vol.5-No.249) |
| 3/31/34 |
MUSSOLINI TAKES LEADERSHIP OF EUROPE. Assures peace between three nations in treaty with Austrian and Hungarian Premiers signed in Rome. (HNR Vol.5-No.254) |
| 4/4/34 |
WAR CLOUDS OVER NORTH AFRICA. Spain's Foreign Legion in Morocco is reinforced as new revolt threatens. (HNR Vol.5-No.256) |
| 4/19/34 |
STIKE RIOTING KEEPS COPS BUSY. Knitting mills in Philadelphia, PA(,) scene of labor clashes girls battle police. Sub. 1 - New York City's finest have their hands full keeping order at a college demonstration against war. (HNR Vol.5-No.259) |
| 5/5/34 |
SPANISH RIDERS PERFORM FOR ZAMORA. Cavalry stages breath-taking demonstration of horsemanship at Madrid in honor of Republic's Chief of State. (HNR Vol.5-No.264) |
| 5/12/34 |
ITALIAN KING OPENS PARLIAMENT. First films of Italian Deputies in session with Victor Emmanuel taking the spotlight from Il Duce. (HNR Vol.5-No.266) |
| 6/15/34 |
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST ON THE NRA AND BUSINESS. (Unreleased) |
| 6/15/34 |
MRS. COLVIN, PRES. OF NEW YORK STATE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, talks on consequences of Prohibition's repeal. (Unreleased) |
| 6/30/34 |
NEW EMPIRE'S RULER ASSEMBLES ARMY. His Imperial majesty Kangte reviews Manchukuos fighting forces in military display at Hsinking. (HNR Vol.5-No.280) |
| 7/10/34 |
MILITIA CALLED IN BIG DOCK STRIKE. California National Guard on duty as riots spread in San Francisco. Sub. 1 - Governor Merriam declares state is determined to maintain order. (HNR Vol.5-No.283) |
| 7/21/34 |
U.S. MOVES TO END GREAT LABOR WAR. General Johnson NRA chief denounces general strike. San Francisco tied up. Sub. 1 - Scenes at the Golden Gate as strike prostrates city. Sub. 2 - Armed guards and war tanks patrol streets as hope dawns for speedy settlement. Sub. 3 - General Johnson at Berkeley calls general strike "insurrection." (HNR Vol.5-No.286) |
| 7/24/34 |
GOLDEN GATE GOES BACK TO NORMAL. San Francisco happy over ending of general strike. Troops quit city. (HNR Vol.5-No.287) |
| 7/28/34 |
DOLLFUSS SLAIN AS NAZIS REVOLT IN AUSTRIA. Europe facing gravest crisis since the World War. Sub. 1 - Chancellor shot down as rebels seize Federal building in Vienna. Sub. 2 - Striking pictures of the reign of disorder culminating in present outbreak. Sub. 3 - Whole world watches with apprehension as Italy is reported mobilizing border troops. (HNR Vol.5-No.288) |
| 7/28/34 |
INDIA'S MOHAMMEDANS ASSEMBLE. Allah's followers gather in vast assemblage at Delhi's great mosque to observe month of prayer. (HNR Vol.5-No.288) |
| 7/31/34 |
EMPEROR KANGTE SEES NEW ARMY IN ITS FIRST MANEUVERS AT HSINKING, MANCHOUKUO. (Unreleased) |
| 8/7/34 |
"CIVIL WAR" RAGES IN NEW ORLEANS. Mayor Walmsley mobilizes police to defy Huey Long's army in political battle. Mayor Walmsley. Huey Long and his gang. Enlistees arriving to enlist in New Orleans Police Force. Group trying on gas masks. Group leaving city hall when call is sounded. (HNR Vol.5-No.291) |
| 9/11/34 |
Complete Newsreel. METROTONE SPECIAL. THE GREAT MORRO CASTLE FIRE DISASTER -- Tragic epic of the sea filmed in comprehensive and thrilling detail by a corps of expert cameramen braving innumerable hazards to record every dramatic phase of one of the outstanding newsreel stories of the century. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS -- Gridiron warriors get busy - West Point's hopefuls in first work-outs. EUROPE HAILS ROYAL ROMANCE -- Prince George, youngest son of British rulers poses with Princess Marina his bride-to-be in Yugoslavia. 350 SWIMMERS RACE FOR FRENCH CROWN -- Aquatic stars of Europe compete in Seine for Paris championship. SENSATIONAL SPILL IN BELFAST RACE -- Speeding car somersaults into ditch in Irish motor classics. HIGH SEAS SWEEP PACIFIC COAST -- Heavy toll of destruction taken by record waves-Long Beach California piers hit. TEXTILE STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE -- Many injured in mill riots at Saylesville R.I. as mediation efforts begin. (HNR Vol.5-No.301) |
| 9/14/34 |
LADY CHIEF OF MINT SEES NEW PROSPERITY. Better times indicated by (b)ig demand for coins Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross on visit to Denver plant. (HNR Vol.5-No.302) |
| 9/24/34 |
TOM MOONEY NOT PERMITTED TO VIEW REMAINS OF MOTHER, San Quentin, CA. Removing Mooney's mother from San Francisco undertakers - Boarding ferry to San Quentin prison - Hearse draws up to prison gates - Mooney's brother John and sister Anna leaving prison after refusal and scenes showing Hearse turning back - Close-up of John and Anna Mooney - Hundreds of sympathizers follow funeral up Market Street, San Francisco. (Unreleased) |
| 9/26/34 |
Cuts and Outs. MR. F. E. STRUVE OF THE APEX HOSIERY MILLS GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE NRA - and also the views of his workers. Girl operator gives her views. Scenes of the inside of the mill showing weaving machines and women operators seaming hosiery and attaching feet. Close-ups of girl and woman operators. (Unreleased) |
| 9/26/34 |
Cuts and Outs. YOUNG TRANSIENTS IN JUNGLE CAMP, ALBANY, NY. A group of young transients in jungle camp - One boy is hanging clothes while another returns with some corn which he has begged or stolen form a nearby farm - boy hanging clothes - boy cooking corn - boys asleep - three boys building a hut - boy picking berries and eating them. (Unreleased) |
| 10/1/34 |
Complete Newsreel. PRESIDENT DEMANDS INDUSTRIAL TRUCE. "Fireside Chat" broadcast to nation defends New Deal in defiance of critics. Sub. 1 - Mr. Roosevelt announces call for conference to end strikes in vitally important statement making clear his stand on Recovery Politics. LINDBERGH CASE REACHES CLIMAX -- Dramatic scene in New York Court as Hauptmann is arraigned - murder charge ready. Sub. 1 - Scenes at Trenton Jail as Attorney General Wilentz announces preparations for trial. WAR ON COLLEGE GRIDIRON OPENS! Happy days are here for football fans of land as season gets under way. Sub. 1 - Exciting runs mark battle between Navy and William and Mary at Annapolis. A CALL FOR HELP FROM SING-SING. Warden Lawes sees flood of youth to prison cells as menace to nation. Sub. 1- A graphic film document of interest to every father and mother in the land. METROTONE SNAPSHOTS. SLUM CLEARING BEGINS IN DIXIE - Secretary of the Interior Ickes inaugurates program for improved housing at Atlanta, Georgia. STRANGE SPECTACLE ON THE PACIFIC - British warship Norfolk meets replica of historic mutiny ship, the Bounty, while cruising off California coast. BABE RUTH'S FAREWELL TO DIAMOND - Baseball's outstanding slugger is honored by fans, including the President, and plays his last game as a regular in Washington, DC. CARDINALS CELEBRATE PENNANT VICTORY - The famous Dean brothers, Dizzy and Daffy, hailed as heroes of St. Louis victory over New York Giants. HUMAN FORT DEFIES CANNON FIRE - Frank A. Richards performs remarkable feat in scientific experiment in Los Angeles, California. EDWIN C. HILL JOIN METROTONE - An Announcement: We take pride in introducing to motion picture audiences famous newspaperman Edwin C. Hill, commentator, who with our next issue becomes the Globetrotter of Hearst Metrotone News. (HNR Vol.6-No.203) |
| 10/6/34 |
SPANISH WORKERS REVOLT. Various scenes of troops marching and riding through streets, shots of soldiers searching people, driving buses and street cars. (Unreleased) |
| 10/11/34 |
SCENES IN SAAR TERRITORY. Father Dorr - Max Braun - socialist youth - Braun decorating feminist militant - miners - power station, steam turbines - German and French customs - village, church , people - children - native dress - refugees' camp - leaders of automatist movement. |
| 11/21/34 |
SLUM HOUSING SCENES, NYC (Christie and Delander Street). Interior scenes in typical east side home in slum area. Dingy kitchen, dining room, bedroom. Little girl playing on fire escape overlooking street. (Unreleased) |
| 11/26/34 |
POPE PIUS OPENS RADIO STATION IN VATICAN CITY. Good shot of Vatican. Pope going into radio station. Semi close-up of Marconi. Close-ups of Pope Pius. (Unreleased) |
| 12/12/34 |
MR. LLOYD GEORGE OPENS "DAILY EXPRESS." Exhibition of War Pictures, London, England. Opening address endeavors to give a true picture of the "Horrors of War." (Unreleased) |
| 12/12/34 |
Cuts and Outs. PACIFIST DEMONSTRATION BY WAR VETERANS. Parade at Bastille. Old Communards who took part in siege of Bastille in 1870. Youngest and oldest generations. - Protestation posters. Parade. War widows and veterans. Statue of the Republic. Mr. Bergery, who founded Front Commune. War widows. Crippled veterans. Pacifist hanging red flag from lamp post. (Unreleased) |
| 12/19/34 |
Cuts and Outs. VON HINDENBURG FUNERAL AND STOCK SHOTS. (Unreleased) |
| 12/19/34 |
THE NEWS PARADE OF 1934! EUROPE'S TRAGIC YEAR -- Albert of Belgium heads 1934's toll of rulers called by death - His son takes on the throne. -- Chancellor Dollfuss victim of assassins amid tumultuous scenes in Austria. -- Turmoil in Paris arouses populace and unseats Cabinet ministers. -- President Von Hindenburg passes. -- King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, assassinated as mob battles with slayers in memorable films. -- Pope Pius, undismayed by world unrest, spreads gospel of peace; proclaims New Holy Year. HISTORY-MAKING FLIGHTS --Scott and Black win 12,000-mile London to Melbourne race - New records mark progress of aviation. OUTSTANDING DISASTERS -- Record drought turns Mid-west into a Sahara - 10,000,000 cattle suffer. -- Chicago stockyards destroyed in worst fire since 1871. --India Earthquake kills 15,000 and does $40,000,000 damage. --Fire and storm wreck Japan's industrial centers - thousands die. -- Liner Morro Castle burns in 1934's most appalling sea horror. THE WAR ON CRIME -- Lindbergh baby kidnapping sensation! -- Arrest of Bruno Hauptmann is startling climax to two-year hunt. -- June Robles abduction has happy ending. Child is returned after 19 days in desert tomb. -- John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, trapped at last and killed by Federal agents. -- Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly and forty others go to Alcatraz, America's Devil's Island. Baby Face Nelson, Dillinger aide, killed in Government's relentless hunt. STRIKE EPIDEMIC PASSES -- Great textile strike hits 13 states. -- Terror grips New England towns. -- General strike paralyzes San Francisco. -- Rioters bombed with tear gas by police. A YEAR OF SPEED AND THRILLS -- New streamlined express makes coast-to-coast in 57 hours. -- Sea and land planes set new records. Fatal crashes mark speed attempts. -- Russia thrills world with biggest mass parachute jump ever made. -- Cavalcade's great victory in the Kentucky Derby. -- The thrilling Indianapolis auto race. AMERICA MARCHES ON -- Franklin Roosevelt first President to visit Hawaii. -- Reviews mightiest navy spectacle since war time. New Deal spurs industry. Nation marches on with President! (HNR Vol.6-No.226) |
| 12/24/34 |
Cuts and Outs. ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES FROM YUGOSLAVIA. Budapest, Hungary. Refugees arriving. One year old refugee - being fed - taking siesta. Arriving in Szeged. Speech by police commandant. Taking depositions and distributing refugees - singing Hungarian national anthem. (Unreleased) |
| 12/24/34 |
MASS DEPORTATION ENDS! Dramatic scenes as last of fleeing army of exiles from Yugoslavia reach Hungarian refuge. (HNR Vol.6-No.227) |
| 12/26/34 |
CRIPPLED VETERANS PROTEST PENSION CUTS. Paris demonstration turns to riot. (Unreleased) |
| 12/26/34 |
COLORED FLIERS HOP OFF ON GOODWILL FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. Albert E. Forsythe and his pilot, C. Alfred Anderson. Director of Public Safety, William S. Cuthbert, bids them farewell. Dr. Forsythe kissing his wife goodbye. Climbing in plane and taking off. (Unreleased) |
