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Newsreels: 1940 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1940 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1940. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1940 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1940. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40012)
ON THE WAR FRONT
FINS REPEL “RED” ATTACKS
FINLAND – War in sub-zero weather! The gallant Finnish army still holds the Soviet juggernaut in check, stemming repeated attacks and capturing more valuable war supplies.
PAMPHLET PLANES “RAID” AUSTRIA
FRANCE – British airmen take off from French ‘dromes in huge “Harrow” bombers to bombard Austria and Czechoslovakia with propaganda leaflets.
BRITISH PATROL PLANES ACTIVE
ENGLAND – Huge four-motored Sunderland patrol bombers take off on dangerous scouting missions over the North Sea. Many Nazi U-Boats have been destroyed by the planes.
GENERAL DAUGHTER THANKS ALL
PARIS, FRANCE – Miss Mannerheim, daughter of the Finnish army chief, thanks other notions for helping Finland, who is “fighting for the whole civilized world,” she says.
F.D.R. HITS “RED” AGGRESSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pres. Roosevelt, addressing the American Youth Congress at the White House, gets scant applause as he denounces the Soviet invasion of Finland and tells the group that American sympathy is 98 percent in favor of the Finns.
LOUIS AND GODOY GET TOGETHER
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Before and after the battle! The Brown Bomber and Arturo Godoy “weigh in” before the boat. After his surprising fight for the full 15 rounds, the Chilean is battered but happy. He asks for another chance at Louis.
17 DEAD IN GEORGIA TORNADO
ALBANY, CA. Dramatic scenes of suffering and wreckage in the wake of a violent “twister,” which struck the town before daylight, killing 17 and injuring hundreds – and causing damage estimated in the millions.
PRIMO CARNERA IN NEW ROLE
SEQUALS, ITALY – How times have changed for the once famous heavyweight champ! He’s settled down – to take care of his pretty wife and infant son, a spunky little “bambino” who just loves his Dad to bathe him!
SAILING YACHTS IN CUP CLASSIC
MIAMI, FLA – Avast, Matey! For sea-going thrills deluxe, you can’t beat the annual Lipton Cup Race off the “sunshine” metropolis, with a snappy breeze and heavy seas keeping the skippers busy as they sail the long course.
SEABISCUIT BEATEN ON COAST
ARCADIA, CALIF. – The famed “Wonder Horse” comes back to the turf after a year’s lay-off, and is beaten in a courageous attempt to regain his crown. 17,000 fans at Santa Anita see him come in third, with Heelfly a big winner.
N.Y.U. CAGERS TOP NOTRE DAME
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Big time basketball thrills for 18,000 rabid fans, as the unbeaten “Violet” quintet scores a brilliant victory over the “Fighting Irish,” 52-13. Trailing at the half, the New Yorkers come back with a rally to win! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40013)
ON THE WAR FRONT
FRENCH SHOOT DOWN NAZI BOMBER
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE – French anti-aircraft batteries go into action – with results! A “Flying Pencil” is shot down, and the crew of three taken prisoner.
British aviators, meanwhile, take off for dangerous photographic missions over Germany – and return with valuable photos.
BRITISH DESTROY NAZI MINES
ENGLAND – Dangerous work! British naval workers “dissect” a German mine, washed ashore by a storm. One false move as they remove the detonators and high explosives – and the men would be blown sky high!
LINCOLN HONORED BY THE NATION
NEW YORK, N.Y. – As the nation pays tribute to the “Great Emmancipator.” Republicans, including Mrs. Robert Taft, attack New Deal policies and say the government is leaving a terrible debt for the next generation to pay.
NEW SALEM PARK, ILL. – Postmaster General Farley officiates as the old Lincoln Postoffice, closed many years, is re-opened.
BIGGEST TANK MANEUVERS HELD
FORT BENNING, GA. – Thrilling scenes as almost 300 tanks – the greatest concentration ever put in the field by the U.S. Army – take part in realistic battle training. The mechanized units advance to the attack through smoke and fire!
PRIZE U.S. DOGS SEEN IN SHOW
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The cream of the American canine crop – all assembled in one blue-blooded gathering for the Westminster Kennel Club showing. Almost 3,000 dogs, many of them champions, in a swanky pooch parade!
DIMAGGIO TRIES CHEESE ROLLING
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Joe DiMaggio, star Yankee ball player, and brother Dominic, also a diamond star, keep in shape by playing the old Italian game of cheese rolling. They roll an 8 lb. cheese almost a 1,000 feet.
GIRLS USE GLASS CAR AS CABANA
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. – Pretty bathing beauties find that a glass auto makes an ideal cabana, in which to doff their street clothes before taking a dip in the ocean. P.S. – the lassies wear their swim suits under their clothes.
METAL TANKS KEEP SWIMMER UP
MIAMI, FLA. – The latest version of “water wings.” Aluminum tanks, strapped on the swimmer’s back. Keep one from getting ducked. For babies, it’s just the thing, and it gets a real try-out by pretty bathing queens.
YOUNG SKIPPERS RACE SAILBOATS
MIAMI, FLA. – Biscayne Bay is the setting of this nautical classic, where doughty skippers send their small yachts, scudding across the sparkling water. And boy! The wind causes near upsets galore! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40014)
50 DEAD AS BLIZZARD HITS EAST
The worst blizzard in many years cripples the Eastern seaboard! At least 50 persons are dead, and big cities blanketed under drifts that jam roads and stall traffic.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The snowstorm, accompanied by high winds, blocks traffic and puts the city’s snow removal machinery to a real test.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Hundreds of motorists are forced to abandon their cars as a 9-inch snow fall stalls traffic.
BOSTON, MASS. – The storm causes heavy damage here, with life at a standstill.
F.D.R. OFF ON “MYSTERY” CRUISE
PENSACOLA, FLA. – Pres. Roosevelt has the nation guessing as he sails on the cruiser “Tuscaloosa” for a sea trip of unannounced destination. Later the President’s ship stops at Panama for a brief inspection of defenses.
POMP MARKS TWEEDSMUIR RITES
OTTAWA, ONT. – Impressive scenes as Canada, and the World, mourn the beloved Governor General at stirring last rites in Parliament and at St. Andrews Church. Thousands pay last respects before the Funeral train departs.
REPUBLICANS PICK PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With high hopes for victory in November, G.O.P. leaders meet at the Willard Hotel and choose the “City of Brotherly Love” for their 1940 convention. Chairman John Hamilton announces the date as June 24th.
U.S. PEACE ENVOYS SAIL ON REX
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Diplomatic missions of far reaching import. Under Sec’y of State Sumner Welles sails on the S.S. Rex to discuss war and peace moves with the belligerents. Myron Taylor also embarks as F.D.R.’s envoy to Pope Pius.
U.S. WAR AMBULANCES BLESSED
PARIS, FRANCE – Twenty ambulances, donated by American Legion members and other Americans in France, are blessed in quaint ceremonies at the American Church, before being turned over to the French.
LIFEGUARDS IN BEAUTY CONTEST
MIAMI, FLA. – Florida’s pretty bathing lassies turn the tables on the beach “Tarzans,” with a lifeguard beauty contest that’s a wow! The winner gets a facial, manicure, hair curl – and plenty of dates!
YOU CAN’T CHEAT A CHEETAH!
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mr. and Mrs. Armand Denis, well-known explorers, arrive home with two “tame” cheetahs, brought back from a recent expedition. The critters seem like nice pets – but they forget their manners over a raw steak!
BASEBALL ACES IN GOLF MATCH
TAMPA, FLA. – Big names from the “Big Leagues” – in a big time links tourney! The Fourth Annual Baseball Players match, with your old favorites showing their skill with clubs, not hats! Wes Ferrell of the Dodgers cops the award!
TAKES MOOSE TO SPORT SHOW
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Did you ever see a moose climb stairs? Well, one does at the Sportsman Show at Grand Central Palace, where a colorful cavalcade of sports is presented – log-rolling, fishing, and even trained seals and real Indians.
CALIFORNIA CREW IN DEBUT
OAKLAND, CAL. – The Golden Bears take to the water for Spring training under Coach Ebright. The champions are getting in shape for a season, with Washington’s “Huskies” their chief rivals. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40015)
NEW PLANE CARRIER HAS DEBUT
BOSTON, MASS. – The new airplane carrier, U.S.S. Wasp, latest addition to Uncle Sam’s “flying fleet,” leaves the South Boston dry-dock for exhaustive trials off Rockland, Maine. A thrill for all Americans!
KING AND QUEEN REVIEW TROOPS
ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND – Klag George and Queen Elizabeth get a royal ovation as they inspect various units at the big army base. Cold weather keeps the “boys” stepping, but the Queen’s smile warms their hearts.
LEBRUN INSPECTS NAVAL BASE
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE – President LeBrun visits the French “Sea Front” – to review the men and ships. Awards for heroes, and plaudits for the fighting craft.
CHOP WOOD TO HELP WIN WAR
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND – All the way from Newfoundland – to help Britain’s economic front! North American lumberjacks are hard to work in English forests, cutting valuable timber and making their own log cabins.
AQUARIUM GETS SPRING CLEANING
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. – “Marineland” the famous aquarium where fish, porpoises turtles and other sea life attract thousands of tourists – gets it annual cleaning. Divers descent to feed the porpoises and scrub the turtles’ backs!
JUVENILE EASTER BONNETS SEEN
NEW YORK, N.Y. – “Papa” takes his three young daughters to Sally Victor’s to see Milady try on hats for Easter. That’s where he made his mistake. Even a 7-year old Miss has that feminine instinct for swanky headwear.
HERE’S ART GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT
CHICAGO, ILL. – The 5th annual “Salon of Culinary Art” is a colorful exhibition of amazing food masterpiece. Your mouth will water at the temptating buffet tables, huge cakes and other creations of sugar and spice!
HOBBY HORSE RACE IN HOTEL
CHICAGO, ILL. – Boys will be boys! But you don’t expect young ladies to ride hobby horses. Pretty guests at the Sherman Hotel stage a goofy race with the prancing wooden mounts – and get thrown for a loss!
STREAMROLLER AS LUNCH WAGON
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A street paving gang in Greenwich Village has the whole town talking. They bring along their own chef, who dishes out steaks and sausage to the hungry workers after cooking them right in the steamroller.
SKATING STARS SHINE IN REVUE
CHICAGO, ILL. – Thrills, beauty and laughs! That’s the European Ice Revue at the Coliseum, with fancy skaters and rink clowns providing action sad comedy for skating fans. The show has everything – on ice!
GOLDEN GLOVE FINALS FOUGHT
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Scrappy amateur boxers vie for honors in the “Glove” finals before a huge crowd in Madison Square Garden. There are thrills galore as the young fisticuff champs score knock-outs or hard-earned decisions. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40016)
ON THE WAR FRONT
FINLAND – Flames of war sweep over Helsinkl! Russian bombers leave a trail of fire-gutted homes in their wake, but many are shot down!
ENGLAND – The British cruiser “Ajax,” victor in the epochal Graf Spee battle, returns home. It’s captain and crew get a tremendous ovation!
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE – Spectacular scenes as French patrols fight their way through heavy snow to attack enemy positions. Meanwhile, huge 16-inch trench mortars open up on Nazi forts!
IN THE ATLANTIC – French battleships and smaller warships safely escort a merchant convoy through waters infested with U-Boats!
NEW ARMY PLANE HOVERS IN AIR
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The Air Corps’ newest observation plane – a tiny craft with special wing flaps, can fly almost straight up and then “hover” in the air at 25 M.P.H. It’s trial flight will amaze you!
CIRCUS ANIMALS LOST IN FIRE
ROCHESTER, IND. – Smoking ruins is all that’s left of the Cole Brothers’ Circus winter quarters, where hundreds of animals were trapped in their cages and burned to death. A tragic fate for circus favorites.
HUGE BOMBING PLANE TESTED
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Thrilling scenes of test flights of the Army’s new Consolidated bomber – a four-motored giant with a wing span of 110 feet. The craft has a top speed of over 300 M.P.H. and can carry 4 tons of bombs!
VENEZUELAN EMBASSY OPENED
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The beautiful new embassy on Massachusetts Ave. is host on its gala opening day to Colonel Medina, Venezuelan army and navy chief, who is visiting the U.S. Ambassador Escalante and his family greet him.
GIRLS UP A TREE OVER ART!
OAKDALE, CALIF. – The almond trees are blooming! The signal for an art class of scantily clad lassies to hasten to the orchards for the first outdoor art class of the year. The paintings are only fair – but Ah, Spring!
FENSKE AGAIN WINS THE “MILE”
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Chuck Fenske, outstanding mile runner of the season, repeats his recent triumphs over Glenn Cunningham in a thrilling race at the A.A.U. championships. Other spectacular events of the meet are shown!
“LONG SHOT” WINS $50,000 RACE
ARCADIA, CALIF. – A thrilling climax to a day of upsets as “Sweepida,” a 33-to-1 shot, romps away with the coveted Santa Anita Derby, leaving the favorites far behind. A victory that left turf fans breathless! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40017)
ON THE WAR FRONT
FINLAND – American volunteers, supported by funds from the U.S. drive ambulances at the front! Their work has saved countless lives.
A new Russian Mystery Bomb, eight feet long and used as a container for incendiary bombs, is discovered intact. These have caused most of the country’s horrible fires following air raids.
What these bombs can do is shown in an unnamed village just after the raiders have flown away. Fortunately, many inferior bombs failed to explode.
ENGLAND – Three Nazi fliers, shot down by the R.A.F., receive a military funeral. Meanwhile how England has sharply cut her shipping losses during recent weeks is vividly illustrated in these pictures of mine-sweepers at work.
FRANCE – For the first time since the war began, President Albert Lebrun visits the British Expeditionary Force with their chief, General Gort.
SAVE STARVING IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, CHINA – During the worst cold wave in twenty years, the Salvation Army feeds thousands of war refugees who have flocked to the city. Still, hundreds freeze to death each night – grim reminder of a forgotten war.
NEW AIR SAFETY DEVICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new fire extinguisher to smother fires while the airplane is in flight is demonstrated in Washington. Expelling carbon dioxide, this new safety measure conquers one of flying’s greatest hazards.
THEY’RE STILL IN THE LEAGUE!
CLEARWATER, FLA. – The National League Brooklyn Dodgers try to get in shape early as they open Spring training. The players are taking those excess inches off their waist lines and limbering up muscles before they head north.
SP---G! IT’S ON THE WAY!
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Everything you would want in the way of Spring fashions is shown in this group of new styles. All the gowns are of Swiss fabrics – materials that will appeal to all tastes and to all ages.
AN ENTIRE TOWN GOES FISHING
KELSO, WASH. – Once a year hordes of smelt make their way up the Columbia River to spawn and then young and old turn out for a fisherman’s field day. Each person is limited to a 20 pound catch and has no trouble getting his limit.
WELL, DO YOU WANNA WRESTLE?
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Maurice (The Angel) Tillet, a Frenchman termed the ugliest man in the world, grunts his way to victory in his big city wrestling debut. His wrestling technique, at that, is not as bad as it looks. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40019)
ON THE WAR FRONT
FINLAND – Soviet air raiders meet their doom when Finnish gunners bring down several huge Russian bombing planes.
In the far north, Lapland Finns round up the reindeer, to make warm coats for the soldiers.
For the “proletariat”! Finns broadcast propaganda messages at the “Red” front lines, in the war of words!
ENGLAND – Victory parade for crews of the cruisers “Ajax” and “Exeter,” heroes of the Graf Spee battle. King George salutes the victors!
EGYPT – Newly-arrived “Anzac” forces visit the Sphinx and Pyramids, before starting Near East war maneuvers.
BIGGEST LINER ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The S.S. Queen Elizabeth, sistership of the Queen Mary, reaches port after dodging U-Boats on a daring ocean crossing from England. The great luxury liner is expected to remain here for the duration of the war.
13 DIE IN MEXICAN TRAIN WRECK
LAS ADJUNTAS, MEXICO – Incredible scenes of wreckage and horrow after an express train crashed head on into a freight, killing thirteen and injuring scores. Shattered cars are graphic evidence of the terrible tragedy!
MISS FLORIDA 1940 CHOSEN
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. – Pretty Cecille Perkins wins the coveted title from a bevy of lovely “eye-fuls,” in the annual beauty parade and contest at the McFadden-Deauville Pool. A gala pageant of feminine charm and oomph!
FLAMES SWEEP LUMBER PLANT
BALTIMORE, MD. – Spectacular scenes as a $300,000 fire roars through a huge lumber yard. Three hundred firemen battle the raging inferno for hours, and many are injured as the flames rage through two entire business blocks!
CITY CAVING IN OVER COAL MINE
SHENANDOAH, PA. – Horrified residents of this coal mining town watch as their buildings and streets sink – inch by inch – into old mine shafts which run under the city. Engineers try to halt the tragic sinking!
QUAINT ITALIAN FESTIVAL HELD
VIAREGGIO, ITALY – The colorful seaside resort town is a mecca of gala floats and happy revelers as the annual Carnival opens on a note of pageantry and pomp. Amazing animated figures adorn the floats!
N.Y. GIANTS LOOK FOR BIG YEAR
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. – Attention baseball fans! The Nat’l Leaguers, under their chief Bill Terry, get going with a bang at Spring quarter, and take it from the boys, 1940 is going to be a “pennant” year.
PURSUIT PLANES IN MASS FLIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Thrilling scenes as 36 new Curtiss pursuit ships take off from Moffett Field and fly in formation over ‘Frisco Bay. A picture that’s sure-fire entertainment – and exciting as well – for air-minded America! |
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