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Newsreels: 1939 - Year In Review Sports
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keywords: Drum Majorette Elsie Crabtree, Bee's Knees, W.C. Fields, US Polo Team, High Board Diving, Ski Jumping, Golfer Henry Picard, Cowboy Rodeo, Indianapolis 500
Synopsis: French Naval Destroyer Sirocco Victorious Over Nazi U-Boats, Mrs. Chamberlain Reviews Units Of The Women's Auxiliary Service, Planes, Trucks And Tractors On Their Way To England And France, Special Parade For Texan Elsie Crabtree And Her Famous Knees, World's Laziest Golfer Is None Other Than WC Fields!, US Polo Team Retains International Challenge Cup, University Of California Rows Their Way To Victory, High Board Diving Is A Spectacle To Admire, Ski Jumping Gains A Following Of Fans And Athletes, Motorcycle Hill Climbing Exciting And Fraught With Danger, Golfer Henry Picard Wins His First PGA Victory, New Speed Record Set For Boat Racing, Spills And Thrills In Rodeo Round-Up, New Motor Speed Record Set - Over Six Miles A Minute!, Race Car Driver Wilbur Shaw Wins The Indianapolis 500, Bumpy Jumpy Car Races Filled With Laughs And Thrills...(read more)
- Date: 1939
- Duration: 00:07:29
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: The World
French Naval Destroyer Sirocco Victorious Over Nazi U-Boats
Fame awaits the crew and captain of the tiny French destroyer, Sirocco, as it returns to port after bagging several Nazi U-Boats in as many days.
Mrs. Chamberlain Reviews Units Of The Women's Auxiliary Service
Mrs. Chamberlain, wife of Britain’s prime minister, reviews units of the Women’s Auxiliary Service, patriotic wives and sisters who are doing their bit on land and in the air!
Planes, Trucks And Tractors On Their Way To England And France
The Staten Island free port is alive with planes, trucks, tractors, trench-diggers and other equipment for Britain and France, awaiting shipment on British boats! 4,000 trucks comprise one huge order!
Special Parade For Texan Elsie Crabtree And Her Famous Knees
Elsie Crabtree, dimple-kneed drum majorette from Nevada, gets a wild ovation from thousands, with a special parade staged in her honor. The male admirers are chained to their spouses when Elsie’s around!
World's Laziest Golfer Is None Other Than WC Fields!
WC Fields, the laughable and lovable film star, wins the Laziest Golfer title hands down. To avoid walking after his drives, he aims ‘em up hill – and they roll right back again!
US Polo Team Retains International Challenge Cup
The US team of Phipps, Hitchcock, Iglehart and Guest retained the International Challenge Cup, beating the British four straight!
University Of California Rows Their Way To Victory
The University of California crew annexed the coveted Poughkeepsie Regatta Crown with a brilliant victory on the Hudson!
High Board Diving Is A Spectacle To Admire
The sensational high-board diving of Ruth Jump and Marjorie Gestring, Olympic queens, featured a banner year!
Ski Jumping Gains A Following Of Fans And Athletes
The colorful form of Reidar Anderson, Norwegian Ski Champ, was tops during a year in which thousands took up the thrilling snow sport!
Motorcycle Hill Climbing Exciting And Fraught With Danger
Motorcycle hill climbing won thousands of new fans, with its exciting and dangerous assaults on impossible slippery slopes!
Golfer Henry Picard Wins His First PGA Victory
Professional Golfer Henry Picard, captured the PGA title, one up,his first major victory, after a thrilling dual with fellow golfer Byron Nelson!
New Speed Record Set For Boat Racing
Sir Malcom Campbell set a new record of 141 M.P.H. on an English lake in his amazing Blue Bird!
Spills And Thrills In Rodeo Round-Up
Spills and action for daring cowboys as the Wild West’s Round-Ups shared in the national sport-light!
New Motor Speed Record Set - Over Six Miles A Minute!
John Cobb astounded the world with a speed dash of 368 mph – over six miles a minute – on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah!
Race Car Driver Wilbur Shaw Wins The Indianapolis 500
Wilbur Shaw repeated his Indianapolis victory of 1937, but a sensational smash-up marred the 500-mile classic!
Bumpy Jumpy Car Races Filled With Laughs And Thrills
Even the rattle-bang jalopies got their share of public attention, in bumpy jumpy races filled with laughs and thrills!
