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Divine Cult's Ark Takes "Angels" To 500-Acre Heaven
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery The mysterious 'Father Divine,' African American religious leader, takes 2,000 followers to a new 'Heaven,' an old mansion converted for their use. The big party sails up the Hudson from New York City in an excursion steamer.
Wild Animals Harnessed For Farm Plowing
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery Ken Maynard s ranch goes agricultural, with elephants, buffaloes, zebus and other normally wild beasts hitched to ploughs and cultivators. The camel becomes so ornery he nearly kills the cameraman.
Hundreds Trapped As Heavy Snows Hit High Sierras
Shaky and dark in contrast and imagery Holiday tourists are hemmed in as the first blizzard of the year descends on the mountains. Snow ploughs work day and night to clear the highways of towering piles of white while motorists try to dig out their cars with shovels. Three people clearing off car buried in snow, including a person kneeling on the hood of the car who slips off and falls into one of the others (funny).
Roosevelt Gives The Lie To Farm Critics
Rolling light in contrast and imagery The President lashes out against his opponents, declaring in a fiery speech before thousands of cheering farmers, that many of the 'high and mighty' have been 'lying about the kind of farm program which this nation is operating today.'
Strong Man Loses 50 Lbs. On Beer Diet
Rolling light in contrast and imagery A 259-lb. Strong man goes on a thirty-three day regime of 'suds.' He proves the beverage fails to fatten as he performs his routine of unusual feats of strength.
Small Boy Runs Dog Circus
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery A lad of nine trains a group of his canine pets to give a remarkable stunting exhibition. The young ringmaster proudly puts his charges through their paces as his pals watch.
5 HP Sky-Bike Demonstrated By Austrian Ace
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery A tiny glider, complete with landing-wheels and a 5 hp motor, takes off by itself and cruises at fifty mile an hour on the gas and oil that can be bought for two dimes.
52 Dead As Huge Soviet Air Liner Crashes In Flames
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery A stunting 'plane crashes into the Maxim Gorki, largest heavier-than-air craft in the world, bringing the huge machine hurtling to earth. Latest pictures show the monster of the skies on impressive test flights.
Gen. Booth Returns To U.S.
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery The Salvation Army head lands at Los Angeles harbor after a long tour of inspection in Australia and the Philippine Islands. They disembark from the Mariposa. The Mariposa docking a CU of a woman that represents the Salvation Army holding a bouquet of flowers.
3 Measly Hops Give Frog Title To Louisianan
Rolling light in contrast and imagery Three measly jumps, totaling only three and one-half feet altogether, give the crown to a Louisiana hopper in a contest viewed by 8,000 persons in New York's Central Park in celebration of Mark Twain's Centennial. Frog jumping contest.
50,000 Greet Sky-Train On Overseas Hop
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery An excited throng of 50,000 hails the arrival of the first international glider train after its hop from Key West over the Straits of Florida. The pilots land their stranger craft with ease directly in front of the capitol.
Richman-Merrill Land In Europe
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery Harry Richman, noted musical comedy actor, and pilot Dick Merrill tune up their big plane for a Trans-Atlantic two-way crossing. The aeronauts intend to opt into the British Capital for dinner and return to New York for breakfast.
T-Men Now Taught Marksmanship By The Coast Guard
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery White house police and guardians of the treasury department brush up on their revolver shooting technique under the expert guidance of coast guard instructors. Treasury watch-dogs also rip off a tattoo on tommy-guns. Great police training material, firing guns, target practice.
IL Duce Threshes First Wheat From the Pontine Marsh
Rolling, light in contrast and imagery Mussolini turns farm-hand for a day to thresh part of the first wheat grown on the reclaimed land that turns the Ancient Malaria-Breeding Pontine Marshes into a healthful new province for the nation.
Blue-Eyed Blonde Takes First Prize At Baby Parade
Blue-Eyed Blonde Takes First Prize At Baby Parade All kinds of babies with all kinds of dispositions show their wares to the judges in a championship contest. Spectators applaud in approval as officials choose Shirley Black of Lansdowne, Pa., is the winner.
Comics Throw The Bull In Coast Arena
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery Clowning toreadors throw the buy all over the place during a performance by a famous Spanish comedy troupe in which a band serenades the principals ant the unsliced animal walks back from the show.
Beach Styles Net Eye-full
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery Shapely models display the new 'fish net' bathing suits for wear during the summer, the exhibit indicating that the sirens of the sands should catch many a poor fish.
The Duce Consults With Chancellor Schuschnigg
A little rolling light in contrast and imagery Mussolini and the Austrian premier meet for talks scheduled to bring about closer relations between their countries. The Italian leader flies his own plane back to Rome after the conference. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg tightened the ties with Mussolini s regime in Italy and promulgate the concept of Austria as a second German state. Chancellor Schuschnigg was also elected Minister of Education July 1934 - March 1938 As Mussolini takes off in his private plane, Chancellor Schuschnigg waves good-bye with a big smile on his face. Mussolini putting on a parachute. (nazi salute)
Senoritas Show Off Charms
Rolling a little dull on imagery The casino Deportivo starts things off with a bang, parading the loveliest bathing girls in the island republic. Pulchritude of face and figure brings prizes to three splendid specimens.
Wily Goeduck Gives Hunters Clammy Chase
Rolling a little dull in contrast and imagery Enormous clams, famed for their succulence, use all their wiles to escape the spades of hungry 'sportsmen.' The opening of the season finds the wary 'gooney-duck' hiding his light deep in the sand. The GOEDUCK (It's pronounced gooey-duck) or (Ugly) - These are actually VERY huge clams that in habit NW beaches. Digging them is difficult as they are very strong and dig very fast and deep. Unless you have to feed a lot of people, it's better to just leave them alone.
Riders Come Down To Earth
Rolling, some overexposure in contrast and imagery Famous rodeo stars put on an exhibition of sterling horsemanship, but there's many a slip 'twixt the 'chute' and prize-winning time when a stouthearted borne' or bull makes up its mind.
FDR SCRUBBS NRA
Shaky dull, light in contrast and imagery A unanimous decision outlaws the Blue Eagle. Administration aides gather to save the recovery program while labor leaders and General Johnson make strong pleas to preserve the gains recorded by workers and industrialists under the regime.
Millionaire Forced To Wed
Jumpy a little blurry in contrast and imagery George F Jennings has $12,000,000 but he's sixty-seven and he must marry and acquire a family before July 25, if he doesn't want to lose six million. Exclusive pictures show the sexagenarian wading through basketsful of mail sent to him by women who want to be his bride.
Frontier Fete Marks Yakima Half Century
Shaky dull in contrast and imagery Pioneer days are colorfully revived to celebrate the community's half-century of existence. Sixty thousand spectators watch a brilliant parade representing all phases of frontier life.