Yesterday's Newsreel Italian-Ethiopian War, New York Worlds Fair (1939)

Synopsis

This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features seven segments of historic highlights. Italian-Ethiopian War 1934-1946 (:39- 3:22 ). Italian King Victor Emmanuel III inspect graduate officers on horseback followed by tanks following the same difficult course. Actual footage of Italy attacking Ethiopia in tanks is shown. General Graziani watches as his troops penetrate the valley. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie watches his men fight. Italian guns rake the road to Addis Ababa while an Italian Pipistrello bombs from above. Ethiopian defenders ride horseback, rifles held high. A crowd greets Benito Mussolini at the Piazza May 5, 1936, shown making gestures from a window above. New York Worlds Fair Opens 1939 ( 3:24 - 4:20 ). Men put final touches on the 40’ model of New York City. Mayor LaGuardia officially opens the Fair, receiving the first ticket. Georges Clemenceau Dies 1929 ( 4:23 - 5:26 ) Prime Minister Clemenceau is shown reviewing French troops and walking through town ruins destroyed by war. He also visits the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and is shown at its base. Personalities ( 5:36 - 7:10 ) Live footage is shown of Fahreda Spyropoulos, known as Fatima, belly dances at the Street in Cairo” exhibition at the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition. Charles Evans Hughes retires as Secretary of State in 1925 and is succeeded by Frank B. Kellogg ( 6:10…

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Running time

12 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage