This film is a Castle Films production from 1937, edited by Eugene W. Castle. Castle Films was founded in California in 1924 by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle, and in 1937 he launched the “The News Parade” series. This “News Parade” is composed of newsreels covering major news internationally in 1937, including the Spanish Civil War, rising tensions in Europe as the fascist leaders of Italy and Germany threaten democratic nations, natural disasters in the USA, politics, and cultural events.

“The News Parade of The Year” text overlay (00:10). Credits (00:20). “Europe’s Powder Keg!” title banner (00:26). Footage of the Spanish Civil War and explosions (00:36). Artillery (00:48). Smoke clouds from explosions during Nationalist offensive against Republicans (00:49). Views of the Spanish rebellion forces in Madrid, Spain, led by General Francisco Franco (00:52). Soldiers carrying a body on a gurney (00:54). Farmers walking with their cattle (00:56). Civilians walking through the war-torn streets in Madrid (01:00). Madrid being bombed (01:11). Buildings on fire (01:16). “Worst London Cloud Burst in 27 Years” title banner (01:20). Footage of the flooded streets of London, England (01:31). “In the U. S. Storms and Floods Render Thousands Homeless” title banner (01:48). Footage of the floods in the South and Midwest in the U. S. (01:55) and locals sailing through residential neighborhoods to perform rescues (02:09). Footage of cars, horses, and cattle moving through flooded streets (02:21). “George VI Reviews Grand Fleet” title banner (02:34). George IV and Queen Elizabeth at their coronation in 1937 (02:45). Decorated war fleet of war ships in parade (02:48). The ‘Bloodhound’ royal yacht (02:56). King George IV and Queen Elizabeth greet soldiers of the British Navy (03:02). The Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, HMS Newcastle (C76) (03:10). “Texas Horror!” title banner (03:12). Footage of the school at New London, Texas, after an explosion (03:19). Men working in the ruins (03:23). Men standing in a crowd (03:31). The school building collapsing (03:33). A destroyed car (03:41). “U. S. Labor Strikes” title banner (03:43). Views of laborers on strike (03:54). “Rockefeller” title banner (04:18). Footage of John D. Rockefeller (04:24). “Amelia Earhart Lost!” title banner (04:38). Footage of Amelia Earhart (04:45). A Lockheed Model 10 Electra plane flying (04:53). “SOS” text overlay (05:01). A communication center (05:03). Amelia Earhart (05:07). “London to New York In 24 Hours” title banner (05:09). The LZ 129 Hindenburg airship, which exploded in 1937 (05:20). Sikorsky S-42 flying boat (05:23). A map of the Atlantic Ocean and the journey from London to New York drawn (05:28). The S-23C Empire Class flying boat flying over New York City (05:36). “Soviet Flyers Win New Air Laurels” title banner (05:49). Mikhail Gromov, Andrey Yumanshev, and Sergey Danilin, the three pilots of the record-setting flight (06:01). A map of the North Pole and the journey from Moscow to Canada drawn (06:14). Gromov, Yumanshev, and Danilin (06:24). Footage from the celebrations in Moscow after the 63-hour flight (06:32). “Black to U. S. Supreme Court!” title banner (06:42). Hugo Black appointed as Associate Supreme Court Justice in 1937 by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt (06:53). “77 million Dollar Bridge Opens” title banner (07:01). The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California (07:11). “Mussolini Visits Hitler in Germany” title banner (07:23). Views of Germans greeting Mussolini upon his arrival in Germany (07:33). Footage of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini arriving by train (07:36). Adolf Hitler and his associates (07:43). Troops marching (07:53). “Japan Invades China!” title banner (07:56). Footage from Shanghai South after Japanese bombings in the Second Sino-Japanese war (08:06). Kawasaki Ki-48 twin-engine light bombers (08:23). Civilians running and seeking shelter (08:33). Text overlay (08:58). Josef Stalin (09:07). Adolf Hitler (09:09). Benito Mussolini (09:11). Franklin D. Roosevelt (09:13). Text overlay (09:17). “The End” text overlay (09:32).

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