Animated Weekly, No. 7
Ice Boats Race for Pennant in Heavy Gale: The "Ingenue" wins the New Jersey State championship in exciting contest on the frozen Shrewsbury, Red Bank, N.J. "Tank" Bank Leads Drive in British Financial Offensive: Mud-stained veteran of Sir Julian Byng's victory near Cambrai captures war bond dollars in Trafalgar Square, London, England. Subtitle: Surrendering their bank rolls. Pasadena Revels in Roses While Ice-Bound East Shivers: Four persons overcome by heat at Rose festival while temperature drops and death rate rises for frozen Atlantic Coast cities, Pasadena, Cal. Subtitle: A "tank" of roses. Chicago Snow-Bound by Big Blizzard: Much suffering and tie-ups of railway lines caused by heavy snow fall and 60-mile-an-hour gale, Chicago, Ill. Beating the Lurking Pirates of the Sea: Progress on America's shipbuilding program grows by leaps and bounds, calling for approximately 11,000,000 tons by 1919, Houston, Tex. Subtitles: "Ships, ships, ships. Then more ships." Premier David Lloyd George. "Put your shoulders to the wheel. We must have ships." Edward N. Hurley, Chairman U.S. Shipbuilding Board. Oh, Boy: Broadway is Thankful There Are No Sightless Nights: De luxe and delightful styles in coats and lingerie of the musical "Flo Flo" illuminate the lightless nights of the former "Great White Way," New York City. Subtitles: These claim no exemption from the draft. The "watch your step surprise." A bat navigates without eyesight, but who wants to be a bat? Oo, la, la. The Princess Slip. No wonder the Prince fell. La Marseillaise, the spirit of France, The "Diamond Horse Shoe," "Royal Ermine." "Silver Chinchilla." "Queen of Sheba." Vera Michelena as the "Flo Flo" girl. Cross Country Runners Go "Over the Top:" Youths, many of them of Uncle Sam's Army and Navy, prove their endurance in city to ocean race, San Francisco, Cal. Subtitle: "Twenty-three" is a lucky number for Eddy Stout. America Takes Part in Great Allied War Council: Pictures just released by the Censor show American, Japanese, British and other delegates to unity conference of countries fighting Germany, Paris, France. Subtitles: The delegates from the Mikado. "We mean to stand by the French democracy to the death," Premier Clemenceau of France. General Currie, Commander-in-Chief of Canada's valiant forces in France. Pershing, on whose shoulders rest America's fate in the war, confers with General Tasker H. Bliss, Chief of the U. S. Army General Staff. Colonel E. M. House, President Wilson's confidential advisor, and Chairman of the American War Mission. French Avenge Crippled "Kiddies" of London: Giant German Zeppelin, one of five brought down by French aeroplanes while returning after "successful military attack" on English school houses, Bourbonne-Les-Bains, France. Subtitles: Like some prehistoric monster, the Zeppelin lies, a tribute to French aerial marksmanship. The commander's gondola, intact, is placed on exhibition in Paris. Skeleton of another of the air vultures, brought down in flames. The great dirigibles have proved a costly failure, smashing another German dream. Count Zeppelin, their inventor, died with a broken heart. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.
- Released
- 1918
Details
Release year: 1918
Storyline
Ice Boats Race for Pennant in Heavy Gale: The "Ingenue" wins the New Jersey State championship in exciting contest on the frozen Shrewsbury, Red Bank, N.J. "Tank" Bank Leads Drive in British Financial Offensive: Mud-stained veteran of Sir Julian Byng's victory near Cambrai captures war bond dollars in Trafalgar Square, London, England. Subtitle: Surrendering their bank rolls. Pasadena Revels in Roses While Ice-Bound East Shivers: Four persons overcome by heat at Rose festival while temperature drops and death rate rises for frozen Atlantic Coast cities, Pasadena, Cal. Subtitle: A "tank" of roses. Chicago Snow-Bound by Big Blizzard: Much suffering and tie-ups of railway lines caused by heavy snow fall and 60-mile-an-hour gale, Chicago, Ill. Beating the Lurking Pirates of the Sea: Progress on America's shipbuilding program grows by leaps and bounds, calling for approximately 11,000,000 tons by 1919, Houston, Tex. Subtitles: "Ships, ships, ships. Then more ships." Premier David Lloyd George. "Put your shoulders to the wheel. We must have ships." Edward N. Hurley, Chairman U.S. Shipbuilding Board. Oh, Boy: Broadway is Thankful There Are No Sightless Nights: De luxe and delightful styles in coats and lingerie of the musical "Flo Flo" illuminate the lightless nights of the former "Great White Way," New York City. Subtitles: These claim no exemption from the draft. The "watch your step surprise." A bat navigates without eyesight, but who wants to be a bat? Oo, la, la. The Princess Slip. No wonder the Prince fell. La Marseillaise, the spirit of France, The "Diamond Horse Shoe," "Royal Ermine." "Silver Chinchilla." "Queen of Sheba." Vera Michelena as the "Flo Flo" girl. Cross Country Runners Go "Over the Top:" Youths, many of them of Uncle Sam's Army and Navy, prove their endurance in city to ocean race, San Francisco, Cal. Subtitle: "Twenty-three" is a lucky number for Eddy Stout. America Takes Part in Great Allied War Council: Pictures just released by the Censor show American, Japanese, British and other delegates to unity conference of countries fighting Germany, Paris, France. Subtitles: The delegates from the Mikado. "We mean to stand by the French democracy to the death," Premier Clemenceau of France. General Currie, Commander-in-Chief of Canada's valiant forces in France. Pershing, on whose shoulders rest America's fate in the war, confers with General Tasker H. Bliss, Chief of the U. S. Army General Staff. Colonel E. M. House, President Wilson's confidential advisor, and Chairman of the American War Mission. French Avenge Crippled "Kiddies" of London: Giant German Zeppelin, one of five brought down by French aeroplanes while returning after "successful military attack" on English school houses, Bourbonne-Les-Bains, France. Subtitles: Like some prehistoric monster, the Zeppelin lies, a tribute to French aerial marksmanship. The commander's gondola, intact, is placed on exhibition in Paris. Skeleton of another of the air vultures, brought down in flames. The great dirigibles have proved a costly failure, smashing another German dream. Count Zeppelin, their inventor, died with a broken heart. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.
Top credits
- Tasker H. Bliss — Self
- Georges Clemenceau — Self
- Arthur Currie — Self
- E.M. House — Self