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Royalty: Exiled Belgian King Returns Under Cloud
Royalty: Exiled Belgian King Returns Under Cloud With Belgian's parliament nearly evenly divided on the issue of his return, King Leopold after 6 years in exile returns by air to take over the uneasy throne of his homeland, Belgian. In exile since the surrender to the Nazis ten years ago, he is heavily guarded by troops during the drive from the airport. A narrow majority of 57.7% of votes in favor of the King being allowed back from Switzerland.
Sports: Water Skiing Stunts
Sports: Water Skiing Stunts No single person has done more to make the world aware of the glamour and fun of water skiing than Dick Pope, and few, if any, have contributed more to the encouragement of tournament skiing. Come along for a dizzy spin on the lake, to watch the aquatic statemen go over the jumps and into the drink
AAU Swim Meet
AAU Swim Meet Highlight is the mile swim, won by Yale s Johnny Marshall in world record-shattering time. Second is Ford Konno of Hawaii, who also breaks the old mark.
Parade With Floats, Clowns - The Aqua Jesters
Parade With Floats, Clowns - The Aqua Jesters Following spectacular float parade, the clown divers take over during the aqua follies, bringing you a rib-tickling exhibition of zany diving. A clown in the parade with a shower curtin and a dinky shower. Stunt divers doing silly dives off the high jump.
Nation Tightens Belt To Back UN Battle
Jumpy/shaky image Nation Tightens Belt To Back UN Battle As our GI's gather strength in Korea to hold back the onrushing red borders still gaining ground in the fight, Americans on the home-front tighten their belts to help out. There is plenty of food in our warehouses, so hoarding is both unpatriotic and ridiculous. Shot of a train coming down the tracks this is not a passenger train. Soldiers standing on a deck of a military transport ship, A convoy of soldiers stop and are giving people drinking water. Tanks firing shots into the Korean hill side. Wounded men laying on the ground waiting for a military train to pick them up. At a railroad station soldiers are helping the wounded get along, one soldier has his arm in a sling. It looks like civilians are sitting on the ground waiting for the train to come in. Warehouse shot of stock piles of food packed in wooden barrels and burlap sacks. CU shot of a sack from Brazil more than likely holding coffee beans. Warehouse workers stacking boxes of food. On the docks of a shipping port a large loading crane is delivering packaged food. Back at the warehouse a worker checks out the stock piles of bags of grain, coffee and whatever is package able.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Laid To Rest
Jumpy/shaky image Prime Minister Mackenzie King Laid To Rest Canada pays its last tribute to Mackenzie King, former Prime Minister and great world leader. Prime Minister Saint Laurent Viscount Alexander and others pass before his bier on Parliament Hill. Mourners and friends pass his open casket. His casket is carried out of the building and there is a military gun salute to honor the late Prime Minister.
Coney Hails Film Star, Charles Coburn
Coney Hails Film Star, Charles Coburn Charles Coburn, veteran actor and star of the forthcoming picture 'Louisa,' gets a big welcome at Coney Island. He leaves a good impression (in cement) after a big day at the beach. There is a parade in Charles Coburn honor. Charles Coburn is putting up a street sign that reads - Louisa Lane. The name of the movie that he is in. There is a large portrait of Charles Coburn that is nailed on to a pole. Charles and some starlets are sitting at a luncheon counter eating a long hot dog. Charles Coburn is signing his name in wet cement and a imprint of his cigar that he always has in his mouth. CU shot of Charles and the cement block.
Old-style Chariot Race
Old-style Chariot Race Just like they did in ancient Rome, present-day Romans stage a spectacular chariot race in the marble stadium. Thundering steeds and tunic-clad drivers in a thrilling race. This is a reenactment of the Roman and Greek days when chariot races were held, of course there were no numbers on the chariots back then. The chariot race takes place with a two horse team.
Midget Auto Comes To Grief
Midget Auto Comes To Grief During a close race by snorting midget racers, one driver narrowly escapes with his life when his car hurtles through the air and rolling over, spilling him out on the dirt track. As that happens there's a MS of a woman screaming and putting her hands over her eyes. The cars are kicking up a lot of dust.
Ski Birds Hit The Hay
Ski Birds Hit The Hay A summer ski meet brings out the ski-birds for a go on artificial snow. The finish line is a pile of hay, and when they hit it, anything can happen. Two of the summer skiers are going through the hay only to find another skier buried under piles of the hay.
New Aid Rushed To Korea
New Aid Rushed To Korea New aid, both in manpower and in equipment, is rushed to the fighting front in Korea, where GI's are still falling back against a foe superior in numbers. Action films from the front show US. Forces fighting delaying action. Defense dept. Pictures show new-type 3.5 Super-bazookas being tested. Military men in trucks and you can see bombs going off in the back hills. Soldiers walking down the road with weapons carried on their shoulders. Soldiers sitting in a ditch sharing sea rations (canned food). Military truck with machine guns mounted on its bed with two soldiers ready for action. Smoke from an exploding bomb. Soldiers sleeping catching 40 winks on top of their weapons. Soldiers loading and firing their 3.5 Super-Bazookas. MCU of a young soldier holding his riffle. More shots of soldiers fighting in a battle firing their weapons. Aerial shots of weapons being fired and the light as the bullets or bombs explode on buildings and bridges. The North Koreans fighting back CU of weapons, protective facial mask to protect the soldiers and his eyes from fire. A view from a bazooka scope looking at the target, a tank, that gets blown up. The M-20 rocket launcher is a very formidable weapon making it possible for the foot soldier to attack and defeat.
Mink & Fox Have Field Day
Shaky, blurry, fuzzy and dull in contrast and imagery Mink & Fox Have Field Day Fur stylists from North and South America gather to witness a premier showing of fur fashions. The accent is on mink and fox, in full-length creation and jackets and stoles. An eye-filling delight for milady.
Flight Of The Snowbirds Sailing
Flight Of The Snowbirds Sailing Sailing on a small scale but with king-sized thrills. The annual 'Flight Of The Snowbirds' calls out more than 125 craft. A classic of American small boat sailing. There are probably 100 little sail boats or more in Newport Harbor and it looks like all young people are handling the sailing part of it.
Frontier Days Rodeo
Frontier Days Rodeo Action and excitement in the Wild West tradition as cowboys tackle beefy brahmas and bucking broncos before huge crowd at Annual Jamboree. Fancy riding, and fancy spills! A parade takes place down the middle of Cheyenne. Cowboys are holding up the old American flag which has only 48 stars or 48 states. The cowboys are followed by Indians wearing their war bonnet head dress and native dress. The rodeo starts up and the bleachers are packed with people who love rodeos. Cowboys riding bulls and horses.
Yanks Dig In As Reds
Yanks Dig In As Reds Reinforced Yanks dig in on a shrinking beach head. As fresh troops arrive, the United States wins a victory in the United Nations Security Council with adoption of its motion to consider the condemnation of North Korea as the first order of business on the agenda. However, America's fifth column swings into action and Union Square in New York beacon A large military duck pulls up to a beach and unloads military personal. Army jeeps are parked on the deck of the transport ship. A platoon of army men standing and watching the unloading process. Army of men marching down a Korean street. Army brass go into a field tent to plan their strategy of attack. A CU shot of a deserted bridge, as the camera man zooms in with the shot, you can see that the bridge has been booby trap with explosives. Army men planting explosives, land mines. Army men camouflaging themselves with trees.
Rodeo Sparks Pioneer Days
Rodeo Sparks Pioneer Days Named after a famous Indian warrior, Chief Joseph, this little pioneer town stages a colorful Chief Joseph days celebration. Film stars Walter Brennan and Chill Wills, on hand for the Oregon Premier of 'Curtain Call at Cactus Creek,' join in the festivities culminating with a bang-up wild west rodeo. There's a big parade going down the streets of Joseph. Some of the band members are dressed as clowns. The Indian Chiefs ride on their beautiful steeds. Here come the cowgirls on their horses. The parade passes the marquee of the Rainbow Theater. A CU of the Curtain Call At Cactus Creek on the marquee. From left to right: Will Rogers, C. Wills and Walter Brennan pose for a picture. Throngs of people are cueing up to be served at a BBQ by Walter Brennan. MS of steaks on the BBQ grill, yum, yum eat em up. Now we're at the rodeo and the cowboys, cowgirls and Indians are on their horses riding in the center of the ring. Now the cowboys are on bucking broncos and bulls.
Korea: Yanks Set For Big Offensive
Korea: Yanks Set For Big Offensive The marine supply base at Barstow, California springs to life as world ware two tanks and guns are reconditioned and sped to ports of embarkation, while un troops launch counter attacks and stall the red advance. CU of a tank. Cannons are lined up in a row. Soldier hosing down a dusty tank. Another soldier hosing down a cannon. Tank testing the flame thrower, see the flames shoot out? Passenger train careening down the track, it's been converted into a weapons transporter. The train is hauling tanks and cannons. Aerial shots of a plane shooting down at the North Koreans. Soldiers loading and shooting off their cannons. Buildings getting blown up. Army men in the trenches fighting. This does not look like a staged war game if it is, its a darn good one.
Jumbo On Wheels
Jumbo On Wheels He's all rigged up with wheels and sprockets. He looks like an elephant acts like an elephant, but he's mechanical and the English kids love him. Shown are the inner workings of the elephant and how he was constructed. From a distance he looks almost real and the children sitting on top of him are having the time of their life.
Winter Chapeaux Fashions
Winter Chapeaux Fashions The rue de la paix again comes through with some startling creations for milady, and startling is just the word. A felt dish type hat with a flower on the left side. Now, this hat looks like a dish with it brim turned up and a large knitted netting goes over the eyes, this could be a red hat. A form fitting hat that fits to the head with ear flaps. A beanie type hat and a large net to the side of the hat.
Jehovah's Witnesses Baptism
Jehovah's Witnesses Baptism: Seventy-five thousand of the Jehovah's Witnesses followers gather for a giant meeting and a wholesale baptism follows. Hundreds of people cue in line to get baptized in Sunnyside Pool. People being baptized in swimming pool.
Korea: Decisive Battle Rages Along
Korea: Decisive Battle Rages Along The Korean War enters a decisive phase for united nation forces fighting to secure a beach-head. North Korean aggressors continue heavy pressure along the 140-mile front. The refugee problem adds to the troubles of American GI's fighting heroically. Meanwhile, B-29 bombers continue their interdiction raids against big targets, and fighter planes.
Big Families Selected By "Louisa" Cast Members
Big Families Selected By "Louisa" Cast Members Here in town for the world premiere of the new Universal-International hit, 'Louisa,' members of the cast including Charles Coburn, Ronald Reagan and Spring Byington are judges for a unique contest to select the Largest Chicago Family. First it starts off with the cast members sitting in convertibles waving to the public The parade of cars stop at the Chicago Theater where throngs of people are waiting to cheer on their movie stars. Finely they select the winning family.
Chicago Football "The Allstars"
Chicago Football "The Allstars" At Soldiers Field, Chicago, the College All-Stars, sparked by North Carolina's, Charlie Justice, ride herd on the Philadelphia Eagles, 17 to 7. There's a bunch of guys dressed in football uniforms running all over the field.
Soap Box Derby
Soap Box Derby Welcome to the biggest event that comes to Ohio every year. Thousands of boys who with their father build these cars and enter them in the Ohio State, Soap Box Derby Race. Before they race they have to give a qualifying time and be in a parade with last years winner. After that's all said and done it's off to the races. Thousands of people come out just to attend the parade and see the race. A kiss from mom to the winner.