The annual award of the President's Committee on Employment of Physically Handicapped is presented to M. J. Blumberg in Beverly Hills, California. Interiors of a room shows U.S. Admiral R. Mcentire presenting a plaque to M. J. Blumberg of Universal-International Pictures for the film 'Bright Victory'.
Distinguished guests and delegates from round the world are present at the meeting of American Association for the United Nations (UN) at Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California. The UN Mediator and Noble Peace Prize winner, Dr Ralph Bunche is the chief guest. Dr Bunche speaks on the importance of world peace and America's contribution in restoring world peace.
Brief shots of Grand Canyon, speed boats, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Sea World killer whale, rodeo cowboy, woman skiing, snow capped mountains, and Disney castle. Map of North America highlights California and Nevada. Postcard pictures of people and places in California and Nevada. Los Angeles skyline. Neon sign "Coors California." Car hop drive in diner with classic muscle cars and motorcycles. Shot looking upward from moving vehicle of palm trees lining street. The famous Hollywood sign. Several stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Universal Studios park shows tourists with Jaws mechanical shark and moving shooting demonstrations. Rolls Royce on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and shopping with storefronts of Cartier, Elizabeth Arden, Gucci. Aerial view of Santa Monica pier. At the beach, a man surfing in waves and women in bikini bathing suits playing volleyball. People in fashions of the 1980s. Controls of boom box radio and young man break dance performer shows a breakdance routine. Roller skaters performing stunts and dancing on roller skates. Hotdog vendor. Tall swings with two performers. Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies homes, TransAmerica Building in San Francisco. Street Car or Cable car operating shows conductor and controls at work. San Francisco street scenes with pedestrians and automobiles. San Francisco pier. Slicing sour dough bread and steaming dungeness crabs. Yosemite National Park with people boarding shuttle bus and watching waterfall. Hoover Dam and Lake Meade. Boats on Lake Meade. Las Vegas sites including Flamingo, Stardust, and Dunes casinos. People gambling at the Las Vegas Club. Neon lights of casinos. Slot machines and card and table games like craps and blackjack. A Las Vegas nightclub show with dancers. Woman relaxing on a raft in a pool at a hotel.
Jack Pickford and Marilyn Miller's marriage ceremony at their Pickfair estate in Beverly Hills, California. Ducks roam on lawn outside on grounds of the estate house. Bride and groom come with people following them. Clergy talks to them. Mary Pickford comes and kisses her brother and the bride, twice. Charlie Chaplin then clowns around with Mary Pickford, pretending to place a ring on her finger. Douglas Fairbanks performs some humorous, comic exercises.
A football match is played between California and North western University at rose bowl. California also called Golden Bears win over Northwestern University, also called Wildcats by 20-14. A crowd of 93000 witness the match.
The 1949 Hollywood Gold Cup was held at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California. (The entire Hollywood Park season was moved to Santa Anita, following a devastating fire on the night of May 5, 1949 that destroyed Hollywood Park's grandstand.) The spectators seated in the stands. The horses on tracks . The owner of the horse, Solidarity. The race starts. The spectators watch the race and cheer. The horses run on the track. The spectators watch as Solidarity wins the race.
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