Film opens referring to U.S. Marines in 1775. In a reenactment men carrying the "Don't Tread on Me" flag march to resist the British. Next, they are seen in a battle at sea. Scene shifts to 20th Century, where Marines are seen marching in a parade in an American city. Scene shifts again, to a ship at a dock with U.S. Marines disembarking. Closeup of some in class A and dress uniforms carrying duffel bags. They sing as they move from the ship to the dock and then march along a pier, past sailors aboard a lightly armed ship.. (World War II period).
Street sign in a small city reads 'Main Street'. Cars drive along a wide street. Men confer on sidewalk outside a building. Many cars are parked along the curb. Man with a package "jay walks" across a street causing difficulty for drivers who must avoid him. He, in turn, rails at the drivers. Pedestrians on sidewalk look over unpaved roadway. Man, on upper porch of a building, looks out over cars driving on the street below. A woman cleans window of Hotel upon which "Hotel Dayton, Under New Management," is painted (presumably in Dayton, Ohio).
Local members of optimist club, in small city, pose on steps of a building for photograph. Two photographers click pictures. An octagonal sign reads 'Optimist International'. People sit at tables in a hall.
In a movie enactment, a well-dressed man driving his automobile, is pulled over by motorcycle policeman, who pays no attention to his explanations, and gives him a summons. The man is seen arriving at his pleasant middle class home, where he greets his wife and baby, sitting in the backyard. A street sign shows Main Street at Broadway in the small city.
Women flaunting tradition in the "roaring twenties." Three women in flapper styles sit on a park bench and read tabloid newspapers with headlines: A woman puts on make up. Another woman smokes a cigarette.
Two women cross a street. Cars are parked along the curb and several other people are seen out walking. The shops along the street include a pharmacy that has an advertisement for a current movie: "Norma Talmadge in Secrets." The women pause to look at the adverstisement, and then go on their way.
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