U.S. troops on the Nazi German liner Europa arriving in New York harbor after the end of World War II. Europa approaching the New York harbor. U.S. troops seen aboard, on the deck of the ocean liner. A Nazi flag on the ship. The troops stand on the deck. A banner reads 'Hiya Butch'. Captain of the liner is seen. U.S. Marshal James MacKay signs a document and takes possession of the vessel for the United States. The Naval officers stand in a group.
Film opens showing a U.S. Air Transport Command C-54 aircraft taxiing in to park at the Washington National airport, Washington, DC. Next, U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, leaves the aircraft and descends steps, followed by a Congressional delegation, including Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. The airport ramp is crowded with Army Air Forces personnel, photographers, and news reporters. Other Air Forces members watch from in front of the Army Air Forces Transport Command Terminal in the background. Closeup of Byrnes greeting several men in the crowd. Part of the sequence repeats again.
Tennis players return to New York after winning the Davis Cup. American tennis players John Donald Don Budge, Gene Mako, Frank 'Frankie' Andrew Parker and other players pose holding the Davis Cup. Buildings in the background. A close up Gene Mako, Frank 'Frankie' Andrew Parker and Donalnd.
A wedding held at the foot of famous cataract in the Niagara Falls in New York. A couple aboard a steamer during the Maid of the Mist. A minister solemnizes the marriage. The Niagara Falls in the background. A close up of the minister. The groom places a ring on the bride's finger. They kiss each other. Their relatives stand near them. The couple and the relatives climb up a ladder on the steamer. A close up of the married couple.
Iron Curtain refugees arrive in New York. The refugees disembark an airplane chartered by the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. Families with little children, nuns and other refugees disembarking the airplane. The families with children along with luggage leave the airport. A man with his son. A woman holds her little child. Cars and a bus in the background. A close up of the face of the sleeping child. The little Iron Curtain refugees.
Premiere of a British movie Genevieve at the Sutton Theater, 205 East 57th Street, in New York City. People crowd outside the theater to watch the premiere. Some of the stars arrive in a vintage car. Actress Eva Gabor and her mother get off from a car. Conrad Neagle and his wife arrive for the premiere. Opera diva Mimi Benzil arrives with her husband. Maggie McNellis speaks into a microphone along with Hollywood celebrity Gloria Swanson.
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