Scene aboard the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) as she approaches the pier in Casablanca port, during World War 2. Life preserver reads "USS Samuel Chase, USCG". American flag flies. Officers and men on deck. Ship's wake seen astern. Line handlers on pier, with hawser in their hands, walk across the pier to secure the lines. As Coast Guardsmen on the pier watch, a Scuffle breaks out among some local men on the pier. Several are knocked to the ground. Rifle-armed Moroccan gendarmerie in brown uniforms and red fezs, chase the troublemakers off the pier, and restore order. Crewmen are seen retrieving the ship's lines. The Navy Jack is lowered from the stern flag pole as the Chase begins to move away from the pier. The French battleship, Jean Bart, can be seen at an adjacent pier, beyond a group of intervening warehouses. A U.S. PBY aircraft flies overhead. Several scenes show crew members as they settle down for the voyage home.Several play acey ducey backgammon on deck. Some simply relax on the deck. Four crewmen play cards. The USS Samuel Chase heads West into the sunset.
The USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) en route to Oran, Algeria, in World War 2. A life preserver reads "USS Samuel Chase, USCG". American flag flies nearby. Silhouette shot of another transport ahead, gun mount and rigging in foreground. Silhouette of transport, sun in right side. Looking down on main deck of transport shows several Free French sailors in dress blues. Crew of ship on main deck. Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (Higgins Boat) on deck with identification "PA 26 3" painted on its hull. Transport underway. Marine dressed in fatigues. Water in background. Men lounge around on deck. Chief speaking to assembled Coast Guardsmen.
A United States Army training film about use of different weapons by soldiers of the United States. Soldiers fire guns, artillery, mortar, rifles and machine guns. Players at a boxing ring and soldiers in a close fight in a field. Soldiers use weapon 'morning star'. Brass knuckles displayed. Short gun and use of French knife demonstrated. A soldier fires a gun. (World War II period).
Between World War 1 and World War 2, training for French citizens for possible air raids in Paris, France. Members of a volunteer group supported by the government are trained for action against an air raid menace. The volunteers wear gas masks and gas-impregnated clothing and come out of air raid shelters. They get in a jeep and ride through the city streets. They escort civilians into gas-proof shelters. Dramatize film showswhat destruction might look like during an air raid. Dramatization: Aircraft shell the city. Bombs explode, fire in the city and buildings get damaged. Actual footage of practice drills in Paris where 'Victims' of the air raid are removed from the streets and are carried to the shelters.
A fashion show featuring collections by Parisian designers in Toronto, Canada. A fashion show featuring a collection by then 22-year-old French designer Yves Saint Laurent (YSL). Model showing off a “Trapeze silhouette” dress by Yves Saint Laurent. Dresses from the 'trapeze' collection featuring the signature bold geometry and short hems by the designer. A woman modeling a leopard print Somali leather coat by Christian Dior. A woman wearing a little black dress. A woman wears a short evening dress in silk crepe by Guy Laroche. Three quarter length coats, evening gowns and strapless gowns are exhibited by models. Woman modeling the low neck, high hem “Aurora” dress. Canadian women watch the fashion show.
SS Kronprinz Wilhelm at sea near the Virginia coast. Captain Thierichsen of the Eitel (left) Collector of the Port Hamilton, and Captain Thierfelder of the SS Kronprinz Wilhelm. Sailors demonstrate the firing of one of the Kronprinz's 3 1-2 inch guns. They pose with another 6 inch gun captured from a French ship. The crew assembled in uniforms, wearing patent leather shoes taken from a captured ship. The SS Crown Prince Wilhelm is interned in the then neutral USA during WWI.
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