U.S. Navy destroyer ship USS Billingsley (DD-293) tows twin float bi-plane. Several men stand in a group. An Italian plane floats in water. The Italian pilot named Locatelli is rescued by cruiser Richmond at night in Arctic Sea. He shakes hands with the crew of Richmond.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Al Williams in cockpit of a plane. Men gather near the plane as Lieutenant Williams prepares to take off. The plane in flight. Men observe him from grounds. Jeeps in the background. A man talks on telephone. Lieutenant Williams breaks all speed records.
Plane PN-9 as it comes up to the seaplane ramp. Pilot, co-pilot and other crew members. A group of mid-shipmen and a U.S. Navy Lieutenant explain the parts of the PN-9. Young naval officers receive air lessons at Annapolis.
Reenactment: A Speakeasy where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold during prohibition. Man carrying paper bags of liquor leaves by way of secret door through clothes closet. An investigator opens the door of the closet and looks inside. He searches the wardrobe thoroughly but does not find the secret door. Bottles of alcoholic beverages in a store room and displayed behind the bar in the hidden Speakeasy. A sign reads 'Open Sundays'. Agents force their way into the building housing the Speakeasy. They climb up stairs to the room with clothes closet, but find nothing. Other agents decent into the basement, but find nothing and come up again..
Reenactment: Prohibition. Two Speakeasy operators seated on chairs. Bottles of alcoholic beverages and other articles kept in front of them on a table. A lamp placed near the table. Rows of books arranged in shelves. They sample bootlegged liquors and inspect the bottles. One makes notes in a journal about the wares, presumably for ordering purposes. Speakeasy boss makes extended statement.
Film maker Alfred Hitchcock meets foreign press. Alfred Hitchcock stands in a room. Actress Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock's film, "The Birds", stands next to him. About a dozen foreign journalists sit on chairs, around Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren, who are seated on a sofa. Hitchcock conducts a press conference and answers journalist's questions, about his film, "The Birds."
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