The 13th Annual Academy Awards presentation and banquet at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood actors and actresses seated at various tables, including Myrna Loy, Bob Hope with wife Dolores Hope, Ronald Reagan, Tyrone Power, and others. Second take shot of the same group applauding and smiling. Host Walter Wanger presents Bob Hope with a Special Award in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry. Oscar trophies are visible on a table.
Pre launch preparation of a big cargo vessel 'Alcoa Pennant' at Long Beach, California. Launch of the cargo vessel in sea is witnessed by a huge crowd. Views of Alcoa Pennant in sea.
Titled 'Pittsburgh Pirates Getting Into Shape at Training Camp.' Hall of Fame baseball shortstop and Pirates coach Honus Wagner plays around with a movie camera. Reverse film special effect with players. Close up of Pirates manager and Hall of Fame second baseman Frankie Frisch. Players running, doing calisthenics with mountains as backdrop. Shots of batters and pitchers warming up, including brief shots of 1940 National League batting champion Debs Garms (#18) and famous 'eephus ball' pitcher Rip Sewell (#30).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) delivers a speech praising the film industry during the 13th Academy Awards night at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel (506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States) in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood celebrities watch the speech by the president. “We have seen the American Motion Picture become the foremost in all the world. We have seen it reflect our civilization throughout the rest of the world. The aims, and the aspirations and the ideals of a free people and of freedom itself.” President Roosevelt said. Best actor Academy Award being presented to James Stewart and Best Actress award winner Ginger Rogers also receives her award.
Donald Douglas, Edsel Ford and Charles E. Sorensan examining aircraft A-20A in Santa Monica plant. They inspect the nose section of the aircraft and look at a plane taxiing out
Workers entering Douglas Aircraft factory in Santa Monica, California, early during World War II. Workers assembling aircraft in the factory and women workers working on wings of aircraft. Men and women war production workers building bomber aircraft for Britain and the United States war effort.