Closeups of American soldiers walking across a pier at the Port of Brest, France, to board ferry boats that will take them to ocean-going transport ships in the harbor. They descend gangplanks and stairs to boats below. An Army band plays music on the boat deck. View looking upward from the boat to soldiers arriving on the pier above. (A French seaman with two little dogs is seen on the lower ramp.) A ferry boat filled with soldiers pulls away from the dock. View of soldiers packed on the ferry boat deck. another ferry boat seen pulling away from the dock. RMS Mauretania in camouflage paint. Ferry boat ans ships in Brest harbor. Ferry boat pulls up next to camouflaged transport ship. View from high point overlooking a transport ship jammed with soldiers on her upper deck, as she steams away from a pier. Closeup of the RMS Mauretania in camouflage. Camera pans across her while ferry boats are tied along her side. Cargo being loaded on her from small boat.
U.S. Army medical corpsmen and several nurses pose on a pier in Brest, France. two ambulances arrive and ambulatory soldiers climb out with their gear. Next, medics are seen carrying wounded on stretchers. Soldiers climbing a gangplank to the deck of a ship. An Army band plays on a lower deck. Troops lined up in front of a Red Cross building. Soldiers boarding ferry boats that will transport them to ocean-going ships in Brest Harbor. A large loaded ferry boat pulling away from the dock.
Opening scene shows clear images of the ocean liner, RMS Olympic (sister ship of the RMS Titanic) in the harbor at Brest, France, right after World War 1. American soldiers boarding a small ferry boat at a pier. The ferry boat is then seen tied up beside the Olympic. The deck of a large ferry boat filled with United States soldiers. Soldiers entering a hatch of the ferry boat. A barge containing coal, tied up to the RMS Olympic. Workers smile for the camera as they shovel coal into the bunkers of the Olympic. Civilian passengers on deck of the RMS Olympic, chatting with an American Navy and Army officer. Soldiers with their gear gathered on a pier. They use a gangplank to board another transport ship.
Aerial view of a parade in Paris, France after conclusion of World War 1. Aerial view of a target area. A victory parade by the American Army World War I soldiers ("dough boys"). A large crowd gathers along street sides. U.S. Army troops parade on the street. They parade down the Champs-Élysées with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Various Paris buildings seen.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Preparations underway at the Pershing Stadium for the Inter Allied games. Men milling about the stadium. A sign above the spectators stands reads 'Pershing stadium' . Officers and dignitaries arrive as U.S. Army General John Pershing receives them. Units of Allied troops march in the stadium. A military band plays at the stadium.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. French President Poincare and U.S. Army General John Pershing review troops of various Allied countries at the opening ceremony of the Inter Allied games. Soldiers line up as dignitaries review the troops. Athletes from Allied nations lined up for an inspection by the President. People gather around a motorcar. Two military officers talk.