View from above, of the newly opened skating rink at Rockefeller Center, in New York City. At rink level, a number of people are seen as they skate around the rink. Amidst the skaters, one girl displays considerable skills, and a little girl shows her talents. However, the rink is later cleared for Hazel Franklin, a 13-year old figure skater, newly arrived from England, who puts on a brilliant show, including various spins and maneuvers at high speed on the ice. Hazel Franklin poses and smiles for the camera. (Note: Hazel Franklin turned professional and was featured in the Ice Follies, Ice Capades, Holiday on Ice, and other such shows.)
Sammy Snead wins the Rich Golf Tourney in Miami, Florida. Sammy and other three golfers stroke the ball. A crowd watches the game. A player putts the ball. Sammy strokes the final putt. The crowd surrounds Sammy. Sammy poses with the trophy and the check.
The Long Island University team tops the Oregon team in a basketball game in New York. A basketball game between the two teams. A player baskets the ball. Both teams basket scores. The score on the board shows both the teams at equal score of 54-54.
Evacuation of British forces during Namsos Campaign of World War 2. Views of German aircraft in flight and explosions from German Luftwaffe bombing in Namsos Norway region. Mountainous terrain near Namsos, Norway. British Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart, wearing eye patch, standing beside another British officer. Views inside a hospital in Namsos, where British and French medical personnel assist wounded British and French soldiers. A French soldier in a hospital bed shows his damaged helmet. A bomb blast on the ground. A British and French navy escort convoy begins its return to Scapa Flow from Namsos, Norway with British and French troops aboard. View of calm pre-dawn before the transport convoy is detected by German forces. Then a blast near a ship in the North Sea as German aircraft begin to attack the ships. British soldiers on the ship deck sit and watch as British ships battle against German airplanes. Anti aircraft guns fired from the warships. German aircraft drop bombs near a ship. The German aircraft in low flight. Scenes of British Navy and French Navy sailors firing anti-aircraft guns. Navy seamen look at the planes. Anti aircraft guns are fired. Fired empty shells on the deck of the ship. The ship underway with troops.
Civilians flee from their city due to German bombing on Belgium. A damaged house. People collect their belongings from the ruins of the houses. Wreckage on a floor. Broken door of a shop. A ditch in the ground due to a bomb explosion. A wounded woman packs her luggage. Military trucks enter the city, artillery are brought. Women take out luggage from a car. A woman sits with children on a bench. Women sit sobbing. Two children in a pram. Civilian refugees including women, men, and children flee in carts and wagons. Women take children in prams. (World War II period).
Ben Hogan wins the Goodall Palm Beach Round-Robin Tournament at the Fresh Meadows Club in Flushing, New York. Players make the strokes. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead stroke the ball during the match. An audience watches the game. Ben Hogan gets the championship trophy. He poses.
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