The Army-Navy Screen Magazine series film about Private Snafu, the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon, at a training in the United States. Animation: Private Snafu unprepared for a gas drill is given extra training. He relaxes under a tree not realizing the importance of his gas mask. He realizes the importance after a gas cloud closes in on him. (World War II period).
The White House in Washington DC. An office table in the White House. Sofas and chairs in a room. A dinning table in a room. A study table. Beds in rooms. A picture on a wall. Sofas near a fireplace. A candle stand on a wall. A dressing table in a room. Lit candles in candle stands on the sides of a mirror.
The White House in Washington DC. The exteriors of the White House as seen through a window pane. Sofas arranged in a room. A bookshelf in a room. Chairs and tables in a room. A dinning table.
The White House in Washington DC. Exteriors of the White House. People stand near a fence and look inside. Women walk on a sidewalk. People walk on a sidewalk towards the White House. People enter the White House. Children walk on a sidewalk towards the White House. A child in a pram. Cars parked outside the White House. Entrance door of the White House. Stairs in the White House.
The White House in Washington DC. A cameraman click pictures in the foreground. The President of the United States Harry S. Truman with his wife Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman and an official stand near a table. A table clock and other things kept on the table. Interiors of a hall in the White House. A dining table in the hall. A painting on a wall. A show case with articles including crockery and souvenirs. A dressing table in a room. A sofa and chairs arranged near a fire place. A portrait of Thomas Woodrow Wilson on a wall. A book shelf in a room. An office table. A bed in a room. A study table. A bed in another room. The exteriors of the White House seen through a window pane. Sofas arranged in a room. Exteriors of the White House.
Hollywood stars (members of the newly formed, Committee for the First Amendment) visit Washington D.C. to express their objections to the actions of the House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC). Opening scene shows movie stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall on a sidewalk at Indendence Avenue in Washington, DC, Southeast of the Capitol building which is seen behind them. A police car is parked at the curb and an officer is standing in the street. Next, they are seen posing with Hollywood personalities, including Danny Kaye and June Havoc, among others. Views of the group from different angles, and from behind a group of photographers taking pictures. Then they begin to walk towards the location of the HUAC hearings, with Bogart and Bacall in the lead. They proceed up the steps of the building. Scene shifts to the hearing room inside, where Screen writer, John Howard Lawson, is being sworn in. He begins to testify. During his testimony, the Chairman, Representative John Parnell Thomas, of New Jersey, finds it neccessary to gavel for order and appears to berate the witness. Lawson leaves the witness chair and departs. Another view of the hearing room.
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