A CBS Playhouse Radio Broadcast recording in Hollywood, California. Vocal Gospel group The Charioteers sing on a stage. They do several takes of the song "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers". Close-ups of members of the group including Billy Williams (lead tenor), Eddie Jackson (second tenor), Ira Williams (baritone), Howard Daniel (bass). A crowd applauds.
Famous Hollywood personalities on stage holding scripts as they prepare for a radio broadcast before an audience of U.S. military personnel during World War 2. . Seen are Fred MacMurray, Rita Hayworth, Ginnie Simms and Lou Holz (with Don Wilson behind them). Camera focuses on MacMurray and Hayworth, as they stand listening intently to someone (unseen) who seems to be giving them directions. Then, they applaud, even shaking the scripts as they clap their hands. Next, Camera focuses on Rita Hayworth listening to the director. She looks at the script and applauds. Camera focuses on MacMurray, who listens again to director. Then camera focuses on Simms and Holz with Wilson between and behind them. The three of them converse momentarily, and then break into applause. Camera shows them again seemingly conversing with the director. Next, the audience is shown, consisting of Servicemen in uniform, and friends. They listen and applaud. View of the broadcast studio control room, with two U.S. Army officers there, one of whom is speaking. He wears a U.S. Army Service Forces Shoulder patch. He motions with his hand as it to signal the start of the broadcast. (Perhaps he was the unseen director.)
United States Marine Corps Sergeant John Basilone being interviewed in New York during World War II. The Mayor of New York Fiorello Henry La Guardia interviews him. The mayor in his office with the sergeant. La Guardia welcomes Basilone and they shake hands. Sergeant Basilone received the Medal of Honor for his work for the country. The mayor interviews him about the combat against the Japanese. The mayor makes a statement concerning war bonds.
An American feature film depicts the life of professional dancer Jerry Jones enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War I. A poster on a wall reads: 'I Want You for the U.S. Army Enlist Now'. People walking and vehicles driving past in a vegetable market. Jerry Jones leaves for a training camp. He bids good bye to his mother. Buildings along the sides of a street. Two woman talk amongst themselves. A man plays a bugle in his house. His wife talks to him about his enlistment in the U.S. Army and cries. He leaves for the camp. Men enlisted for the U.S. Army at Camp Upton in New York. Men sleep on their beds at the camp. They wake up after a call at 5:30 am. A sergeant arrives and asks them to wake up. He scolds them. They get off their beds. The sergeant talks to two of the soldiers and scolds them. The soldiers holding rifles stand in formation on the ground.
An American feature film depicts the life of professional dancer Jerry Jones and how he puts on musical shows for the U.S. Army during World War I. Soldiers march in a camp in New York during their training. A sergeant instructs them. The sergeant talks to dancer Jerry Jones. He says that he wants to dance and perform for the army. The sergeant talks to an officer about Jones wishes. The officer tells him to arrange a musical show for the army. Newspaper headlines about the musical show. Men practice for the show in a mess. Some of the men prepare food and sing. Others play musical instruments. Jones practices for his performance. He dances and other men sing and play instruments. The sergeant watches the practice. They prepare boards and banners for the show and practice. They discuss amongst themselves about the show. A bugler plays his bugle. Interior of a theater. The soldiers perform on a stage. People watch the show.
An American feature film depicts the life of professional dancer Jerry Jones and conduction of musical shows for the U.S. Army by him during World War I. Exterior of a theater in New York. 'Century Theater' written outside the theater. 'Yip Yip Yaphank' written on a board outside the theater. Men in a jeep arrive at the theater. People arrive to watch the show. Officers discuss amongst themselves and salute each other. People watch the show. Soldiers perform on a stage. Family members of the soldiers watch the show. People applaud. The soldiers march from the stage. They bid good bye to their family members and leave for the front. People applaud.
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