Opening scene shows Sammy Davis on a stage set up in Hangar deck of the Aircraft Carrier, USS Hancock (CVA-19) during her 7th Vietnam Cruise, in 1972. He speaks about doing impersonations. Sailors in audience are seen in various places on the hangar deck. Some are perched on structural members and hangar equipment. Views o main audience in seats on hangar floor. Davis onstage, speaks of Frank Sinatra, and then sings the song, "All the way," in the style of Nat King Cole (who never recorded it). Members of audience applauding as Davis sings. He continues singing in style of Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein. At this point, clip continues with audio only, as Davis sings in styles of Frankie Lane and Louis Armstrong, and then impersonates Humphrey Bogart, James cagney, James Stewart, Cary Grant, and W.C. Fields, speaking the lyrics of "All the Way," as they would. He then impersonates Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Davis then finishes singing the song in his own voice. Audience applauds.
Japanese newsreel early in World War 2. Identification silhouettes of U.S. warships. Surf breaking on a Japanese shore. View of a U.S. Aircraft Carrier, from a biplane that has just taken off. A U.S. Navy dirigible airship aloft over a U.S. battleship underway at sea. Large formation of what look like U.S. Boeing P-12 airplanes in flight. Glimpse of a U.S. Navy heavy Cruiser at Pearl harbor with the Aloha Tower lighthouse visible in the background. U.S. Navy crewmen in a submarine. More views of a U.S. Aircraft Carrier. A U.S. Navy submarine submerging. Aerial views of a coastline. Brief shot at end of clip shows Japanese children, all wearing sashes over one shoulder, as they shout a cheer together (possibly Banzai) and smile.
Japanese Asashio-class destroyer Asagumo at anchor, just prior to World War 2. A battleship behind it fires guns in salute. Sailors, in dress whites, line foredeck of a ship. Nautical flags fluttering overhead. Marines on deck hold rifles in present arms salute. High-ranking military delegation steps from small boat onto dock and thence up a ramp to a pier, where sailors are standing in formation. They inspect the formation. View from dock upwards at a Japanese warship. A band playing on the foredeck. Anchor being weighed. Japanese battleship underway at sea. View from airplane of two Japanese battleships underway. Two Japanese destroyers underway.
United States Navy fleet maneuvers in the Pacific, during the period between the World Wars. Numerous battleships are seen. Curtiss SOC "Seagull" Scout-Observation Planes launch from the battleships and join up to fly in formation above the ships.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet in bay near Ulithi Island in the Pacific during World War Two. Aerial view of the U.S. Cruiser, USS Chester (CA-27) underway.
USS Shangri La (CV-38) returns to the United States. A U.S. Navy Blimp flies above the USS Shangri-La. Decorative string of balloons above ship. U.S. aircraft on flight deck. U.S. Navy blimp flies with welcome sign above the USS Shangri La (CV-38). 'USS Shangri La' written on the ship. Workers aboard ship. Tugboat alongside the ship. A crowd at the pier welcomes ships and personnel.
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