The Battle of Shanghai, September 1937. Japanese planes in flight over Shanghai. Pilots in the cockpit. A hand dials a control to drop bombs on the underlying city. Explosions as bombs hit the target. The citizens flee. A plane drops bombs on a bridge as people are crossing it. The bridge collapses. Citizens in the streets. Vehicles on the streets of Shanghai. People in runner pulled rickshaws. Dead Chinese people on the streets. A cloud of smoke rises over the city. Gate to the Chinese Forbidden City opens to reveal the Temple of Heaven. A Ming Lion statue. A time line shows the advent of different civilizations-- A milestone with 1776 written on it indicates the time when Washington crossed the Delaware River. Another milestone shows 1492. A picture of Columbus's ship. Yet another milestone reads 476. Pictures of ancient Roman Empire. A milestone reads 1440 B.C. A statue of Moses. A milestone reads 1880 B.C. A scene of the pyramids depicts the Egyptian civilization. Another milestone reads 2200 B.C. Shows a road leading to Chinese civilization. . A man carrying two baskets on a pole walks by a statue of Confucius and a horse. Ancient Chinese temple in background. A wall shows Chinese statues of Buddha. An animated map of China. Laborers mining coal in Manchuria. Coal cars filled with coal. In the Gobi desert nomad tribes move with their camel caravan. Himalayan mountains in the Tibet region. Animated map of China shows rivers. Sampans in the Yangtze river. A Chinese farmer plows his field. Chinese soldiers in China. Montage shows the people of China against a crowd of Chinese people.
The 1937 Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament at Griffith Park Golf Course (5500 Griffith Park Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90027). Competitors at the tournament play their shots. A crowd of spectators watches closely. Light horse of the tournament Harry Cooper wins the tournament defeating Horton Smith and Ralph Guldahl. Harry Cooper poses with victory sign, $2500 victory check and usual honors.
In 1937 an "air flivver" airplane from inventor Hayden Campbell, costing $1500, ready for take off as pilot sits in the cockpit in United States. Plane takes off.
Views of government leaders of the Republic of China in 1937. Chang Po-Ling, President of Nankai University. Po-Ling is seen with a little boy outside a house. Next, General Ho Ying Chin, Minister of War is seen in full military uniform while speaking. Next scene shows Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, speaking into a microphone while standing on an outdoor stage. Next scene shows Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang seated in a garden. Chinese dignitaries including military officers walk down a flight of stairs and approach the camera position. A mass assembly of Chinese Army troops is seen. Next, Chinese Boys Brigade marches by a reviewing stand. Chinese Boy Scouts in uniform march with flags.
New Year's celebration in Times Square, New York City, as 1937 begins. Neon signs dominate the scene. Examples read: "Planters Peanuts", "Coca-Cola", Camel Cigarettes, and others. The Criterion movie theater marquee reads: "Cagney." The Hotel Astor is seen. Celebrating crowd is shadowed, except for brief glimpse. Lighted advertisements for Chevrolet automobiles stream across the Times building. The advertisements are interrupted by a message reading: " The time is now 12:02."
Large crowd gathers to celebrate the New Year (1937) in Times Square, New York City. Illuminated signs on buildings. Many neon signs advertise products, such as 'Planters Peanuts and 'Coca-Cola' . Two large klieg lights illuminate the crowd for the camera.
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