A film on U.S. electric power resources. A steam plant in Buffalo, New York. Exterior of the plant. Work being carried on. Interior of the plant. Machines and equipment in the plant.
A parade in Buffalo, New York. A large crowd of junior birdmen salute United States Army Air Corps pilot Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle on a dais with dignitaries.
An artist creates pictures using colored salt in Buffalo, New York. The artist creates upside down, pouring colored salt to create a picture of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery building. He then tips the picture up and the salt pours to the ground, destroying the picture. He then creates a picture of the Universal Newsreel Globe, and puts the letters ' Universal Newsreel with Graham Mcnamee' on the globe. This, too, is destroyed when it is lifted by the artist.
' Toe dancer exhibits grit in zero walk' shows a toe dancer as she prepares for to walk on her toes in Buffalo, New York. The toe dancer walks a mile and a half on tip of her toes over Grand Island bridge in cold weather.
Interior of the Curtiss airplane factory at Buffalo, New York. World War II P-40 fighter planes are seen in various stages of production on the factory floor. Workers roll out the 2000th P-40 type airplane from the factory. William S. Knudsen, Director General of the Office of Production Management, and other officials walk with Curtiss Company executives. Undersecretary of War, Robert P. Patterson, is also a member of the visiting party. (But he appears only momentarily, in the extreme right edge of the image at time code 00:26, where he is seen wearing a light colored suit, and carrying a large hat.) Director General Knudsen and other officials climb onto the wings of the 2000th P-40 and examine its cockpit. The sequence closes with an overflight of six P-40 airplanes in formation at low altitude, over the factory.
Dramatization of gangster bank thieves robbing a bank in Buffalo, New York. The bandits flee in their car. A police plane tracks down the fleeing car. The pilot radios headquarters about its position. The gangsters are seen firing guns at the aircraft and a police man in the aircraft fires back. Squad cars quickly surround and capture the bank robbers.
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