United States Fire fighters host Junior firemen in an outing at the amusement park area of Harry Altman's Glen Park Casino and Amusement Park, in Williamsville, New York, 12 miles Northeast of Buffalo, New York. Men, women and children walking in Glen Park. A man climbs a ladder and performs an acrobatic stunts where he leaps from a great height onto a trampoline catch below. People gathered to watch the stunt. A boy waves from behind the wheel of a miniature car ride. Children eat cotton candy (or candy floss) and young children ride on a merry go round-like car carousel, among various attractions of the park.
American Musical Comedy Star Harry Richman and aviation pioneer Henry Tyndall Dick Merrill (Chief Pilot of Eastern Airlines) on a projected two day round trip fight to London from Floyd Bennett Field in New York. The pair prepare for a flight to dine in London and return to New York for Breakfast. Their Vultee V1-A aircraft [NC16099] being parked outside hangar at Floyd Bennett Field. People gather around the aircraft. Eastern Airlines President, Captain Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker (U.S.World War One, Ace of Aces) shakes hands and gives best wishes to Richman and Merrill for the flight. The two men get into the monoplane named 'Lady Peace.' The aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway.
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) project in New York, United States. Children present a marionette show in Buffalo, New York during the Great Depression. Children lying in a bed watch the show. One of the boys in a bed holds a doll in hand.
The finals of the Eastern Golden Gloves Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, United States. A large crowd seated around a boxing ring. People cheer and applaud. Amateur boxers fight in the ring. Floyd Patterson defeats John Gibson of Syracuse, New York in the middleweight division. Michael May versus Don Lee in the heavyweight division. May defeats Lee.
Passengers embark an ocean liner at a pier in New York City. Friends and family wave from the pier as tug boats guide the ship away from the dock. View of the New York skyline as the ship heads out to sea. View of 4-stacker ocean liner at sea (the Cunard Line's SS Aquitania). Ship's officers seen in the wheelhouse. Passengers stroll the decks; play deck games (shuffleboard); rest on deck chairs; and have drinks at the bar. Scenes of fancy food displays and chefs at work. One chef pours wine into food being cooked, and then takes a swig from the bottle, himself.
Scenes of New York City night clubs, during the "Roaring 20's," beginning with the relatively sedate Versailles Club, on 50th Street, where Rudy Vallee and his musical group play for patrons dancing. Rudy Vallee is seen playing the saxophone. He was so popular, the club was renamed 'Villa Vallee'. Wealthy businessmen gathered at the night club. The views then shift rapidly, in a montage of scenes showing people at party, flappers, and increasingly wilder antics in night club and speakeasy locations throughout New York City. Champagne bottle being opened. (This was illegal. National prohibition was still in force.) A singer performs. A man smoking a cigar. An artist plays his trumpet. A band of musicians perform. A couple waves their hands at the performance. A girl artist performs a dance. A scantily clad girl comes from behind stage curtains and performs in a burlesque show. Girls perform dance in a follies type act and balloons thrown up in the air. Fast montage of wild partying and raucous behavior with streamers and balloons flying.
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