Post prohibition reenactment of speakeasy days, centered on 21 Club in New York City. Federal agent hands a warrant to employee, through grillwork of door. People drinking at bar. Men in suits talk to each other. Man guarding door presses hidden button to alert others to the presence of Federal agents. Speakeasy owners, wearing boutonnieres in their lapels, conduct business inside the club and toast to their deal. Liquor bottles being discarded and hidden in the process. Bartender totaling receipts.
Post prohibition reenactment of speakeasy days. Well-dressed patrons arriving at the 21 Club (21 West 52nd Street) in Manhattan, New York City. Employee at barred door, talks to a man outside, who is a Federal agent and presents a search warrant. Man inside reaches hidden button to alert others that Federal agents are here. Several Federal agents force their way in and search the basement for illegal liquor. Wealthy patrons continue to enter and leave the 21 Club. Further down the street, at number 35 West 52nd, a Trumpet player and guitarist perform on the sidewalk under an awning reading: 'Casino De Luxe 35'. Patrons are seen entering and leaving number 33 West 52nd Street, Letters on awning read 'Leon & Eddie'. Automobiles parked along street. Sign on building reads 'Tony's'. Another awning sign reads: Casino de Luxe.
Entrance to 21 Club, on West 52nd Street, in New York City. Men in top hats leave cars and enter iron gate of the club. Men and women come out of gate. Men and women enter gate. Doorman stands in front of the club to assist patrons arriving and departing by car. (Several bystanders can be seen on sidewalk in background watching the actors who are being filmed under flood lights.)
Mayor John F Hylan arrives and unveils a bust of Columbus veiled with the U.S. flag, New York City. Crowd cheers. Officers salute.
New York City. View of Statue of Liberty. Parade on street with man carrying giant flag of the United States. Crowd lining up sidewalks. Brooklyn Bridge over East River. Canoes and rowboats in water of Central Park. People in park.
U.S. Army and U.S. Navy officers along with large group of sailors, pose beneath a B-class and a C-class Navy airships in a hangar, at Fort Tilden, Rockaway, Queens, New York City. The B-class airship on the right is removed from the hangar. Then, the C-clas is moved out of the hangar and prepares to fly. View of two aviators, dressed in leather flying gear with helmets and goggles, are seen in the Gondola, which looks like an open boat. One of the aviators stands by a motion picture camera fastened to the gondola. The airship is moved into position and slowly takes off from the field, with several crew members visible in the open gondola.
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