A United States Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell aircraft hits a skyscraper in heavy fog in New York, United States. The Empire State Building. Several buildings along street sides. People walk on a street. Policemen on the street. The aircraft crashes into the 79th floor of the building. Firemen douse the fire using hoses. Men carry the wounded. The damaged building. Wreckage in a room. The dead body of a man in the room. Wrecked parts of the airplane. Wrecked equipment on the street. (World War II period).
At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City, scenes from an American College football game between the gallant U.S. Army 'Eleven' from West Point and Notre Dame's 'Fighting Irish'. U.S. Army cadets and other fans in the stadium. A West Point cadet with the Army team mascot, a mule. Two Notre Dame students with its mascot dog, an Irish Terrier. Spectators cheer for players. Football game underway on the field. Ambient sound and cheering from the stadium is hear. The Army cadets seated in the stands cheer for their team. The Fighting Irish from Notre Dame win the game 19 to 7.
From the CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Studio in New York, a program on the World Food Problem. The audience enters the recording studio for the Chiquita Banana program. Other audience listen. Chiquita Banana program proceeds. Actors, band and singers on stage. Miss Chiquita sings (Elsa Miranda, not related to Carmen Miranda). The announcer makes announcements about Chiquita's song. A sign: 'Chiquita Banana, The Banana Song'. Chiquita sings a plea for food to the music of her banana song, but with different words than the regular Chiquita banana song.
A rocket sled speeds up with explosives in Syracuse, New York. Harry Bull, a 21-year old university student, stands near a rocket sled. A large crowd gathers to see Harry Bull. He gets into the rocket sled. Explosives seen on either side of the rocket. A man assists him in donning goggles. Harry Bull is greeted by a woman. A smoke cloud rises from the explosives as the rocket speeds up over snow.
Skyscrapers of New York at night. Night views: skyscrapers, a bridge and traffic on the bridge. A view of the city shows various buildings of Manhattan in night light.
The Demolition Derby at Islip, New York. Cars participate to show stunts. Points are given for spectacular crashes. Spectators watch the sport activity. Stunt drivers leap over ramps onto parked cars. A car is driven on two wheels. A car is driven on two parked cars and then on the ramp.
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