The making of a public information film about the Norden bomb sight, during World War 2. Opening scene shows a Norden bomb sight on a pedestal, at the Museum of Science and Industry, in Radio City, Manhattan, New York City. It is flanked by U.S. Navy Captain, Irving Entwhistle and Shore Patrolman, Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class. Orville T. Payne. Another shore patrolman stands behind the bomb sight. The trio waits to begin. Then Captain Entwhistle begins to speak about the significance of the bomb sight to the war effort. The filming is interrupted and takes up again, focusing solely on Captain Entwhistle, as he continues to talk about the bomb sight, but is quickly interrupted, again, by the film director (heard, but not seen). The captain begins, repeating his scripted talk again. Scene shifts to Captain Entwhistle, now standing with hands on the bomb sight. He describes its operation as he maneuvers the sight. He notes the bomb sight's ability to take over control of the bomber's course to the precise drop point. Entwhistle, then looks up and comments: "Is that enough?" He then continues with his talk, but is interrupted, again. Next, Entwhistle picks up again, repeating part of his talk, while the camera pans over the bomb sight. Captain Entwhistle, states that, the instrument "is an automatic pilot, as well as a sight." He rotates the sight various ways for the camera, and asks: "'Want some more?" Scene changes, now showing Harold Barth, President of the Norden company, standing with Captain Entwhistle, who rotates the sight around on its pedestal, while chatting with him. (Microphones do not pick up the conversation.) Mr. Barth leans forward and peers through the sight. Next, in a closeup, the Captain manipulates the sight, while talking to Barth (sound not recorded). Mr. Barth and Captain Entwhistle, take turns looking through the sight. Closeup of the Captain looking through the sight, and manipulating its controls.
Bill Casper wins the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Westchester, New York. A golf match at Winged Foot Course. Players like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Bob Rosburg, and Mike Souchak hit the golf ball. Players put the ball in the hole. Audience clap for the players. Bill Casper wins the match. Bill with the trophy.
Jackson High School boys ride bicycles nonstop in Hackensack, New Jersey. A boy sleeps in a tent. Another boy comes and wake him up . He goes and rides a bicycle. A boy exchanges seats with another boy on a cycle. A boy drinks milk while riding a cycle.
Army tanks advances through smoke screen and destroy old buildings with machine guns hidden in them in Fort Lewis, Washington. War tanks advance. Damaged old buildings. Rubble of the house scattered on ground.
A flooded area in California. An aerial view of a field. Water in the area. A van on a flooded road. Houses in the flooded waters. A woman carrying with her clothes wades out of her house through the flooded waters.
A track race in Big Springs, Texas. Dave Sime and Bobby Morrow meet in a contest. Sime takes advantage on Morrow and wins the race by a foot and a half. Gauge of an apparatus shows 20 miles per hour wind. Runners stand at the starting line. The runners run on the track. Dave Sime with a man.
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