Guggenheim Aircraft Competition at Mitchel Field in New York. American planes and planes from other countries participate in the competition for $150,000 prize money. A pilot enters the cockpit of a plane and takes off. A British plane 'Handley-Page' shows it's 'safety' slotted wings. The British plane in flight. The rules require quick take off and short stops of the planes.
Demonstration of a new amphibious vehicle at Tillamook in Oregon. The automobile rides as easily on water as it rides on land. 'Laurette' written on the amphibious vehicle. Men in the vehicle.
Ocean Liner S.S. Queen Mary brought safely to pier in New York without aid. Smoke rises from the smokestacks of the ship. It is docked safely despite a tugboat strike. Sailors aboard the ship. Commodore Irving skipper of the ship attributes the feat to his luck and his St. Christopher medal. He shows his medal.
A Norwegian girl sails all the way from Oslo to New York to marry the man she loves in a small sailboat. The 45 feet small sailboat named 'Colin Archer' underway. The boat reaches the harbor. The man gives her flowers. A group of people gather to meet her. The couple kisses each other.
Noted commentator George McCall says that waitresses earn more than they get after working as 'extras' in Hollywood. Cars and buses on the busy streets. A restaurant seen. Waitresses bring food to the diners. A couple seated in the restaurant.
An amphibious sailboat try-out for dry land race at Salt Lake City in Utah. A man sits on the sailboat. The sailboat with wheels travels on land. Several men stand in the background. The sailboat stops.
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