As film begins, Benito Mussolini accompanied by King Victor Emmanuel and an entourage of Italian officials, walks along the platform of a train station, newly constructed for a visit to Rome, by Adolf Hitler and 500 of his party officials. A large honor guard of Italian soldiers stands on the train platform. A train pulls into the station and stops. Photographers and reporters scramble ahead of Adolf Hitler and his entourage as they exit the train and walk along the platform. Closer view of Adolf Hitler giving relaxed Nazi salute. Another view of the special Italian honor guard. Scene shifts to a number of cars carrying the visiting Germans, in a motorcade, proceeding along a street in Rome. Both sides of the roadway are filled with welcoming Italian people. View from the rear as the motorcade approaches the Quirinal Palace. Scene shifts suddenly to the interior of the palace, where Mussolini greets Hitler. Next, Mussolini is seen conversing with his son-in-law, Gian Galeazzo Ciano, who serves as Italy's Foreign Minister. Hitler then enters the room accompanied by Mussolini and Galeazzo Ciano. Various views of the Italian and German officials conversing, including an extensive discussion between Mussolini and Joachim von Ribbentrop. More views of discussions involving them and Galeazzo Ciano. Adolf Hitler in discussions with Mussolini, Galeazzo Ciano and von Ribbentrop,
Opening scene shows policemen keeping things calm in a group of men gathered outside the Ford River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Union organizers of the United Auto Workers (UAW) are passing out newspapers, or Union flyers of some kind. Policemen circulate among the men as this is happening. At time 00:37 a man is seen talking with UAW President, R.J. Thomas (Roland Jay Thomas). More scenes of men mingling. Policemen seen now include one on horseback. At time 00:52, R.J. Thomas is talking with his organizers again. Scene shifts to UAW women representatives passing out the papers to workers carrying lunch boxes. The women wear hats reading "Aux No 5." Views of policeman directing heavy traffic passing the Ford plant. A blind man with a cane is escorted across the street. Workers are lined up for buses.
A bus rides up and parks in front of a building in a suburban campus. Men begin to exit the bus and walk toward the camera. The scene is repeated again and this time a group of young men and women step from the bus and walk along a pathway toward the building entrance (unseen). View shifts to inside the entrance hallway of the building, where doors are open to what seem like classrooms. Along the wall is a time clock and cards for persons. A succession of young men take their cards and "punch in" at the time clock, followed by several young women who do likewise.
Film opens showing a woman sitting at a kitchen table along with several children, eating dinner. Abrupt change of scene shows many men, women, and children exiting the Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. Small boys seen are in short pants, and somewhat older boys wear Knickers (Kickerbockers). It is a summer-like day and seems to be the end of a church service. After momentary interruption, the camera pans over the chapel structure. Next, little girls and boys are shown leaving the chapel. Many of them run, happily. They are followed by grownups who could be Sunday School teachers, or the like. They linger and converse at the front of the chapel. Soon older children begin leaving the chapel.
A speed skating competition in New York. Speed skaters race each other in a snowy, short track speed skating rink. A contestant slides off the track near the audience. Contestant 18 wins the race. A smiling contestant. A speed skating competition for teenagers begin. Teenage speed skaters flawlessly race in the snowy rink. Audience cheers as the winner approaches the finish line. Teenage speed skating winner, wearing a USA sweater. Female skaters begin speed skating in the snowy, short track speed skating rink. Contestant 458 finishes the race first. Winner of the speed skating- women’s division, wearing an “Iceland” sweatshirt with New York Yankee logo on the arm.
Crowds in Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, California (285 W. Huntington, Arcadia, CA 91007, United States). A horse gallops as it enters the racetrack. A portly man, wearing glasses, reads a newspaper. The starting gate opens. The horses leave the barrier stalls after the race started. Horses race around the racetrack. Men in coats and fedora hats watch the race with binoculars. View of horses racing in track. Audience watch the horse race. "Dear Diary," "Morning Breeze" and "Hasten Henry" finish one two and three for the California Breeders' Stakes 6th race at Santa Anita park, Arcadia.