(Before the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War 2). United States Army soldiers arriving in Hawaii. A truck convoy on a road. The soldiers aboard the trucks. Supplies and equipment loaded on the trucks. The soldiers arrive at U.S. Army camps. Soldiers running in a line in the camp. Soldiers include some who appear to be of Japanese-American descent or Hawaiian descent. They carry their luggage on shoulders and stand outside the tents. Closeup view of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter Short on a street in front of a staff car, confers with a civilian. (This is before General Short's reduction in rank to Major General which followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. General Short had been responsible for the defense of U.S. military institutions in Hawaii at the time of the attack.)
People gather for the film festivities on two fronts. In London, a large crowd gathers at the British premier of the film 'To kill a mockingbird'. Hollywood film actor Gregory Peck arrives with his wife and the actress of the film at the premier. Princess Margaret attends the premier and greets actor Peck who also won an Oscar for his role in the movie. At Cannes, the International film festival opens with a movie, 'The Birds'. People gather at the film festival.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. People gather at the airport to greet the queen. A British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) airplane parked on the airport. Queen Elizabeth meets officials and dignitaries of Ethiopia. Ethiopian children wave at Queen Elizabeth. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Haile Selassie hangs outside the airport. Queen Elizabeth II rides in the Ethiopian imperial carriage drawn by six white horses. View of one of the pet palace lions kept by Emperor Haile Selassie. View of the Africa Hall in Addis Ababa (Menelik II Avenue, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Queen Elizabeth II watch the stained-glass windows by Afewerk Téklé. Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Emperor Haile Selassie. Queen Elizabeth II seated in an imperial carriage and arrived at the Africa Hall where a large crowd welcomes her. Tribesmen perform a traditional act for the Queen on the ground. Ethiopian boys and girls perform gymnastics in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo, addresses the nation. Firing from Japanese battleships. The stern of another Japanese battleship in the foreground. Smoke due to bombardment from the battleship. A group of Japanese Navy and Army officers. One officer reads from a piece of paper. Interior of a building. Japanese men, presumably press and media reporters, seated at a long desk and writing on papers. Hideki Tojo delivers a speech. A loudspeaker on a telephone pole. Views of men and women citizens in the streets who have stopped walking and bicycling and are listening quietly to the speech on loudspeakers. A Japanese woman bows. Three people kneel and bow in front of the Emperor's Palace. Japanese naval students walk down a street carrying banners. A map of Japan showing Japanese military movements in multiple directions across the region.
U.S. Marines charge out their barracks, through front doors, in battle gear. The scene is repeated twice. They climb aboard a long open truck with seats along its sides. Behind them are two motorcycles with side cars carrying machine gunners. Tents can be seen in background across the street.
Standing in front of an F4F with its engine running and the plane captain in its cockpit, Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, Commander of Navy Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) discusses a planned flight with Lieutenant Edward "Butch" O'Hare, as they look over a map. (This sequence is repeated again for the camera.) LCDR Thach boards his aircraft, as plane captain steps out of cockpit and stows his map. Thach's plane has 3 Japanese victory flags painted below the cockpit. The Squadron's Felix-the-Cat logo is seen on the fuselage.The plane captain helps Thach get strapped in and settled in the cockpit. Thach gives a thumbs up indicating he is ready. Lt. O'Hare climbs aboard his F4F, which displays 5 Japanese victory flags. (O'Hare is the U.S. Navy's first air ace of World War 2.) His plane captain stows his map and O'Hare straps himself in and runs his cockpit checks. He gives a thumbs up indicating he is ready.
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