United Nations Week parade passing Hotel Astor at Times Square in New York City. Flags of United Nations in the parade. Crowds gather for the United Nations Week ceremony at the Times Square. Banners carried in the parade. Sign says "All for One, One for All"
Musicians, with their musical instruments, file into the orchestra pit of Metropolitan Opera, in New York City. Opera star, Giovanni Martinelli, wearing a dressing gown, sings and laughs, as he prepars to makeup and dress for his performance, in role of Radames, in Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Aida. Opera star, Lawrence Tibbett, looks in a mirror, as he prepares to apply makeup for his role as, Amonasro, in the opera. Make-up articles lay in front of him. Giovanni Martinelli, applying his makeup. Conductor, Ettore Panizza directs the orchestra, in his debut with the Metropolitan Opera . Footlights and curtain on a stage of the Metropolitan. Giulio Gatti Casazza, manager of Metropolitan Opera, comes through stage door.
Film maker Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds' is released at RKO Palace theater at 1564 Broadway in New York City at Times Square. Alfred Hitchcock and actress Tippi Hedren stand in front of cages. A crowd gathered to watch them. Several cameramen take photographs. Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren release pigeons from cages. The birds in flight. Advertising boards are seen around Broadway. Views of the theater marquee advertising "The Birds" and views of several advertising posters for the movie "The Birds".
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and actress Tippi Hedren stand in front of cages adjacent to the RKO Palace Theater on Broadway in New York City. In a promotional stunt for the movie "The Birds", they release pigeons from cages. The birds in flight. Advertising boards around Broadway are seen in the streets. Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The birds' is released, debuting at the RKO Palace theater. Advertising picture and posters of the movie. Pigeons in cages.
United States Ambassador to Great Britain, John Winant, is seen arriving in the U.S. back from a trip to England early during World War 2. Ambassador Winant stands beside the Yankee Clipper (Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat aircraft) after arrival at LaGuardian Field in Queens, New York. He crosses dock from water-parked aircraft to terminal area. He is seen speaking to reporters and officials briefly, and waving to a gathered crowd at the port terminal. View from behind motion picture camera filming his arrival.
Many summer guests are seated on chairs, outdoors at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel (Grossinger Golf Course Liberty, New York, 12754 United States). Lou Goldstein, the resort Social Director, begins to lead a group activity involving a series of motions, such as raising their hands, stretching, and similar as they warm up for an activity. The action is repeated in another take and then continues. Closeups of the guests stretching in response to Goldstein's prodding. Next the guests form a large circle where some pass a medicine ball to each other. Closeup of Goldstein leading the group in clapping. He then directs a man holding the medicine ball to begin passing it to the person on his right. Closeup of others continuing to pass the ball around the circle. Goldstein participates in the circle and prods the others to keep passing the ball. Next, someone tosses the ball to Goldstein, who tosses it to another person, to conclude that activity. The group then reassembles in a casual way as Goldstein, standing above them, attempts to lead them in a game of "Simon Says."
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