'Eve of Battle' depicts the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II. Slave labor from Nazi Germany-invaded countries construct Atlantic Wall. German artillery and fortifications in the Atlantic Wall. Nazi German soldiers marching in groups. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler shake hands with Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin sit together during the Tehran Conference in December 1943. Exiled Allied leaders such as General Charles de Gaulle of France, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Dr. Edvard Beneš of Czechoslovakia inspect Allied troops. Various Allied troops from Poland, Norway, England, United States, and Czechoslovakia prepare to launch an invasion in France. Eisenhower along with other officers plans the European invasion. Allied ships and aircraft on their way to Europe. Allied bombers drop bombs over Nazi German U-boats. Naval battle begins and explosions occur, smoky docks. In England war supplies unloaded. Supplies include weapons, military equipment, and food. A tank and locomotive trains being loaded into a ship bound for Europe. Allied aircraft take off at night. A man directs an aircraft taking off. Allied bombers bombard German targets resulting into fiery flare in Europe. British children playing jump rope as a supply train pass by in the background. Tanks and fighter planes transported by train. Supply boxes unloaded and stacked for transport to the battle front.
A sign reads 'Universal City'. Cars arrive at the Universal City (Universal Studios complex) in Los Angeles County. Several cars leave the area. 'Universal City in 1964' written on a wall. A couple passes by. Several automobiles are parked. Trees, buildings and mountains in the background.
View of the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 U.S.) in Washington DC, USA. President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks upon signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the White House, Washington DC. View of the bill signing ceremony for the Civil Rights Act. Scene changes to moderated discussion. The anchor welcomes Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive secretary, Leroy Collins, Former Governor of Florida, and Sterling Tucker, Washington Director of National Urban League, at a studio during Civil Rights Anniversary. The anchor starts conversation and Wilkins answers.
Barry Goldwater steps from a plane,in Phoenix, Arizona, after returning from the Republican Convention of 1964 in San Francisco. He is the Republican nominee for President . Large crowd gathers. Goldwater sits in car. A banner reads "Welcome LBJ Ranch". President Lyndon B Johnson holds press conference at his ranch, in Texas. The President meets and converses with a number of people. President Johnson poses against a tree and then, again with his wife, Ladybird.
Celebrities arrive at the premier of the movie 'The Chalk Garden' by Ross Hunter. Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills and other Hollywood actors and actresses descend from their cars. 28 May 1964.
Invited guests sitting in an auditorium at the premier of the movie 'The Chalk Garden' by Ross Hunter. A car arrives and woman from it moves towards the venue. Fans waiting and cheering outside the theater. Ross Hunter greets and welcomes the invited guests. 28 May 1964.