During the German invasion of Poland during World War II, German army forces cross new temporarily built bridges. The troops are composed primarily of soldiers on foot, with horse-drawn supply wagons and some mounted cavalry. German troops crossing on a low and simply-made bridge with no guardrails. Debris in the water near the bridge. Horse-drawn wagons entering a different bridge. View of crooked rails on hastily-made bridges. A soldier on a bicycle rides up a muddy road beside a horse-drawn supply wagon. Another wagon ahead contains another bicycle. A third bridge is crossed. On the opposite bank, a wagon pulled by two horses speeds off the bridge, kicking up dust. A soldier runs behind. Horses run to pull wagons up a hill, and then slow at the top. The troops walk along a road.
Teenage boys and girls at a juke joint in an American city. Teenage kids dance on dance floor beside a juke box, and drink soda. Sign on wall says "Absolutely no liquor permitted." Teenagers sit at table. A teenage boy pulls a glass flask of liquor from his pocket and pours it into the drink of the girl sitting beside him. Man joins the party briefly. Boy at the table smokes a cigarette and talks with girl and with another boy at the table. He pours liquor into the other boy's drink also.
Young couples dancing together in the World War 2 era. A sailor with a young girl by a juke box. People dance on floor (actors, in a period-authentic reenactment). Sign atop juke box reads, "Only couples allowed on dance floor." Girl stands in front of juke box choosing a song. Young U.S. Army soldier approaches her and starts to dance with her. People dance and sailor looks on. Several takes are shown with the latter scene. Older man and a woman sit at a table and talk. Young man in an adjacent table asks the older man for a cigarette, which he gives to him. The old man smiling and smoking. The younger man behind him in the other table is seen smoking.
Three teenage boys gather outside a building. They take out marijuana joint cigarettes from box and start smoking.
Justice of the children's Court Stephen S. Jackson gives lecture before a Parent Teacher Association meeting. He says that best place to give guidance and caring to children is at home. He discusses the challenges for youth living during World War 2. He implores parents to make the home a strong foundation for children. Parents listen to speech and clap. Sign of 'Children's Division - Domestic Relations Court'.
United States Post office employees sort mail sacks filled with letters. A locomotive train approaching camera position and passing by at high speed. Map of United States connecting destinations and a flying plane. A man examining models of various airplanes used for air mail service. Shows postmaster General James A. Farley emerging from a plane with other men to examine the latest technology and advances in airplanes for airmail service. View of exterior of Newark Air Mail Post Office building. Men emerging from plane. A plane takes off. Men load postal mail sacks on plane. View of a pilot reenacting the look of one of the original night mail pilots.
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