Post prohibition reenactment of speakeasy days. Well-dressed patrons arriving at the 21 Club (21 West 52nd Street) in Manhattan, New York City. Employee at barred door, talks to a man outside, who is a Federal agent and presents a search warrant. Man inside reaches hidden button to alert others that Federal agents are here. Several Federal agents force their way in and search the basement for illegal liquor. Wealthy patrons continue to enter and leave the 21 Club. Further down the street, at number 35 West 52nd, a Trumpet player and guitarist perform on the sidewalk under an awning reading: 'Casino De Luxe 35'. Patrons are seen entering and leaving number 33 West 52nd Street, Letters on awning read 'Leon & Eddie'. Automobiles parked along street. Sign on building reads 'Tony's'. Another awning sign reads: Casino de Luxe.
Entrance to 21 Club, on West 52nd Street, in New York City. Men in top hats leave cars and enter iron gate of the club. Men and women come out of gate. Men and women enter gate. Doorman stands in front of the club to assist patrons arriving and departing by car. (Several bystanders can be seen on sidewalk in background watching the actors who are being filmed under flood lights.)
Crowd gathered outside mansion, in Terre Haute, Indiana, being dedicated as the Gibault School for Boys, under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus. Reverend Francis T Jansen celebrates mass. Crowd listens. Few people seated on a bench in front of the house. Crowd stands in garden. The Right Reverend Joseph Chartand of Indianapolis delivers a sermon. Large crowd assembles. The State Deputy Joseph M. Nurre speaks with the crowd and shows an autographed baseball sent to him by Babe Ruth.
Sir Harry Lauder goes to Sing Sing Prison prison, in Ossining, New York. Harry Lauder followed by other people and official walk along a passage outside a building. They stop at the entrance of the building. Sir Harry Lauder smokes pipe while he talks with people.
Mayor John F Hylan arrives and unveils a bust of Columbus veiled with the U.S. flag, New York City. Crowd cheers. Officers salute.
Native American Indian Blackfoot tribe members sit on roof of a moving truck surrounded by large crowd, New York City. Indians dance and sing. New York City Mayor, James John Walker poses with Indians on steps of a building in City Hall. The Mayor puts on headdress.
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