The Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, California. Wax statues of Hollywood comedians Laurel and Hardy. Italian actor Rudolph Valentino’s wax statue dressed as Sheik Ahmed from movie ‘The Sheik’. Wax figures of Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler as Min and Bill. A wax figure of Frankenstein inside a dark room. Humphrey Bogart’s wax statue dressed as Charlie Allnut from ‘The African Queen’. Figure of Gary Cooper from ‘High Noon’ displayed at the Movieland Wax Museum. A man dresses one of the statues. Visitors enjoy watching the statues.
The annual indoor track and field meet in California. The women's 100 yard dash begins. American athlete, Wilma Goldean Rudolph loses the race by 7 seconds. The men's 60 yard dash begins. Spectators cheer the athletes. Frank Budd of Villanova wins the race. In the mile race Jim Beatty of Los Angles wins the race against French athlete Michel Jazy.
U.S. President Democratic party candidate Adlai Stevenson attends an informal backyard gathering of supporters in California. He accepts a donut from woman who wears a campaign button with "Adlai" written on it. Mr. Stevenson dunks his donut in a cup of coffee, as he converses with the woman. American singer and actor Sammy Davis Jr. comes over and shakes Adlai Stevenson's hand and they converse. Several other participants are seen.
Workers destroy a liquor cargo in San Fransisco, California during Prohibition. The workers unload bags of Canadian rum from a cart. They dump the liquor bags in a city dump heap. The workers break casks and smash liquor bottles. Liquor spills on the ground.
A 100 mile auto race on the Ascot Track in Los Angeles, California. A large crowd of spectators gathered at the Ascot Park to watch the 100 mile auto race. The 100 mile, 200 lap classic auto race begins. The crowd cheer the racers. Wally Pankratz wins the race. His relatives and family greet him.
Broncs and bulls rodeo competition in Palm Springs, California. A large crowd of spectators gathered at a rodeo club. Cowboy athletes participate in bronc and bull riding events. An athlete falls on the ground while riding. Rodeo clowns help prevent participants from injuries.
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