Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops at Can Tho Army Airfield in Vietnam. A U.S. Army military policeman peeks through a curtain aside a stage, where Sammy Davis Jr. is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. Davis stands onstage, backed by women dancers who move rhthmically as he speaks or sings into the microphone. Camera shifts to spot at back of large audience seated in a hangar at the base. Musicians and other members of USO troupe are seen onstage in distance. View of soldiers seated outside the hangar applauding the performances. View from behind audience. Sammy Davis Jr. seen onstage in distance. Soldiers watching from atop a raised platform, outside the hangar. Several views of audience clapping rhythmically to beat of music sung by performers. Some soldiers taking moving pictures of the event, from outside the hangar. Huge overflow crowd of soldiers watching from outside the hangar. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. singing, accompanied by musicians. More audience shots.
Sammy Davis Jr. on tour with a USO Troupe, entertaining American troops in Long Binh, Vietnam. Large audience of American Army soldiers is seated outdoors to watch Sammy Davis Jr. who is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. View of drummer playing onstage. Audience including man and woman in bright costumes contrasting with olive drab of soldiers. Soldiers reacting enthusiastically to woman performer as Davis sings (neither seen). View from rear of assembled troops, with stage in distance. Long shot of the dancer onstage. Closer view of Davis and musicians onstage. Closeup of a pet monkey seated with a soldier in the audience. Davis introduces the dancer (Diane Day) to applause, and dances with her. Davis singing onstage with several woman dancers. More views of the audience. Film continues as audio only beyond TC: 02:50 recording Sammy Davis Jr. singing.
Large audience of American Army soldiers is seated in hangar and spills outside, as well, to watch Sammy Davis Jr. who is performing as part of a USO tour entertaing troops during the Vietnam War. Glimpse of Davis onstage. A banner reading "156th Aviation Company" is displayed at back of stage. Views of troops in audience. Several take pictures. A woman singer onstage dressed in bright orange outfit. She finishes her song and leaves the stage as another woman enters, dressed in a long brightly colored dress. Several musicians play at rear of stage. The woman takes a microphone as troops watch and signal their approvals. View from rear of troops watching from outside. Various views of audience applauding interspersed with views of the woman singing onstage. A young Vietnamese girl in the audience. A Vietnamese officer sits with American officers in the audience, as the Americans clap rhythmically in cadence with the music being played and sung by the woman performer onstage.
Film opens as Davis takes bows and audience applauds, in a hangar at the airfield. Closeups of some soldiers applauding. View of soldiers feet as they move in time to musice while the soldiers sit on improvised bleacher seats. Soft drink cans and snack packages on the floor. Soldiers watching the performance from atop a rugged shelter covered with earth and sandbags. Other soldiers watching from atop improvised seats, including mobile platforms and truck tires. Musicians playing jazz onstage as audience listens intently. Soldiers applaud enthusiastically at end of performance. Glimpse of Sammy Davis Jr. onstage with a woman dancer. (Vietnam War period).
USO troupe with Sammy Davis Jr., aboard aircraft carrier USS Hancock in waters off Vietnam.. Scene is dark except for spot lighting. Davis sings accompanied by musicians. Singer Sondra "Blinky" Williams performs during the show.
USO troupe singer, Sondra "Blinky" Williams entertains sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Hancock, during the Vietnam War. Musician accompanist playing a flute. Blinky Willams performs with tambourine in hand. U.S. Marine stands guard, at parade rest, next to the stage stairs. Musicians with instruments play onstage.
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