Scenes from General Motor's Motorama event in New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States), in 1953. A couple stands next to a 1953 Pontiac Parisienne concept car displayed at GM's Motorama event. It was designed by GM's Harley Earl and team. The couple gets into the car as the man handles the steering. In the next scene, a young woman sitting in Oldsmobile Starfire is joined by another young woman. (Note: The Pontiac Parisienne is now part of the Bortz auto collection.)
Roosevelt sees son in crew race', shows officers and cadets at the United States Naval Academy salute as President Franklin D. Roosevelt inspects the Academy in Annapolis in Maryland. He watches his son in a crew race as the Navy team goes onto defeat Harvard Jayvee Eight.
A film titled 'Fire at sea averted by crew heroism' shows American ocean liner Viking Princess emitting smoke due to a fire that occurred in the ship engine room in Windward Passage in the Caribbean. Except for two, all the other 496 passengers were safely evacuated by the crew. Cruise ship passengers arrive at Miami airport from a United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Passengers meet their family and friends.
At a hearing of House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in United States Congress at Washington D.C. Universal Pictures, Director for Insurance, Benjamin Lorber proposes a program of health insurance and medical services for all Americans.
"Things to come" opens with scenes from the World Motor Sports car show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Foreign imported and domestic American cars, including many concept cars and futuristic space age cars, are being displayed at the 1950s automobile show. Young women get into cars to get a closer look at the new automobiles. Next scene shows a housewife in a modern, futuristic kitchen with many gadgets. A push button kitchen with an automatic refrigerator and cabinet is seen. The woman homemaker presses a button to raise the counter top height in the kitchen of the future. Woman wearing apron consults a revolving picture board of menus and recipes above the stove. Woman puts toast in hidden toaster recessed in stove top. She waves her hand and a cabinet lowers down containing dishes. A cook presses a button and a rotisserie oven raises up, and its door opens to reveal meat roasting inside.
A railroad yard demolished by retreating German forces, in Vallon, France, during World War II. U.S.Army Combat Engineers are machine-gunned as they attempt to build a bridge across the Rhone River, in Lyon, France. They return fire as civilians seek cover. Allied soldiers in trucks enter the city as huge crowds welcome them. U.S. troops riding in M4 Sherman tanks. Knocked out German tanks and 88mm guns mounted on half tracks. Captured German Panther tank of 11.Pz.Div in Meximieux, abandoned Pz.III and Hummel 150mm SP Howitzer. General Patch's Army and the United States 3rd Army troops enter the city of Bourg. Thank You banners are displayed at two windows.
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