Viewed in the distance, on the horizon, USS Minneapolis, CA-36, with the USS North Carolina, BB-55 in the background, tankers maneuver to fuel the fleet. A battleship and light carrier on the horizon, another battleship being fueled. The aircraft carrier USS Lexington, CV-16, being fueled. The fleet oiler USS Guadalupe, AO-32, fuels the destroyer USS Maury (DD-401) and an unknown warship.
Film maker and producer Alfred Hitchcock presents tips on movies to newspaper editors in Washington DC. Newspaper editors seated at a dining table during a convention. American Film maker and producer, Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock addresses the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Sir Alfred Hitchcock speaks about a few secrets of film making, but makes cogent, points about the difference between his job and that of the editors. The audience of newspaper editors applaud after Sir Alfred Hitchcock's address.
A novel method to pay fines in food to aid the needy (during the Great Depression). inaugurated by the Mayor of Marion, Indiana, Jack Edwards. A policeman of Marion stops a motorist who has broken a law and talks to him. The police officer checks documents. A court building. The interiors of the building shows the Court in session. A lawyer questions the motor vehicle law breaker. The man is told to pay a fine in quantities of staple groceries, vegetables and meat, equivalent to dollars. The man presents the goods and brings in a live chicken as part of it, which he puts on a table in the court room. An official acknowledges his payment, encourages him to be safe, and tells him he is free to go.
Aerial view of aircraft carrier underway. Aerial view Navy destroyer parting wave with bow in heavy seas. Aircraft carrier entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Grumman Panther jets seen on deck. Hula dancers alongside ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Navy engine room engineer turning wheel. Sonar and radio operators in Navy. Orderly in hospital attends to a patient's foot. Quarter master at helm of ship. Two destroyers side by side at sea.
Sheep run in stockyard, Chicago, Illinois. A large flock of sheep run down a ramp to the stockyard slaughter pens.
This was filmed from the battleship USS Indiana, BB-58.in World War 2. Film begins with the USS Indiana making way into a port (red channel marker on her starboard side). Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout observation floatplanes parked on her stern. Numerous barrage balloons seen aloft. Change of scene to open sea. Time 01:06 to 01:18 shows the fleet oiler USS Cimarron, AO-22 fueling the USS Indiana and a destroyer. Time 01:19 to 01:25 the destroyer USS Fanning, DD-385, moving past the Indiana. Time 1:26-01:52 shows the destroyer screen, with a battleship on the horizon, covering the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, CV-3, while a formation of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers patrols overhead.
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