Invitational preview of film 'Man of a Thousand Faces' in New York, United States. Marquee of the RKO 86th street theater at 1284 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY. Crowd of people behind barricade to watch movie stars arrive. Several celebrities arrive for the preview, including actresses Gianni Sangalli and Rossano Brazzi, along with Julie Wilson and Eddie Bracken. Ralph Hetzel of the Motion Picture Association of America presents Universal Pictures executives Milton Rackmil and Charles Feldman with a citation honoring the film in commemoration of the golden anniversary of Hollywood movie making. Camera zooms in on photograph of James Cagney.
Women's diving finalists are seen performing platform dives at AAU meet in Houston,Texas, on August 16,1957. Paula Jean ("PJ") Myers wins the gold medal. (Narrator notes she won the gold medals in every AAU meet held in 1957). Myers is seen putting on her sweatshirt after a dive. Scene shifts to Florida, where several expert Water skiers,including an Italian woman, display tricks during World Water Skiing Championship tournament at Cypress Gardens, Florida, on September 17, 1957. Winner of the Tournament's trick skiing event, Mike Amsbury, of California, is seen performing in the final sequence.
A fashion show in New York, United States. Models display latest designs of swim suits. A model displays a bikini made of gold and studded with gold coins worth $ 1000. Models display cotton knitted swim suits.
Major "space race" and defense events of the year 1957. Laika, Soviet space dog prepared for the space flight. Laika takes off in Sputnik 2 in Soviet Union. An animation shows the spacecraft in outer space. In United States, Space Race efforts to launch a small "grapefruit" satellite on Vanguard TV-3 test rocket meet in failure as the rocket explodes at take off on December 6, 1957. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in Paris, France to talk about the development of missiles with other NATO leaders. The French Prime Minister Felix Gaillard with President Eisenhower. View of Atlas missile SM-65A Serial 12A launched successfully from Cape Canaveral pad LC-14 in Florida, United States, on December 17, 1957.
Documentary about buildings of New York. The buildings and skyscrapers along lower Broadway. A dirigible airship floats overhead. The busy street with vehicles, streetcars and crowds of people walking. The New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States), built over a hundred years ago. The high-rise Manhattan Municipal Building (1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, United States). The James A. Farley Building housing the United States Postal Service (421 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001, United States) on Eighth Avenue. The Flatiron Building (175 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States) stands on edge of busy crossroads.
A toy fair in New York City, New York, United States. Children at the fair trying some of the new toys. A little girl plays in a tumble tub. Other children play with different toys. A live kangaroo with a leash around its neck is on display beside some toys. A boy and girl play with a "Test Driver" driving track board game or toy with a Chrysler logo on it. A mechanical pitcher pitches baseballs automatically to a boy who tries to hit them with a baseball bat.
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