Former Soviet leader Leon Trotsky, in exile in Mexico City, Mexico. Fire brigades spray water jets on a building afire in San Francisco, California. Disturbed and broken items in the study room of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City, Mexico where death attempt was made on him. The killer Ramón Mercader lay injured in a hospital. Bandages tied all over the body of the killer. (World War II period).
Elisabeth Morrow teaching English to children in Mexico City, Mexico. The classroom at a school in Mexico City, Mexico. Children in the classroom. U.S. Ambassador's daughter Elizabeth Morrow, the teacher, stands in front of a black board in the classroom. Elisabeth Morrow, holding a book in her hand, teaches English to the Mexican students . Exterior view of the school building. Elizabeth Morrow comes out of the building with the children coming in a line.
Mexican civilians in a crowded street in front of the Central Bank of Mexico (2, 5 de Mayo Ave. Alc. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City) called 'Banco de Mexico'. People on bank counters in the Central Bank of Mexico. Silver coins heaped on counters. Bags loaded in Bank vehicles.
The Empire State Building in New York City. Views of the Empire State Building in 1970. Views of the Empire State Building under construction in 1930 and 1931. A blimp passing near the Empire State building in the 1930s. People gathered in front of the Empire State Building for its grand opening in May 1931. Next scene shows the 79th floor of the Empire State Building engulfed in flames after a B-25 aircraft crashed into the building in 1945. Views of the fire from the ground an from the 79th floor areas as firemen extinguish flames. Final scene is street levels views of the Empire State building from a moving vehicle, again in 1970.
Cross on top of Dome of the Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histórico de la Cdad, Mexico City 06000 Mexico) on the Main Square known as the Zocalo in Mexico City. Stone fence work and balcony area of the cathedral. Views of intricate stone carving work on the cathedral. Scene of streets of Mexico City with pedestrian and automobile traffic. A church bell is seen in the cathedral.
Brief scene shows former President of Mexico, General Victoriano Huerta (entitled "Dictator of Mexico" on film slate) looking through binoculars with other officers in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Scene shifts to the new President of Mexico, General Venustiano Carranza, seen walking with several other men along a railroad track on a harbor pier.