Simon J. Copans, Chief of 'The Voice of America' starts daily broadcast in Franklin D. Roosevelt Studio in Paris, France. Two French listeners ask Simon J. Copans about his favorite recordings. The studio of a sound operator or sound engineer in background. A picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt on a wall. Copans signals to the sound engineer. Views of Copans and both listeners. Interior of the studio engineer's cabin. The engineer is wearing a white laboratory coat. The engineer acts on the signal and proceeds with the recording.
The office of 'The Voice of America' in Paris, France. An old woman delivers mail to Copans's secretary. She opens the door to Copans's office. The sign on the door reads "Service Americains D' Information, La Voix de L' Amerique, Simon J. Copans". View from the office: The secretary receives mail while speaking to a listener. A picture of Harry S. Truman on a wall. An old woman gives mail to her. The secretary selects important mail while speaking. Views of the listener while reading a booklet of 'VOIX'. The booklets of French and English versions of 'The Voice of America'.
A writer listens to a radio broadcast in Paris, France. He stops writing and listens to the broadcast. He plays the radio and listens. He resumes writing, stops after a while and adjusts the volume of the radio. He smokes a cigarette while listening to the broadcast.
Spectacular skating reviews in Paris, France. Ice skaters, ice dancers, and figure skaters perform. A skater gives a performance. The skaters perform novelties.
German occupation in Paris France following Battle of France in World War II. French prisoners of war (POWs) remove protective coverings from the Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde. The POWs remove sandbags from around the Obelisk and Napoleon's Tomb. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer tour the city by car. Hitler and Speer arrive at the Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French policemen salute as Hitler drives by. They visit the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France) and Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Hitler, Speer and others view the Eiffel Tower(Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France).
The capture of Avranches, France by U.S. soldiers during Operation Cobra in World War II. The map of Avranches, France superimposed on scenes depicting United States military vehicles moving in Normandy. Half track passes by a road sign “N 137 St. Servan 12 St. Malo 13”. A speeding truck passes by a road sign “Rennes N 137 St Malo”. A large artillery is being pulled by a military vehicle on the N 137 highway in Normandy. Bomber drops bomb over a village in France. View of a map showing “Mortain”. United States infantry engage in street fighting in Mortain, France. A United States soldier fires with rifle upwards during street fighting. A soldier fires bazooka during street fighting. A Churchill Mk VII Crocodile flame thrower tank fires at a house and tree. American soldiers running through burning field during a flame thrower tank attack. Multiple rocket launcher trucks fire rocket artillery. United States soldiers observe rocket artillery on the side of a forest. Map depicts “Argentan” and “Falaise”. Captured German prisoners march away through a destroyed French town. French people welcome United States troops in Paris. Map depicts the Seine River and Paris. Crowds of French men and women giving the “V-Sign” in Paris. French woman clapping her hands. French women crowd a Jeep with U.S. soldiers. Soldiers marching on the Avenue de Champs-Élysées, with the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) behind. Free France General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and an American general salute in the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Crowds of Frenchmen cheer and welcome Allied forces after liberation from Nazi Germany. A French man waves his flag while he holds on to tree branches. Map depicting the eastern France, Luxembourg and western Germany superimposed over scenes of marching soldiers. Television host Alexander Scourby delivers a conclusion. Closing credits.
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