Perry Como sings in United States. He stands besides a pianist and sings 'There is nothing more to say', while pianist plays.
Lord Louis Mountbatten inaugurates telecommunication service between Malta and England from Electra House, London. Car of Lord Mountbatten arrives. People stand besides road with umbrellas.Mountbatten takes off his over coat, his wife stands besides him. They pose for photographers with chairman of London Telecommunication services. Lord Louis rolls picture to machine and presses a button. Governor of Malta gets the message of goodwill signed by Lord Mountbatten. Men work at Telecommunication office. Chairman, lady and Lord Mountbatten address workers of Electra house. Chairman speaks. Lord Louis comes and speaks. He thanks and appraises workers of telecom unit. He speaks about the telegram he got from the Commander of Forces in Japan. People present in the hall laugh at the humorous incident.
Italian military official (minister or general) enters room filled with high ranking Italian military officers in dress uniforms during World War II.They exchange fascist Roman salutes. An Italian officer reads a citation as they all stand at attention. The honoree poses flanked by Italian officers. He leaves the building, passing an honor guard on his way, and rendering Roman salute.
Women and children injured during Allied air raids in Italy. Italian woman carries a girl with wounded feet in her lap. Men help wounded old woman to walk. Injured children on hospital bed. Dignitary meets injured children. (World War II period).
Smoke rises from U.S. Army artillery shells striking on a hill in the Italian Campaign of World War 2. . Several knocked out American Sherman tanks from C Company, 760th Tank Battalion Santa Maria are shown. One leans off the dirt road partway into a ditch. Closeup of tread on a damaged Sherman tank. U.S. soldiers seen in a Sherman tank parked behind a damaged one that has a large hole in it from gunfire. An American soldier places his hand in the hole. Brief view of an Italian Semovente da 75/18 self-propelled gun. Glimpse of what appears to be a damaged Italian 37mm antitank gun.
Completely destroyed buildings line a dirt road in Italy during World War 2. The general landscape is devastated. American troops and military vehicles are parked beside one section of the narrow road and infantrymen walk in a line along the road past the camera. Closeup of damaged building and steps. A young Italian boy walks past the camera, carrying a sack over his shoulder. Glimpse of a dead soldier next to a wall. A tracked construction vehicle with protected top and carrying a tow cable, moves along rubble strewn road towards area where soldiers are gathered near destroyed buildings. View of totally destroyed buildings.
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