A film on technological advancements in the United States. Use of fast stock ticker tape machine for sending New York quotations on a long distance circuit. A man operates a ticker machine. A fast stock wire sends stock quotations. Men look and work at a ticker tape. A woman operate a piano keyboard type ticker.
A film titled ' The second revolution in banking' on bookkeeping services and computer improved banking services in the United States. A Titan rocket is launched from a launching pad. Heavy columns of smoke rise as the rocket is launched. Narrator indicates the launching of the rocket implies electronic and technological advancements. The Titan rocket ascends in the sky. The first revolution in banking is book keeping machines during World War I. A man seated at a desk works. Several men and women seated at desks in an office. They work on book keeping machines. The machines are clumsy and use lots of papers. A man empties a sack of bundles of paper on a table. The second revolution is electronic computers. These computers can read, sort, print, process check numbers, record and store customer account information which can be retrieved in record time. The Merchandise National Bank of Chicago installs electronic computers. Men work on the computers in a computer room. Several symbols printed in magnetic ink on a check. The symbols enable the computer system to read information faster and accurately. A man works on a typewriter. He types customer information. Other men work on a machine. The machine reads the information. A reader sorter in operation. A woman at work. The information is read, sorted and interpreted.
Camera pans down from the top of St. Thomas Church (1 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, United States) on W 53rd Street and 5th Avenue in New York City. Cars and double-decker bus are seen on the street. Views of other churches in the South. African American children entering a Sunday School. An African American Army Lieutenant in uniform and a woman sit in the balcony of a church with a predominately African American congregation. Camera focuses on the choir singing in a loft on the first floor. An African American soldier in uniform sings a solo with the choir. The African American pastor of the church steps to the pulpit and looks up at the Church's Service flag where numerous stars represent members of the congregation serving in the Armed Services. The Pastor notes that some are present that morning, pointing out Private Roberts, Sergeant Jackson, and Lieutenant Carter, all of them in Army uniforms. He also acknowledges a Woman's Army Corps member, who identifies herself as Private Parks, First Class. As the Pastor speaks, scene shifts American Joe Louis beating German Max Schmeling in their second boxing match in 1938 at Yankee Stadium. Scene shifts to Max Schmeling training with German paratroopers and Joe Louis running an obstacle course during U.S. Army basic training in World War 2. The American flag and constitution are seen in contrast to the German Nazi flag and Adolf Hitler's book, Mein Kampf, now seen being held by the Pastor of the church, as he reads excerpts from it to the congregation. Several views of church attendees listening to the Pastor, as he reads despicable remarks about African Americans from Hitler's book.
Opening scene shows stadium filled with spectators for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. View from behind six sprinters ready to start the 100 meter dash. Front view closeups of African American runners, Jesse Owens and Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. Official fires gun for the start, and the runners are off. Camera tracking the runners shows Jesse Owens well ahead of all the rest, at first, but Metcalfe soon catches up with him. Crowd roaring and cheering in the stadium. Scoreboard shows Owens first, Metcalfe, second, and Osendarp (of Holland) third, separated each by only one tenth of a second. The American National Anthem can be heard in the background. The next event is the men's high jump. Sign shows the bar initially set at 1.97 meters height. The first competitor is Gustav Weinkötz of Germany. He fails to clear the bar. Next is Hiroshi Tanaka of Japan, who also fails to clear. Bar is reset to 2.03 meters (6 feet-8 inches). African American, Cornelius Johnson makes the next attempt. He successfully clears the bar and the crowd roars its approval. (He had set a new olympic record.) Three American flags flying over the stadium as the U.S. National Anthem is again heard being played.
In opening scene, African American soldiers perform bayonet training at an Army Base in the desert. Then they run out of a trench in practice attack. Next, the troops are seen assembled in an outdoor stadium, where religiious services are being held. An African American Army Chaplain tells them of increased Officer Candidate opportunities. A group of Officer candidates is seen that includes a number of African American soldiers. Candidates are seen graduationg and receiving their commissions. A parade of ROTC (Reserve officers' training Corps) cadets is seen including mostly African Americans. Views of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, in West Point, New York, receiving graduation diplomas. An African American graduate is among them. Scene shifts to an African American woman in a church, reading a letter from her son who has just been commissioned as an Army Officer. Glimpse of the congregation's pastor thanking her for sharing her letter. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Opening scene shows a battlefield wooden cross marking the grave of Private Robert. Woods. His photograph is shown.The narrator is an American Pastor of a predominantly African American congregation speaking from the pulpit about men who served America during World War 2. He cites U.S. Army bomber pilot, Colin Kelly, whose photograph is also seen. The pastor also mentions Meyer Levine, Kelly's bombardier (unseen) and an African American sailor, named Dory Miller, who shot down Japanese aircraft while defending the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller is seen shaking hands with officers on the deck of a Navy ship. Camera focuses on a banner in the church displaying stars for the members of the congregation in the Armed Forces. He leads in a prayer of thanks for "this land which our fathers have helped to build." Camera pans over the congregation. The choir and congregation join in singing "Onward Christian Soldiers." Next, a large formation of African American soldiers marches in a parade. They wear uniforms including M1917 steel helmets, and carry rifles and field packs. Scene updates to African American soldiers marching wearing World War 2 M1 steel helmets. Scene shifts to African American Army Colonel and another officer reviewing marching troops on a snowy field. Next, African American women in the WAC (Women's Army Corps) are seen marching. African American troops are seen, again, parading in World War 1 steel helmets, and then others are seen parading in garrison caps. More views of these various groups parading with a glimpse of mounted cavalry inserted, as well. As the film ends, the background music is the singing of "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
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