Invention of the incandescent lamp by Thomas Edison in the United States. A dramatization: Thomas Edison and his assistants build a 110 V dynamo. Edison builds a multiple series system. A diagram compares a multiple system with a series system.
Rehabilitation of U.S. sailors. Dramatization: Sailors move around in an office. A sailor discusses with an expert about jobs, insurance, trade and pension. Experts prepare report of the sailor. An expert mentions whom to consult for help when the sailors return to their hometown.
Rehabilitation of U.S. sailors. A dramatization: Sailors sit on chairs and read. Robert Benchley wears civilian clothes and a button to differentiate him from the civilians. He goes to a bar. The bar attendant asks him for his id-card. Security men stand near him. He depicts the good and the sour moments experienced by the sailors in civilian life.
Rehabilitation of U.S. sailors. A dramatization: Robert Benchley sleeps on a sofa. His portrait on a wall. He talks to his own portrait. He talks to an expert about his experiences while working in the navy. The sailors get their physical checkup done.
Rehabilitation of U.S. sailors. A dramatization: Sailors discuss about their experience of an interview. Robert Benchley enters a room. The sailors are amazed to see his pajamas. They move near him and discuss his pajamas. He goes to sleep and dreams: He stands near a piano. He goes to get another drink. A woman approaches him but he does not find her attractive, until he has several more drinks and she turns into movie star Ava Gardner (who makes a cameo appearance in this scene).
From the civil defense film "Duck and Cover" in the United States. Animation: Burt the turtle walks along a path carrying a flower in his hand. A monkey holding a burning cracker leans from a tree. The cracker bursts. A burnt tree. The turtle covers himself. Children sit in a classroom and a professor teaches ways to protect themselves during a nuclear attack. The children hide under the benches.
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