Dramatized scenes: A hotel maid helps a middle-aged man retire in his bed. The maid leaves the man in his room. An apparition appears as soon as the man falls asleep. The ghost takes the man’s blanket away, waking him. The man grapples with the apparition for his blanket unsuccessfully. The apparition disappears with the blanket. The man looks for the apparition before it reappeared. He struggles with the apparition until he caught it. The man ties the apparition with a sheet and places it in a trunk. The apparition reappears outside the trunk. The apparition annoys the frightened guest in the hotel room.
Animated earth revolving. A massive crowd gathering. World leaders such as Fidel Castro and Adlai Stevenson II making speeches in the Cold War. Politicians in glasses addresses crowd. A Chinese man reads a speech in front of a microphone, a Soviet flag is seen behind him. Journalists gather as a Soviet politician makes a passionate speech against the United States. “U.S. WANTS COLONIES” written on explosive speech bubble with a newspaper in the background. Anti-United States propaganda in various newspapers around the world. A Soviet political cartoon. The narrator of the film is seen sitting on an armchair. He places his newspaper aside and addresses the viewers. Muskets in the forest in a dramatization of the American Revolutionary War. A rifle butt hits the ground. Musket barrels moves closer. A man blows into a barrel. Musket trigger pulling. A musket falls to the ground.
President Herbert Hoover sails for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands accompanied by his friends and advisors. He is greeted by officers as he boards battleship Arizona. President undertook the trip to raise funds for children of insular possessions.
Ringling Barnum and Bailey circus clowns are seen cavorting about, near tents and riding on floats. Famous clown Emmett Kelly, doffs his hat from one of the floats. A trembling clown seen tight rope walking. Clowns bring out an "Adam Smasher" and put a clown inside and drop an object on his head. Men perform on a rope. Clowns laugh. Flash forward to Clown College in Venice, Florida where Bill Ballantine, famous ex-clown and Dean of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College, addresses a group of aspiring applicants who want to become clowns. A group of people learning to become clowns. People make-up and dress like clowns and perform. Two clowns with Ringling Brothers, Victor Rutz and Herbert Ledesma speak to the show host about being clowns, the frequency of shows, and the challenge of keeping people laughing. They make-up the show host as a clown. Clip finishes with a short bit featuring Legendary Master Clown Lou Jacobs performing with his chihuahua, Knucklehead.
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown College in Venice Florida. Clowns perform for the camera. They are seen emerging from two different cars, in two different circus acts. Clown after clown emerges from each car, one is a Volkswagen Beetle. Clowns performing after they get out of the cars.
Face of George Washington appears clearly on the mountain. Blasting near the emerging face followed by eruption of smoke and dust. Two workers are lowered down near the eyes and nose of George Washington's face to carry out finishing touch. Separate sculpture shown at end of clip appears to be a small scale model of what the completed Mount Rushmore work will look like (but it is not very much like the final work).
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