Camera looks upward from ground level, at Nazi banners containing swastikas that hang from building, above. Scene shifts to Adolf Hitler, standing in an open Mercedes Benz 770 K car (exhaust pipes extend from its hood). His car leads a line of cars carrying Nazi leaders, along a street in Nuremberg, Bavaria. Crowds lining the sidewalks salute and cheer him. Camera pans across elaborate banners and swastika flags hanging from building windows. The motorcade enters the main market (Hauptmarkt) square passing the beautiful fountain (Schöner Brunnen). A huge crowd is assembled in the square. Spectators filling an outdoor seating area, rise to salute as the motorcade approaches. View from window of building overlooking the Schöner Brunnen. An SA (Sturmabteilung) band begins to play and formations of SA troops march along the street. Spectators, at the market square seating area, rise and salute as SA leader Viktor Lutze marches past. Closeup of Hitler saluting. He is next seen standing in his car, from where he is reviewing the parade. He shakes hands with Lutze and has him stand near his car. The next contingent of SA goosestep and salute as they pass Hitler. The Frauenkirche (church) is clearly seen in the background. Hitler, and Lutze salute as the troops pass. A group of German military officers are seen rendering traditional hand salutes (not Nazi salutes). Hitler rendering strong Nazi salute at passing troops. Closeup of Hermann Goering standing at the side of the street, as the troops pass. Rudolf Hess, standing likewise. The older military officers rendering Nazi salute (except one who still uses traditional salute). More SA troops hoding Nazi salutes, as they march. Women looking over window sill covered with flowers, watch the parade and take pictures. Precise formation of marching SA troops viewed from above and behind. Closeup of Hitler. Views of the parade from various places around the market square. Hitler's outstretched arm in salute. Glimpse of Lutze. Closeups of spectators and Hitler. More troops marching. Hitler from close below, saluting. Closeup of Lutz and one of his officers. Hitler from the right, rear, saluting. SA officers watching, with a crowd of spectators behind them at the front of the Frauenkirche. SS leader, Heinrich Himmler, steps from line of march, salutes Hitler, shakes his hand, and joins Lutze nearby. More views of marchers, spectators, and Hitler. A contingent of Military Police, all wearing metal gorgets, receive salutes from everyone. They salute with sabres, as they pass Hitler. Their leader joins Lutze near Hitler. A cadre of troops dressed in leather helmets (possibly motorcycle unit, or police). Clear view of the Frauenkirche, with flags passing. Then camera lowers showing Hitler at his car parked right in front of it. Artistic, elevated view from above, of large columns of German soldiers holding a Nazi salute as they march, forming a pattern of light and dark on the ground from their shadows. A man, woman and two girls saluting from their window. Hitler saluting leather-helmeted unit as it passes. Closeup profile of Hitler.
Film opens with what looks like a frosty negative image. But camera pans up showing underneath of a stone bridge with images reflecting in the water. As it continues panning up, it shows a parade of German Sturmabteilung (SA) marching across the Fleisch bridge (Fleishbrücke), over the Pegnitz river toward the center of Nuremberg. Glimpse of some SA troops saluting as they observe from a perch on the corner of a building. View from behind SA troops as they march toward the market square in Nuremberg. Spectators rising from stands at the main market square (Hauptmarkt). SA troops giving Nazi salute as they march past the square. The back of Sankt Sebaldus Kirche (Saint Sebaldus Church) looms ahead, at Rathausplatz. Glimpse of spectators on roof overlooking spires and crosses of the Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful fountain) in the corner of the square. View from high above overlooking the area. Spires of St. Sebaldus in background. Troops parading in street below. Residents watching from apartment windows. Interesting views of marchers through building structural elements. Rooftop view of marchers passing the market square and then from high across the square, showing Hitler's car serving as reviewing stand, as troops march past. View from a window, with flagpole extended, of troops passing the Schöner Brunnen. The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) tucked between other buildings at the square with Schöner Brunnen in foreground. Camera pans across the square, to troops marching. Hitler standing in his car, giving Nazi salute with head bowed as a color guard marches past. Older German officers rendering traditional hand salutes (not Nazi salutes). Members of the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labor Service, or RAD) march past with shouldered spades. Closeup from slightly below him, with sky and clouds above, of Hitler saluting the marchers. Closup of Hitler looking regal, as he salutes. Glimpse of Joseph Goebbels watching the parade. More closeups of Hitler. A color guard accompanied by several soldiers carrying pickaxes,leading more Reichsarbeitsdienst carrying spades. Assorted views of marchers, Hitler, Spectators at windows, and interesting views of parade passing through arches of bridges. Glimpse of Hitler standing in his Mercedes Benz 770K car (with exhausts coming from the hood). A marching band of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS) Heinrich Himmler is seen next, following their leader, Heinrich Himmler, who exchanges salutes with Hitler, as he passes. He then steps to Hitler's car, salutes, shakes hands, and joins other Nazi leaders standing nearby. Closeup of Himmler standing by Hitler's car as his SS troops march past. camera pans up to Hitler saluting. momentary interruption in film. It resumes, focusing mostly on spectators jostling to get better views of the parade. A goose-stepping SS marching band is seen. Crowds cheer and Hitler salutes an SS color guard. Older Army officers again rendering traditional hand salutes. SS carrying sabres, march past. Final scene shows the stationary SS brass band moving into the street and goose-stepping at the end of the line of march.
Views of Budapest, Hungary before World War II. Bridge across the Danube River. People walking across the Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Budapest, Széchenyi Lánchíd, 1051 Hungary). Dome of St. Stephen’s Basilica (Budapest, Szent István tér 1, 1051 Hungary). Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy at Buda Castle (Savoyai Jenő herceg lovasszobra, Buda Castle, Budapest, 1013 Hungary). Buda Castle grounds. View of Budapest as seen from Buda Castle. The Fisherman’s Bastion (Budapest, Szentháromság tér, 1014 Hungary). Hungarian Parliament Building as seen from the stone railings in the Fisherman’s Bastion. The late-Gothic Matthias Church (Mátyás Templom Budapest, Szentháromság tér 2, 1014 Hungary). The Holy Trinity Statue (Budapest, Szentháromság u., 1014 Hungary). A woman and her two daughters climb the stone stairs of a Budapest Street. Skyline of Budapest. Budapest bridges along the Danube River. Cars driving through the Széchenyi Chain Bridge. Numerous views of many famous buildings and monuments throughout Budapest. Narrator speaks about why the city of Budapest never lost its beauty and charm after five years of war and ten years of communism. This significant period has turned the Hungarians into a resilient race, proud of their national heroes who fought for Budapest.
A painter of royalty in Austria and Hungary from Hapsburg Court and his daughter posing. Artist speaks about Detroit city and praises beauty of American art, architecture, and women.
Taxicabs coming and going in front of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Night-time with marquee illuminated. Doormen open the doors of the cars arriving. Patrons, in formal attire, men in top hats and ladies in long gowns and furs, step from cars and enter the building. Interior views of the staircases and halls of the Opera House. Waist-down views of patrons walking, showing the beautiful gowns and other clothing of the patrons. People climb the stairs. Audience seated in the boxes and loges. Curtains on the stage. The performance of Verdi's Aida begins with two singers on stage.
Documentary depicts the conversation of an Italian journalist with an American man. Transworld Airways (TWA) Constellation passenger plane lands at airport in Italy. Several people seated in the waiting hall at the airport. A young Italian journalist going to United States meets an American man. The men talk to each other about the mutual interests of both the countries. View of traffic in streets of New York. Pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Manhattan skyscrapers and skyline of New York City seen. A woman works in an office in the Empire State Building in Manhattan. View from her office of East River and Welfare Island. Chrysler Building seen slightly below the Empire State Building office level. View from Empire State Building to West. Ocean liner in Hudson River and New Jersey visible in distance. Taxis driving on Park Avenue. Italian-made automobiles are seen in traffic, including an Italian red convertible with top down. A woman enters the beauty salon of Julius Caruso. Italian creations are kept in the salon, including Venetian glass products. The woman gets her hair done by the stylist. Ferragamo shoes are seen. Exterior view of the Plaza Hotel, on Central Park, South. Woman enters the hotel carrying a parcel. She tries on some Italian designer coats. Women try Italian designer jewelry and evening gowns. Italian office machinery made by Olivetti Company is displayed. Leather bags made by Gucci, from Italy, are shown.