'Know Your Ally: Britain' - An Allied propaganda film to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as to counter Nazi German propaganda aimed at weakening the alliance during World War II. Scenes in the United States of a college football game as a player makes a touchdown and a crowd erupts in loud cheering. Football team at blocking and tackling practice on a practice field. A World War 2 tank fires. British and American soldiers fire artillery and infantry forces running on a battlefield. Explosions occur and smoke rises. Views of soldiers of China, Russia, Britain and the United States. Allied troops march. Idaho, United States and Britain on a map showing population. Vehicular traffic and pedestrians on a road including cars and double-decker buses and pedestrians showing congested space in Britain. People talk to their neighbors. British policemen seen. British citizens emerge from underground transit system. Groups of British men, women and children in crowds are seen. Image of British Bobby police officer with hand up and narrator relates that British police do not carry a gun. Newspaper headlines about a strike, a catastrophe in Britain. Animated map of the Great Britain shows that it is surrounded by sea. Ships at sea. An old man and a boy sitting on a stoop with a model of a tall masted sailing ship. Brief views of cities in different parts of the world, including Sydney Australia; an unidentified South African port; an aerial view of the city of Wellington, New Zealand; parliament and government buildings in Ottawa, Canada; a large passenger ferry boat passing by with the skyscrapers of Manhattan New York City in the background.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. Training films are shown to the recruits. The recruits seated in a theater. A naval officer threads a film projector. In the training film, recruits are seen viewing large caliber shells and loading a 40mm anti aircraft gun. Views of naval recruits playing baseball. One of the recruits carries a dog mascot named "Bone". The naval recruits practice running in formation. The naval recruits boxing with boxing gloves on. A sign reads 'bank'. The recruits enter a bank and ship's store. A poster outside reads, "It's Smart to Salt Away some of Your Pay." Views of a sailor buying a gold watch at the shop counter. Close up of a big band jazz orchestra bass drum reads, "U.S.N.T.C. Great Lakes Illinois." Naval recruits dancing with young women while the big band orchestra plays. View of naval recruit playing a clarinet. The navy recruits cleaning the floor and windows of their barracks in preparation for captain's inspection. A rooster flag flying outside the barracks is the prize for the best inspection. The recruits march. A Navy football game being played. Navy recruits seated in the stadium. The football game in progress. The recruits walk to the recreation building. The navy recruits sitting at the soda fountain and then in the table area in front of a juke box while eating ice cream.
Wide shot of 1960 Sugar Bowl for college football in New Orleans. The Ole Miss Rebels beat LSU Tigers 21-0 . The narrator notes that the "LSU defense is in tatters" as Bobby Franklin throws another pass to victory. (College Football)
The college football Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The Syracuse Orangemen win against the Texas Longhorns 23-14. Wide shot of crowd of spectators and fans in cowboy hats standing and cheering. Gerhard Schwedes passes to Ernie Davis for an 87 yard touchdown. Banner seen in crowd reads, Elmira, NY . Fist fight interrupts the game. View of Longhorns fans wearing cowboy hats and ringing cowbells. (College Football)
A Football match between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Kansas Jayhawkers in Lawrence. Players tussle for the ball on the field. Referee amidst the players. Crowd cheers. A band among the spectators. The Sooners beat the Jayhawks with a score of 33-13.
An American football match played between the U.S. Army and Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in New York. U.S. cadets march and enter the stadium. General Henry H Arnold inspects the troops. Spectators at the Yankee Stadium. Man on a horse. Policeman controls the crowd. The match begins. The cadets score repeatedly. Soldiers and spectators clap and cheer. Army beats Notre Dame by 59-0. (World War II period).