The Games of the X Olympiad held in Los Angeles, California. Women participate in the springboard diving contest during the summer olympics of 1932. A large crowd gathers to watch the games and cheer. Georgia Coleman does a layout back somersault dive into the water, then three other dives. Closeup view of a smiling Georgia Coleman, springboard diver. Next diver shown is Dorothy Poynton on the high dive, followed by closeup shots of Dorothy after her dives. Swimmers participate in the swimming championships, including American Eleanor Holm in competition with Bonnie Mealing from Australia in the Women's 100 meter backstroke. Closeup shot of Eleanor Holm outside the pool. Americans take the lead in the games. Men participate in the 2000 meter 8 oar she crew shell boat race. American team is made up of team from the University of California. The crew shell race underway on Alamitos Bay in Long Beach California. The University of California team surges at the end to beat the team from Italy. Oil rigs and oil derricks seen in the background on shore behind the cheering crowd watching the race. The men's crew team from the University of California Bears pose for cameras on shore after their victory.
The Mont Blanc tunnel being built in France. View of snow covered peak of Mont Blanc and gondola on steel cable ascending mountain. French and Italian workers inside the tunnel celebrate the completion of the tunnel from Chamonix, on the French side of the mountain, to Courmayeur, on the Italian side, cutting the road travel distance between Paris, France and Rome, Italy by 125 miles. Italian and French officials celebrate during the ceremony. Civil Engineer and Professor Loris Corbi, head of the Italian team, greets André Borie, the lead French Civil Engineer. Workers celebrate and drink champagne to toast the achievement.
Ongoing parade for the Miss Universe contest in Long Beach, California. United States sailors marchin with flags of various countries during a parade. Miss Universe contestants participate in Long Beach parade. Miss Belgium Lucienne Auquier waves from her float. Miss Brazil Maria José Cardoso and Miss Canada Elaine Bishenden smiling. Crowds clapping as Miss Germany Marina Orschel waves and pouts her lips to them. Miss France Anita Treyens and Miss Italy Rossana Galli blowing kisses to the crowds. Miss England Iris Alice Kathleen Waller waves to the camera. Miss Japan Yoshie Baba, Miss Holland Rita Schmidt, and Miss Venezuela Blanca Heredia, waving to the crowd.
The history of the United States. A pictorial map shows the path followed by Christopher Columbus in 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean. He found a group of islands where other explorers from Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, England, Italy and France found two continents. The representation of the area in the northern continent over which the English and the French fought and the French were defeated. The French gave up their colonies and in 1763 they belonged to England. People in the English colonies at work. English officials during a meet. The workers rebelling against English troops. Farmers, who became soldiers, moving with guns. The army led by George Washington moving against the English Army. The thirteen colonies of the English became independent, during the American Revolution, leading to the birth of American nation.
The film 'Two Down and One to Go' talks about the activities of the Axis powers Italy, Germany and Japan during World War II. United States Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson at a desk. Animation shows a swastika being exploded over Germany. Caricatures of the late Duce of the Italian Social Republic Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, the late Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo. A cross being superimposed on the two dictators. The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII blesses the crowds in St. Peter's Square. 1st Military Governor of the American Occupation Zone in Germany Dwight David Eisenhower, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin display festive moods in separate events. People cheer.
A film about U.S. response to the activities of the Axis powers Italy, Germany and Japan during World War II. U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall praises the United States Military offensives in Europe and Africa. George Marshall narrates rest of the clip. Animation of a globe depicts the Allied forces in the middle east planning to isolate China and Russia. The animation depicts the German Forces crossing the British allies, joining Japan and then attacking America. It depicts U.S. plans to stop the collaboration of Germany and Japan. Scenes of American shipyards are shown, with workers building new war ships. Some workers welding. A sign reads, "Work must continue during launching. Positively." The animation depicts the shorter routes to the European Theater. Aerial footage of a large fleet of U.S. Navy Ships at sea, underway during World War 2. Next scenes shows smoke pouring from ships at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii following attack by Japan. View of Soviet Russian horse cavalry forces charging toward enemy German positions during a battle in World War 2. Scenes of Allied artillery being fired at night in North Africa. Animation depicts the need to establish American air bases closer to Japan before launching successful air attacks. Footage of U.S. soldiers running out of landing crafts and coming ashore at a beach head during World War 2. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat Japan. Animation depicts strong German Army. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat the Nazi and the Fascist power in Europe.
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