Focus on 1953 & Jet Trip to the Orient

Duration: 1000 ft

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Hearst Metrotone News

Complete Record: Spotlight 1953 historic events Ike Stalin lives in state. Shah of Iran San Francisco, Hawaii, stewardess Japan tourist spots Much bombing and plane footage, excellent explosions both on land and sea, plane crashes into sea, gunner POV firing on ships, aerial firing, Japanese soldier parade, Philippine soldiers parade for MacArthur, cable car in Manila, people stack sand bags, havoc in streets, soldiers shooting, explosion/fire, destruction shots, soldiers decorated, tropical shot of palm trees with battleships, MacArthur sworn in, two men give kiss greeting, beautiful scenic city shots, sweating steel workers, planes in formation, MacArthur’s head in war montage, airplane factory, hundreds of planes start at once, bombs dropped on funny faced target for training, man gives okay hand gesture, men rush to prepare to fight, more aerial fighting, ships spewing black smoke, pilot makes na-na face with hand gesture, Ed Larner, h.e. Hastings, Black Jack Walker, soldiers marching with flags, Eisenhower on parade in London, receives Duke of Wellington’s sword, Eisenhower decorated at Arc de Triumphe, shot of Congress and Eisenhower, drives through NYC for parade, cadets march at West Point, parade floats/dancing/western scenes, Nurse aiding soldier face, house with white smoke, man uses lights for communication, air/sea battle, Paris buildings-guy on bike, people sit in underground shelter, bombed out buildings, man uses binoculars, ground warfare, dead cows, man on horse through water, people leaving village, sheep running for safety, roofs on fire, pilot looks at altimeter, drops bombs, soldiers walk through trenches, pet DOG, shirtless man operates gun, men in underground tram/tunnel, massive firing from ships, soldiers hike through trails, plane crashes, massive water explosions, ground POV of soldiers crawling, man throws grenade, body comes tumbling down(SO SICK), soldiers raise flag, aircraft carrier on fire, airplane wing shot off, priest blesses injured(dead?) soldier, daring rescues, men jump off sinking ship into rescue boat, tattered flag waves, carrier floats by statue of liberty, excellent shots of planes crashing to sea, paratroopers, jungle warfare, flame throwers, many dead bodies, underwater shot of torpedo launch, nazi sub blown to bits, train shot at, bomber plane crash lands, nice shot of sphinx, desert warfare, tanks, bombs dropped on desert land, bombed out jeeps, white flag surrenders, underwater detonations, night time flashes of weapons, soldiers dig land mines, shot of war photographer on top of moving jeep, fighter plane with shark nose art, Ike gives speech, takes oath, becomes president , Feb 15, girl wins women’s world title, gold metal, Kremlin shots, Europe produces steel, Mt. Everest, Shah of Iran, tearing down statues of the Shah. the Shah in Rome, Jackie and JFK marry. Yogi Berra at the world series. Yankees first team to win the world series 5 years in a row. solar energy. golden gate bridge shots. Lombard street. cable cars. Victorians. china town. fisherman’s wharf. Hawaii. people getting leied. hula girls. very heavy hula girl. dance lessons. tourists on beach. surfers. diving in pool. street signs pointing to different countries. people flying to Japan. Tokyo. monorail. tea ceremony. traditional festival. drums. people arriving in Hong Kong. crowded streets. oriental silk blouses. hand tailored suits. fabrics. costume made dresses. cameras and radios, toys, stuffed animals. water buffalo. agriculture.