YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - MOVIE STAR MARY PICKFORD WWI OBSERVATION BALLOONS

television highlight of the news of yesteryear [Music] story of America's Sweetheart its 1919 and Mary Pickford signs contract forming United Artists Corporation DW Griffith makes it official - and then outside United Artists offices from left to right Mary poses with Douglas Fairbanks Griffith and Charlie Chaplin here's Mary's suffering in silent-film Rosita got you in the power me proud beauty says villain but mark here's our hero come to save his damsel in distress it seen such as this that are Hollywood's finest Filmfare in 1923 in nick of time and final reel America's Sweetheart is again saved by her celluloid Bowl actress and aviation share this famous first in 1919 miss Pickford delivers victory loan propaganda film addressed to Woodrow Wilson White House Washington Hollywood's first lady sets precedent as package for first citizen of land is loaded and lofted into air on first plane to carry motion picture film its aviation history in the making all done though Mary faces camera and goes back to making pictures but not without giving free time to worthy causes here in 1919 she passes out Pickford edition of paper in Los Angeles Salvation Army Drive America's Sweetheart has America's biggest heart and one of America's biggest thrills is 1920 marriage of Mary Pickford two equally famous Douglas Fairbanks they're home from honeymoon here now America's sweetheart and Hollywood's most dashing hero are just Mary and Doug world's most wonderful man and wife their home is Pickfair one of most lavish of Movieland mansions here the king and queen of Hollywood live in royal splendor these are indeed halcyon days and happy years pic bears of paradise but no Hollywood hideaway its home to Mary and Doug but it's also scene of much revelry in 1922 at big bear Mary's brother Jack married Marilyn Miller here Mary and Doug joined bride and groom kisses for each from Mary with love same year onset of Robin Hood miss Pickford and husband show Legion commander Alvin Owsley around gigantic locked everything they do on the screen is box office and everything off is new onset of the Thief of Bagdad in 1924 spectacular eclipse of the Sun doesn't dim brilliance of these two brightest stars of Hollywood heavens [Applause] when not working Mary finds time for fun too here on Arbor Day 1927 she puts everything she has into planting tyke from Toronto is only fair with a pig job gets done though and marries done another good deed two years later Mary joins Doug in four months round-the-world tour aboard liner Olympia they're off on holiday that takes them to Alexandria Egypt here they disembark for train trip to Cairo and few lazy days in land of the Nile note Mary's dress you'll see it soon again under Fez Doug has little fun with his famous face but has more fun coming home again oops athlete Burbank slips on steps but there's no hitch in way Doug hops into this scene with Mary for 19:30 visit from ex President Calvin Coolidge and wife Mary sports same costume she wore a year ago in Cairo Doug must be inviting Coolidge to fast game of tennis til producer Louis be Mayer joins the distinguished party this was all many years and many films ago and this is Miss Pickford as she was then and still is now in America's memory born Gladys Smith she lived forever as America's Sweetheart Mary Pickford [Music] fire and flight February 10 1930 behind that smoke flames are cutting interior of Chicago's Gunter building firemen battle blaze and fight to reach upper floors where office workers are trapped past the 7-story is finally cleared and some workers freed but wait atop forest blood stairways and steel flames only escape seems by Windows 8 storeys above Street firemen try vainly to subdue framing structure but fire rages or than people on upper floor are out of reach looking matters are not long enough so safety nets already [Music] and here's woman making eight for flight an escape from fiery death she's safe and soon fires out famed for her romances and Jules Peggy Hopkins Joyce comes home from Paris on good ship Mauritania at 25 Peggy has already won fame and three millionaires here's Academy Award winner wallace Beery Fame for all in the champ in 1931 berry was no chump co-starring with Marie Dressler in men and Bill's here in early 1930 he's living real-life drama as he's made Lieutenant Commander and Naval Reserve it's well deserved honor for wallace Beery with singing teacher PM Mara Theo D here's Miss grace more in 1928 only 27 years old grace has already found fame and fortune when these films were made there were still more things in store for grace for destination a brilliant career in motion pictures and then tragic death [Music] for million dollar it's March 1925 and at 6th Avenue and 42nd Street New York City they're digging extension of Queensborough subway line big ditch is designed to deal with traffic of travelers jamming Grand Central underground terminal just few blocks away solid rock of Manhattan I'll demands drilling and worker warn sidewalk superintendents to stand back because they're blasting away dangerous work in heart of city damaging the parks and monuments to at cost of four million dollars ditches dug as skyscrapers tower over Manhattan's newest underground [Music] [Applause] fascinating footwork it's dancing masters convention in New York City 1927 and conclave gets its first look at ballroom contrivance called the kinkajou let's have a look at it in slow motion it's latest and greatest thing and dancing batty seven just few weeks before these films were made Charles Lindbergh leaped the Atlantic so here's dance invention called the Lindy world inspired by nothing quite as definite here's premiere performance of the Yankee France but even in show of what's new in dancing there has to be an old-fashioned waltz winning World War 1 in France at height of hostilities in first world war French ground crews halt strange equipment out of hiding it turns out to be tanks of gas and weirdly shaped balloons modeled after famed German drunken kite commonly called a sausage this is Elias answer to observation by air Paul to take off point balloon is quickly prepared for ascent from air balloonist will spot enemy positions and guide fire of Allied artillery here's what it looks like from Skybound basket underneath balloon craft is not free flying though it's anchored to armored car observer makes notes on what he sees when he wants higher look he gets lift from longer wire dangerous beauty this balloons are sitting ducks for enemy aircraft so soon as word of enemy maneuvers is phoned the fighting front work of balloon is done and it's all over but the battle in good Olga washing time in Chicago and early 1920s sloppy galoshes are in style and in eyes of every man the floppy are the footwear the broader they're proving smile when seats meet you can hear the click of open clasp above this chatter no doubt talk was about some old-fashioned girl with clothes galoshes towards button up your overcoat and open up your boots a day for Hitchcock at Alhambra California January 1929 Tommy Hitchcock leads his San Carlos goal makers against anzacs of Australia in fast-moving international polo match drive by lads from Down Under gets ball near goal but San Carlos boys in dark shirts fight back I riding Hitchcock hammers fall away from battling opponents and here's a score for the Anzacs but when it's over it's Americans over Australians 10:00 to 7:00 start of Speedway classic it's Memorial Day 1937 and racing drivers thrill crowds watching breathlessly as cars roar around turn after turn in grueling 500-mile race in leaders Wilbur Shaw and crowd goes wild the Shaw looks like he's going to win he does and then wheels in the winner's circle 1937 speedway champ he does it again in 39 and 40 Wilbur Shaw three times a racing king [Music]