Not so Long Ago

Pallet #9^Box #90014^Produced and Directed by: Donald B. Hyatt^Written by: Richard Hanser^Assoc. Producer: Robert Garthwaite^Narrated by: Bob Hope^^Many shots planes taking off from aircraft carriers in ocean, planes in flight, called back to ship, war over, planes land on ships. Shot of landing on carrier from cockpit. Ext. shot of White House. Huge crowds outside. Interior shot, huge crowds of newspeople for reading of Japanese unconditional surrendor. Newspeople all scrambling to phones to report news. Military personelljump for joy. Parade shots. Overhead shot of packed Times Square, crowds cheering, people dancing in the streets. Many shots of rejoicing in the streets, military and civilian alike. Many people kissing at news, confetti rains down on city street. 5:45^^Huge stone clock tower, clock strikes noon. Shots of peacetime suburban America. Child runs across lawn into fathers arms. Group of kids playing in sprinklers on lawn. Small girl helping mother hang clothes on line. Four boys of various ages sit on street curb with dog. 6:40^^Shot of busy city street, autos, people, cable cars, teens hanging out in front of soda shop. Ration notice hangs in store window. Int. hot of grocery store. Signs in windows show unavailable products: Milk, Eggs, Butter, Lard. Shot of empty shelves, c/u shot of ration coupons, clerk counting coupons. Int. shot packed butcher shop. 8:00^^Ext. shot of gas station, sign: Gas rationing off, no stamps required. C/U gas pump, $2.34 for 11.02 gal. gas. 8:08^^Semi l/s aircraft carrier bringing troops home, shot New York skyline seen from ship. Many different shots sailors welcmed home by loved ones. Passenger ships bring sailors foreign brides to states. Shots of many women most holding very young babies, many shots of reunions. 9:55^^^Statue of Liberty, many immigrants coming through Ellis Island, very emotional reunions with American family members. 11:00^^Seperation center, G.I.'s being released from active duty. Family shots of servicemen leading lives after the war. L/S airfield covered with planes, crane stands planes on nose, planes being scraped for meltdown to be used for other purposes. Shots of production line in auto manufacturing plants. 13:48^^Int. shot silk stocking factory. New York street, crowds in front of Sultana Silk Stockings store. Men and women rushing to outdoor stand for free pair of stockings. Crowds fight for samples being thrown into crowd, group of women sitting on wall putting on stockings, women model legs covered with stockings. Men not happy with new longer skirts by Dior. 15:10^^Poolside fashion show has many models wearing new bikinis, men are pleased. 15:28^^Funeral procession in street for the passing of Henry Ford. Thousands line streets Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia clowning with Abbott and Costello, Mayor with General Eisenhower upon return to United States. Reading funnies to children on radio during newspaper strike. Yankee stadium flying flag at half mast at passing of Babe Ruth. Shots of Babe Ruth on field, at bat, signing autographs. C/U on field at tribute, speaks to crowd, ext. shot of Yankee stadium. 19:19^^Ext. shot people entering Ebbetts field. Crowd shots, C/U Jackie Robinson, shots of him playing the game. 19:56^^Shots of countryside from moving train. Winston Churchill gets into car in Missouri, gives speech. Ext. shot United Nations building in New York. Russian negotiators arriving. Int. U.N. meeting, shots of anti-communist parade and riot, police trying to keep peace. 22:54^^Hollywood speaks out on communism. Gary Cooper speaking, Ronald Reagan speaking to Congress. Many shots of the hearings that led to the blacklisting of many in Hollywood. Shot of Congressman Richard Nixon looking at evidence. Espionage hearing against high level State Dept. official Alger Hiss, witness Whittaker Chambers testifies against Hiss. 26:33^^Theatre marquee The Best Years of our Lives, Myrna Loy, Virginia Mayo, Dana Andrews and William Wyler stand topgether at premiere. Shirley Temple with new Hubby John Agar being photographed. Rita Hayworth in car with new hubby Prince Ali, on the Riviera, poolside for photographers. Shots of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. Shots of royal caravan includes carraige carrying Princess Elizabeth and new husband. Shots of huge crowds. Wedding party on balcony includes Newlyweds, with King and Queen. 28:17^^Semi l/s ext. dome of Capital building. Newspapers coming off the presses, Sect. of State George Marshall speaks. Shots of everyday life in America. Women hanging clothes on line, talking across fences, men in coffee shops. Man on the street interviews on Joe Lewis fight. 29:52^^Bob hope on golf course, huge crowds. At microphone speaking, playing golf. President Truman walking with another man, shaking hands with people of town. Int. shots 1948 Republican convention. Shot of Robert A. Taft, shot of Gov. Thomas Dewey with wife waving to crowds. Int. shots Democratic convention. Shots of Harry S. Truman with running mate, on train waving to crowds. Shots of Dewey campaign. Shots of Truman campaigning. Shots of countryside from moving trains, huge turnouts to hear candidates speak. 35:48^^Many shots people at polling places casting votes, Dewey casts his vote. Int. shot NBC Election coverage headquarters. Broadcasters telling listeners results. Crowds celebrate Truman win. 38:00^^Int. shot Electoral College dinner, Truman speaks. 39:10^^Shot of mushroom cloud from Atomic bomb explosion. Many shots scientists in labs doing xperiments and tests. Man undergoes test against fierce winds. Many shots people looking to sky. Airforce investigators taliking to people re: UFO sightings. 42:04^^Group of people looking through store window at new invention: The Television. Int. shot of bar, people watching horse race on television. Technician installing antenae on house roof. Family watching t.v. at Home. Shot of Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca in The Show of Shows. Shots of: Dave Garroway, Fay Amerson, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Milton Berle with Carmen Miranda. Int. shot of NBC satudio, cameras, men working camera's, Albert Einstein speaks. 43:56^^Thermometer shows outside temp. of 98 degrees in June 1950, shots of people at beach, sailboats in distance. People enjoying sun and surf. Parachute ride, rollercoaster ride, shots of cars rolling and crashing during race. Horses race in California at Golden Gate Stakes, people enjoying country fairs. Cotton Candy machine, kids look on eagerly. Clowns, Ferris Wheel, man and small boy hold hands while walking. President saying goodbye to wife at airport. Shots of Presidential plane The Independence in flight. Pre: Airforce One. Washington as seen from plane window. Sect. of State meets President at airport, Country flags at United Nations raised for special meeting in New York. Int. shot of meeting Re: Korean Conflict. Shots of Korean refugees marching with belongings, buildings burning, small child alone crying. U.S. Soldiers board ships for war. Wives on docks waving to departing soldiers. Battleships at sea. C/U soldiers on ships. 49:11^^