- Title: F-2707
- Summary: MOVIETONE YEAR-ENDER: 1928: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 1928 LINDBERGH PERFORMS STUNTS AT AN AIR SHOW; DIRIGIBLE GRAF ZEPPELIN ARRIVES AT LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY; AMELIA EARHART BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC; HERBERT HOOVER ELECTED PRESIDENT; OIL FIRE BURNS FOR 49 DAYS IN SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.
- Description:00:00:04 - LINDBERGH AFTER HIS RETURN FROM PARIS. THREE PLANES TAKE OFF IN AIR SHOW. LINDBERGH'S NATIONAL TOUR. 1910 VINTAGE PLANE DOES TRICKS FLYING UPSIDE DOWN. POV FROM AIRPLANE LOOKING DOWN AT STEAM TRAIN. RACE BETWEEN PLANE AND TRAIN. BREAKING FLYING RECORDS. PILOTS. 00:01:50 - EXPERIMENTAL PLANE. BRITAIN. "THE INFLEXIBLE" THE LARGEST PLANE BUILT. 00:02:29 - AIRSHIP IN HANGAR. ZEPPELIN. GRAF. DIRIGIBLE MEN EATING. 00:03:11 - MARCHING BAND LEADING MASSIVE CROWDS UP STAIRS LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY 00:03:30 - AMELIA EARHART TICKER TAPE PARADE. POSING. CROWDS FOLLOW HER 00:04:36 - CALVIN COOLIDGE, JULY 4, 1927. FIFTY SIXTH BIRTHDAY. CAKE. CUTTING CAKE. IN BOAT. POLING BOAT. CALVIN COOLIDGE. FISHING. MS COOLIDGE HOLDING UP FISH 00:05:32 - POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING. COOLIDGE AT PODIUM. COOLIDGE & HOOVER POSE. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION OF 1928. HOOVER AT PODIUM MAKING SPEECH. 00:06:51 - HOOVER RETURNS TO BIRTHPLACE IN IOWA. IN CORNFIELD, HOLDING EAR OF CORN. SOUND ON FILM. THE FIRST SOUND NEWSREELS. 00:08:30 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. HOOVER POLITICAL SPEECH. WAVING AMERICAN FLAGS. AL SMITH, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. THE GREAT CITY POLITICIAN. CROWDS WANT TO SHAKE HANDS. 00:13:45 - ENGLAND. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE. CROWDS LISTEN TO SPEECH. PLAYING WITH DOG. WATERING CAN WATERING PLANTS. MACDONALD. PRIME MINISTER LIGHTING CIGAR. 00:14:43 - PARIS. POLITICAL MEETING OF FINANCIAL EXPERTS FOR WAR REPAYMENT. 00:15:09 - MUSSOLINI IN ROME, ITALY. MAKING SPEECH. INSPECTING TROOPS. 00:15:40 - JULY 1,1928. MEXICAN PRESIDENT ELECTED WITH FAMILY. CHILDREN PLAY WITH TOY GUN & DRUM. 00:16:13 - WAR PLANES. MACHINE GUN ON PLANE. FIGHTER PLANES. 00:18:41 - CAR RACE. INDY 500. LOUIS MEYER WINNER. PIT STOP. DRINKS FROM BOTTLE. 00:19:04 - THE NEW SOUND FILM DIVISION AT FOX STUDIOS. CU MOVIETONE STUDIOS PLAQUE 00:19:22 - OIL FIRE IN SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. 00:19:53 - MAP OF HOOVER DAM ON THE COLORADO RIVER. AERIAL OF SIGHT. 00:20:57 - BLACK JUG BAND FROM KENTUCKY. JUG BAND. TAP DANCING IN THE BACK COUNTRY. BLUES ROOTS. BANJO PLAYING. CU DANCING FEET. 00:21:58 - CARS PULLING WOMEN BEHIND THEM. 00:22:07 - MEN DRIVING MOTORCYCLES ON SNOW. 00:22:12 - CHORUS GIRLS ON ROLLER SKATES. 00:22:21 - GIRLS DANCE ON NAVY SHIP. 00:22:34 - BATHING BEAUTIES CONTEST. ABOARD SHIP 00:22:40 - CHIROPRACTORS JUDGE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BACKS. 00:22:58 - FUR COAT FASHION SHOW. 00:23:20 - MS GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG WEARING HAT. FIRE TRUCK, LADDER, DOG CLIMBS LADDER, RESCUES DOLL, PUTS DOLL IN BABY CARRIAGE, PUSHES CARRIAGE. NOVELTY 00:24:06 - PARACHUTING OFF BRIDGE IN IDAHO INTO WATER HUGO ECKNER.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1928
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: F-2707