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- This short film examines the role in mid-20th century America of superstitions, personal rituals, taboos, talismans, and the black arts.
- Pennsylvania State college students are trained for intercollegiate boxing tournaments.
- This RKO Sportscope describes the origin and development of the farm system of minor league clubs, which was designed by Branch Rickey, of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, to discover promising young players.
- At carnival time in Quebec, Canada, it's also time for racing with sled dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey competition, the carving of ice statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a queen for the carnival.
- This RKO-Pathe SporstScope shows range riders conducting a wild horse roundup on an Indian reservation in Alberta, and scenes of the Calgary Stampede, which includes bronc riding, chuck-wagon races, and cattle-roping.
- Hellicopters and what they are like to fly and what that can accomplish in peace or war are the subjects of this one-reel Screenliner.
- A piano is being auctioned, but doesn't seem to be attracting much interest. Jan August steps up, and plays 'Misirlou', 'Dark Eyes' and 'Oye Negra', and suddenly bids start to roll in.
- This "Sportscope" series entry chronicles a race for a special class of sailboat known as Bermuda Fitted Dinghy.
- Scenes of the University of Miami at Coral Gables, Florida, emphasizing the climatic conditions favor an unusual program both in classes and sports.
- A veteran swamp hunter tracks wild boar in the Florida Everglades with a .22-caliber pistol as his only weapon. An air-boat carries the hunting party at mile-a-minute speed over land and water.
- A look at the dangers and possible causes of gangs and teenage delinquency including over-crowded and under-funded schools with few after-school activities and over-worked parents who have little time to spend with their children.
- This RKO Screenliner presents two sequences from films of the silent days: "The Gambler's Lament; or, Wrecked by Roulette" and "A Spy Undone; or, Treachery at the Embassy."
- Slapstick comedy sequences from silent films, including "The Romantic Violinist or No Strings Attached," "An Evil Shuffle or It's in the Cards," and "The Mad Duke or A Duchess Sees Double."
- Roughriding exploits of horsemanship champions at Fort Riley, Kansas.
- Inside view of the game of basketball, following the "Wildcats" of the University of Kentucky at Lexingto through their paces in development of cohesive teamwork.
- Basketball is covered in this RKO Sportscope, with shots of Springfield College, Mass., where the game started; Clair Bee and his Long Island University wizards; and a game between L.I.U. and Brigham Young, of Utah.
- An industrial film touting the benefits of the modern, streamlined locomotives and passenger cars at the dawn of the 1940s.
- This RKO Screenliner presents a review of England's remarkable jet planes, produced with the co-operation of the British Government.
- Canadian boys practice ice hockey in their backyards and on regulation-size rinks in Regina, Saskatchewan. In Canada, where backyards are flooded and then frozen, it's ideal conditions to practice this sport.
- Methods of quail hunting and the retrieving skills of Labrador dogs are shown.
- A short film which documents the siege of Warsaw at the beginning of World War II.
- American women engage in various sports activities in order to keep their weight down and maintain their figures.
- The fine art of duck shooting is the issue here.
- Young America at play, from Lake Placid, New York to Miami Beach, Florida.
- Students at Pennsylvania State college are instructed in the fine art of wrestling.
- Pheasant hunting and its champion retrievers is the issue here.
- Four expert sportsmen display their skills in fly casting, pistol shooting, bowling and moose calling.
- This RKO Screenliner describes life at the Columbus Boychoir School at Princeton, New Jersey, where all students excel in singing as well as in academic studies, and includes songs sung by the sixty-boy choir.
- Newspaper reporter Eddie Borden is assigned to cover the kidnapping of a heiress by the bad-to-the-bone Al Baloney gang. He enters, by the way of the chimney, the house where the gang is holding the girl. He then tells them a story so sad they all burst into tears and turn the girl over to him. He calls his scoop in to his newspaper but dials the wrong number and gives it to a rival newspaper.
- This RKO Sportscope presents sports activities in Puerto Rico including golf, baseball, swimming and water skiing.
- Henry Fonda narrates this documentary short film produced by the United States Department of Defense as a recruiting tool for women to join the armed services. Women's training, social life, and living situations are depicted, as well as a wide variety of jobs in which women could serve in the various branches of the military. Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett speaks to the importance of women as part of the national defense, and General Matthew Ridgway praises women for their service in combat-support functions.
- This Cold War era documentary describes the building of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, a string of radar stations across Alaska and Canada north of the Arctic Circle meant to protect against air attacks coming over the North Pole.
- A musical short featuring the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, directed by Philip Duey, singing "The Victors," "The Whiffenpoofs," "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech," ""Lord Jeffrey Amherst," and other college songs.
- A showcase of bullfighting in Portugal, explaining how the country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America and helps define the national character. After showing the training techniques for the bulls and horses, a bullfight is presented.
- The dramatic search for iron ore and the fantastic development of the $200 million American-Canadian project in the Ungava Range which straddles Northeastern Quebec and desolate Labrador.
- The actual story of two atomic bomb tests in the Nevada desert, in which United States Army and Marine Corps participated. Atomic warfare maneuvers and the actual explosions are shown.
- A travelogue showcasing the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States, featuring the many industries, cities and states that depend upon the Great Lakes for the manufacturing, shipping and distribution of vital goods and services that power the US economy.
- A tour of Big Bend National Park in Texas, including scenes of a petrified forest, deserted forts, ghost towns, and mementos of the Old West.
- A workman draws a crowd scuffling with a wrestler on a street. A promoter, recognizing a box-office draw when he sees one, signs them up for the main event. After a pre-match food coma puts the workman to sleep, someone needs to fill in.
- A behind the scenes story that shows the practice and drilling required to train the University of Michigan's 150-man marching band for performance at each football game.
- A behind-the-scenes look at the New Orleans Mardi Gras and a searching exploration of the city, this featurette catches the flavor of the carnival and the spirit of New Orleans' enterprise behind it.