Pre-WWII - 1938, England: American Ship visits Gravesend, Kent

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Pre-WWII - 1938, England: American Ship visits Gravesend, Kent SOF Sep38. Captain William Wilson of USS Nashville (CL-43) welcomed by Mayor to “...Gravesend & the River Thames. We all, I know, working for World Peace & the cordial reception given to our Prime Minister by Herr Hitler & the German people leads us to hope that brighter days are dawning.” Shake hands. 02:51:49 Repeated in MCU. 02:52:15 Captain Wilson: “Thank you mister Mayor, we are very happy to be here. It was a rather unexpected pleasure. We were on our shake-down cruise going to various ports in Europe to break in a new ship & we were in Portland expecting to return home this coming Saturday but our orders have now been changed and we are very pleased to be here in Gravesend.” 02:52:48 MOS High angle / HA of port building exterior & large group of American sailors leave building; LSs, MSs. 02:53:50 MOS Bar / pub interior, couples at bar, turn & greet arriving sailors of American navy, w/ handshaking. Various shots interior & on balcony of American sailors talking w/ English girls / women. Lighting cigarettes, laughing. Drinks brought out 02:56:08 Interior pub, two women at bar & sailors join them. Soda bottles. Fraternization. 02:57:09 Sailors dancing w/ local girls, some local men dancing w/ women, other men watching. 02:59:24 SOF Music & crowd noise, dancing & talking w/ locals watching. 02:59:54 MOS MCUs sailors, couples talking, dancing, two drunken sailors dancing. Military Relations; US - British Special Relationship; Pre-WW2; Appeasement; Military; Official Greeting; Note: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk