Budget Films

Stock Footage

WW II Soldiers Make It Home

Overhead shots show a troop ship's crowded deck. Troops watch skyline of lower Manhattan come near. MS pans expectant faces of returning soldiers. Various shots show waving from shore and from ships. Eager soldiers and sailors run down ramps onto shore. Moving footage shows couples embracing, fathers holding children in their arms.



IdentifierCLIP-15272
Duration1 min, 18 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1945
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