Budget Films

Stock Footage

The Admiral Returns

Footage from the 1950s of a visit by Admiral Halsey to his old ship, The Enterprise, intercut with shots from the 1940s. A pair of planes prepares to take off from the flight deck. After the war, a blimp floats in the sky as tugboats surround the ship in a New York harbor welcome, with the skyline in the background. Halsey tours ship, walks up stair to former quarters. A chart names the battles the ship took part in.



IdentifierCLIP-1815
Duration1 min, 54 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date50's/1940's/1950's
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