U. S. Marines 160th Birthday (1935)

Item title reads U. S. Marines celebrate 160th birthday. M, S of sign saying USA Marine Corps, M, S of guns on a ship. L, S of Tun tavern where the Marines were formed, C, U of the plaque commemorating it. The Marines flag is unfurled. M, S of Navy department in Washington. C, U of their Major General Commandant, General John H. Russell speaking to someone on the telephone, he is sat at a desk. Various shots as the men board a troopship. Various shots of a landing force jumping into the sea from rowing boats and going ashore. M, S s of Marines in the field and aeroplanes in the sky. Various shots of the Marines during the First World War, marching, running and firing. M, S of battlefield, M, S of American flag and gravestone of unknown soldier. M, S of bugler blowing call to action. L, S as they run out onto the parade ground. M, S as they march along. M, S of the Marines in China. M, S of the American flag. L, S aerial shot of them marching, this fades to their symbol. Note: there is a soundtrack