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Crowds Celebrate VJ Day 221103-04 | Footage Farm

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Channel: footagefarm · 2012 · Film & Animation

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Downtown Washington street scenes at night - crowded w/ cars & people celebrating.  Pan across crowd waving at camera.  People milling around excitedly w/ natural sound of car horns blaring & people cheering.  Traveling shot past huge crowd outside movie theater w/ neon marquee advertising Jackie Gleason film.  Crowds waving at camera again, one person waves newspaper w/ headline 'The War Is Over!'.  Closer shot of servicewoman / WAVE [?] laughing & waving US flag as she is held aloft.  Headline 'Truman Announces "War Is Over"'.  Man in crowd interviewed & gives message to US forces.  
08:20:23  Sailor kisses woman in crowd.  Closer shots people in crowd - two men hugging - servicemen & women waving.  
08:22:21  Two drunken sailors with torn uniforms try to dance in midst of crowd.  Group of sailors in crowd hold drinks up to camera.  More shots of screaming crowds.  Couple dancing.

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