Yanks And Aussies Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1943)

Part of issue GOOD GROUNDS. Australia. Item promoting good relations between Australian people and visiting American servicemen. Map of Australia. Panning shot of sea. Map of America. C/U of handsome young American soldier speaking into microphone. He reads out a letter home to his parents and his sweetheart Betty. The letter forms the commentary for the rest of the story. Various shots of American servicemen on leave, including G.I. narrator. They arrive by plane at air base. They notice at poster advertising a dance for servicemen run by American Red Cross. M/S of Red Cross officials giving out free dance tickets to the servicemen and some Aussie girls. One of the officials warns a G.I.: “Soft drinks only!“. M/S of the narrator meeting fellow servicemen and Australian girls at the dance hall. Lots of great shots of couples jitterbug dancing. C/U of the narrator sitting in a booth, chatting with an Australian girl named Francis. They both drink Coca-Cola from bottles. They sho