Louis B. Mayer, Clark Gable and Irenne Dunne at launch of the Liberty Ship USS Carole Lombard

CU SOT Louis B. Mayer, movie producer, speaking from microphone: "The gifted Irene Dunne, may I present Miss Dunne" / CU SOT actress Irene Dunne speaking at microphone: "God bless you, Carole Lombard, good luck" / CU Mayer come to microphone as Irene leaves / CU actor Captain Clark Gable, U. S. Army Air Corps, laughing from microphone / MS Dunne breaks bottle on ship, launching the U.S.S. Carole Lombard (Liberty ship named in honor of the film star who died in an air crash while making a war bond tour), Irene looking up / WS rear shot crowd and ship; Dunne hits bottle on ship and ship starts down slipway / CU Dunne, Gable and Mayer looking / WS ship down ways / WS ship in water / CU Dunne, unid man and Gable after launching / ship in water / CU name on ship