Welt im Film 94/1947 14.03.1947

01 en route to Moscow - stopover of Foreign Ministers in Berlin, plane rolls out. George Marshall goes down stairs. He is greeted by different officers, among them General Mac Narney and General Clay, half-close. Marshall is out front a stand. English Deputy Military Governor Sir Brian Robertson, total, on the Grunewald station. Ernest Bevin rises out of the train, half-close. Arrival of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs George Bidault at the station Berlin Wannsee. Welcome address by General Clay and representatives of the French military Government, half-close. Bidault, great.
(34 m) 02 Leipziger Messe 1947 road train in Leipzig. Pedestrian traffic on the street. Large buses. Pan across the fairgrounds. Exhibition stands. Prefabricated house. Machine tools. Hall VII and Hall of chemistry from the outside. Film projector. Exhibition Hall, total.
(41 m) 03. Cape Town: The State visit of the British Royal family in South Africa cruising battleship vanguard. King George and Queen Elizabeth on board, half-close. King George, Queen Elizabeth and princesses waving at the railing. That took troops on deck. Flag-decorated ship. The Royal family goes beyond the gangway. Governor van Zye and Prime Minister Smuts welcome the Royal family, totally. King George and Queen Elizabeth get in cars, half-close. Ride through Cape Town. The crowd on the side of the road. King and Queen, total, in the car. People waving from balconies. King George before microphone in speech, total. King George and Queen, big. Royal couple talk to combatants. King George and Queen Elizabeth with a big bow on the hat, big.
(87 m) 04. streiflichter from Germany a. Wesel: ice threatens Montgomery bridge piled up ice mass of the Rhine before the bridge. Ice floes on the river Rhine. Demolition of the ice. Pan across the bridge from the old bridge debris. (22 m) b. Hamburg: painting exhibition at the Kunsthalle art gallery, total. Men wear painting at the Kunsthalle. People go through painting exhibition. Painting size: Adolf Menzel: Studio wall. Böcklin: fire worshippers, Anselm Feuerbach: Lautenschlägerin, Hans Thoma: self portrait, goats into the stable, closing time. Wilhelm Leibl: Three women in the Church.
(25 m) c. Munich: youth radio on the radio of Munich - literary competition announcer speaks before a microphone. Interview children as listeners. Woman reading question. Actuality show girls finger up and answer a question incorrectly. The newsreel cameraman is questioned and answered question. Price distribution. Girl gets book. Slapping children.
(47 m) 05 Hamburg - Finkenau - bunker babies bunker, total. Sister bathing newborn, dries it, weighs it and sticking plaster on chest and arm of the babies. Babies will be taken on carts to their mothers. Babies on big trucks. Nurse and doctor To give baby to the mother. Doctor in business. Sign on the door: milk kitchen. Sister opens door to the sterilization Cabinet for milk. Babies, big. Baby, yawning. Pan about babies, side by side.
(43 m) 06 pictures from around the world as China: road construction with modern means of Chinese workers, total. Simple cart is used for transport of stones. Construction crane on the street, totally. Lessons in Shanghai for young engineers. Teacher writes Chinese characters on the Blackboard. Declaration of a machine model. Welding apparatus. Debris broaching machine on the construction workers.
(22 m) b. Washington: Danish Sports students in America sports students in America walk on Riverside. Invasion of the gymnasts and gymnasts on the roof of a government building in Washington. Girls gymnastic exercises in groups. Men jump about Bock and box and only buck.
(22 m) c. Colorado: Coyotes hunting Coyote (little Wolf) is eating hen on ice. Sport aircraft rises. Flying sport plane with runners. Aerial view of current coyotes. Hunter shoots out Flugzeug.Coyote hit collapses and lies in the snow. The animals side by side in a collection point.
(22 m) 07. Berlin: girls looking for girls go in door: stage door on Porter over who sometimes sends them back. Girl in the room raise their skirts above the knee to the visit of the legs. Girl in hat and coat at screening a snake dance. Candidates stand in the circle. Dance teacher for assessment. Girl open coat and boots dancing Viennese Waltz. Girl in dance dress in coat, dancing tap dance and swing. Dancers in the Casper in long range during training and during the performance in Revue in dance clothes in the Palace Music Hall. Spectators and spectator, large.
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01 en route to Moscow the Foreign Ministers of the Western powers stop made on their journey to Moscow in Berlin.
The American Secretary of State George Marshall was received at the airport Tempelhof by generals McNarney and clay and led two-day meetings with officers and officials of the military Government. Before representatives of the press, Marshall stressed the importance of a 4-forces Pact, which would eliminate many difficulties in the forthcoming peace settlement.
English Deputy Military Governor Sir Brian Robertson welcomed the British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, who just signed in Dunkirk of the British-French Alliance Pact at the Grunewald station.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs George Bidault was welcomed at the station of Wannsee by General Clay and representatives of the French military Government.
All Conference participants have already arrived in the Russian capital. The Conference of the big four is in full swing. 02. Leipziger Messe 1947 1947 took the Leipzig spring fair in a week and was a complete success. Compared to the previous year, she showed significant progress - the extent of the performance after -. 112 trains were used, 300,000 visitors were counted. Abroad had sent numerous visitors who came in part with buses. People thronged in the city and at the fairgrounds. A total of 15 exhibition building housed 5,000 exhibitors, of 1200 from the American, British and French zone. The stands of exhibitors, the machine tools were particularly besieged and agricultural equipment... Of course, seasonal difficulties - in particular the shortage of raw materials - prevent execution of all orders. Nevertheless, made a record number of trades. The fair Office announced that the first autumn fair will be held in September of this year.

03. Cape Town: The State visit to Africa after 16tägiger voyage goes the battle ship "Vanguard" in the roadstead of Cape Town, at anchor. It is a historic moment in English history, as King George, the Queen and the two princesses to country go. For the first time a reigning British monarch is South African swimming.
Governor van Zye and Prime Minister Smuts welcome the high score first. Then starts the festive collection.
Cape Town, the largest city in South Africa, has upgraded to a great reception. In the festively decorated streets, delegations of the South African army and Navy, as well as Scout make trellis. Despite the tropical heat, tens of thousands are on the move - the entire population of Cape Town greets the guests. In the city centre, the King thanked gathered representatives of city and country. Here he speaks with war participants.
Cape Town is the start of a tour that will lead the Royal family across the country.

04. Streiflichter from Germany: a. Montgomery bridge which only in the spring of 1946 newly built Montgomerybrücke near Wesel was due to accumulated ice masses in danger of collapse. The Rhine was frozen in a length of 100 km. Ice blocks had pushed each other and were threatening on the piers and the bridge's foundations.
Above and underwater blasting liberated the important traffic line to the Ruhr area from immediate threat.
The thaw and thus incipient flood brings new danger; especially since is - 15 km Plancus - accumulated significant ice mass.

b. Kunsthalle Hamburg, one of the most important German painting Collections returns home. The pictures of the Hamburg art gallery at the height of the Alster. Over 10,000 valuable paintings by more than a thousand painters were evacuated during the war and remained intact. The first exhibition was opened in the restored rooms.
Adolf Menzel - Studio wall.
Fire worshipers, from Böcklin. Anselm Feuerbach's Lautenschlägerin.
Three works by Hans Thoma: self portrait.
Goats in the barn.
Closing time.
Wilhelm Leibl: Three women in the Church.
All paintings of world renown.

c. radio the Youth Radio Radio Munich Munich has introduced a literary price guesswork.
The announcer Richard is also the examiner. A triumphant "cock-a-doodle-Doo" sounds for correct answers.
(Sound)
The news took the exam. At the end of the prize-giving.

05. bunker babies of the bunker as a baby home - this is the clever emergency solution of the Hamburg women's clinic Finkenau. About 10 children are born here.
Getting acquainted with the water... The scratch off even more fun...
The first hours and days of the newcomer are filled already with an abundance of riches. Weighed and found not too light.
- And now "sender not forget": the label on the arm and chest avoids confusion in the throng of 1000 toddlers. Visit to the mother - five times on the day, and five times on the day is every mother: "Mine is still the greatest." And every mother's right.
Tour of the doctor. Adults and children enjoy the same meticulous care in Finkenau.
The milk kitchen of the clinic. The milk will be closely examined and sterilized. It is a year-long shelf life and is daily also forwarded to other infant homes.
Uääh - "boring operation. Been two days on the world and nothing undertaken."
Little diaper wonders - and each proves: despite all hardships of the winter of 1947 - these bunker babies To give off a good vintage.

06. images from all over the world: a. the road was Chinastrassen in China is still operated until recent times after ancient and primitive methods. The thin road network was already long ago No more modern traffic requirements. Today are used also in the middle of the art of the West. In Shanghai, training courses have been established where foreign specialists familiarize the Chinese engineers with the latest experiences of road construction. Monthly building services obtained with the help of American and Canadian machinery, claimed earlier years.

b. Danish gymnast in the United States of a group of Danish Sports students, Danish gymnastics and gymnastics shows in America. Here it To give a sample of their skills on the roof of a government building in Washington.
The girls gymnastics.
And a vibrates speciality of men: the jump over buck and box.
The Danish Sports students make a qualifying tour across America. Visit mainly universities, American students to convey an impression of the physical education in Denmark, and even American sports to study on the spot.

(b). Relentless fall Coyotes hunting Coyotes in Colorado - vicious hyenas of the steppe, domestic animals and poultry, and tear. Earlier, the farmers were almost powerless against this scourge - today they go from air to body.
The sniper in the aircraft - that is the modern Coyotes hunting.
No small matter is sure to aim in the swaying cabin, but the victim the Coyote.
The eradication of these beasts discards also a very pretty fur income. Because the Coyote is a very useful animal - as long as he is not in his own skin.

07. "girls wanted" girls wanted - a fanfare reputation for all the girls who feel born to dance. Are the most important preconditions: first: second: legs, legs third again.
A small sample of the talent in the fierce cold.
Here it is curving Oriental.
The ladies of the harem in the Peletot.
And a Variant - a lively Waltz. Now quite modern - swing and quilted!
Who is adopted, has a long way to go until the beginner of one evening in the series of the other quilts and dance.
In the Berlin Palace Music Hall, nobody notices that the third from the left has its premiere as a girl.
"Girls wanted" - small ads - great effects!

01. On the Way to Moscow
On their way to Moscow the Foreign Ministers of the Western powers broke their journey at Berlin.
Gen. George Marshall, the American Secretary of State, was received at Tempelhof Air Field by Generals McNarney and Clay, and held two days conferences with officers and members of the Military Government. At a press-interview he pointed out the importance of a Four Nations Pact, which would automatically dismiss many difficulties in the forthcoming peace conferences.
The British Acting Military Governor, Sir Brian Robertson, welcomed British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin on his arrival at Grunewald station after signing the British-French alliance.
The French Foreign Minister, George Bidault, was received at Wannsee Station by General Clay and representatives of the French Military Government.
All participants in the conference have arrived in the Russian capital.
The Big Four conference is in full swing.

02. Leipzig Fair of 1947
The Leipzig Spring Fair of 1947 lasted for one week and was a great success. Much progress was evident compared with the exhibition of last year.
112 special trains brought the visitors, who numbered 300.000. Foreign countries sent representatives, some of whom came by buss. The city and the Fair district were crowded.
15 Fair buildings housed 5.000 exhibitors, of which 1200 were from the American, British and French Zones. Special interest was shown in the exhibitions of tool-making and agricultural machines.
The difficulties of our times - above all, shortage of raw-material ... prevented the filling of all orders. Still the number of orders reached a new record.
The Fair Office announced that the Autumn Fair would be held this year in September.

03. Cape Town:

The African State Visit
After a 16 day voyage the battleship "Vanguard" anchors at Cape Town. It is a historical moment in British history, as King George, the Queen and both Princesses step ashore. For the first time a British monarch enters South African territory.
Governor van Zye and Prime Minister Smuts are the first to welcome the royal guests. The festive entry begins. Cape Town, the largest city in the South African Union, has prepared a georgeous welcome. In the flag-decorated streets units of the South African Army, Navy, and Boy Scouts from a Guard of honour.
In spite of the tropical heat tens of thousands line the way. The whole population of Cape Town greets the guests. In the city the King thanks the assembled representatives of South Africa.
Here he talks to vet rans.
Cape Town is the starting point of a round trip which will take the Royal Family through the whole country.

04. News Flashes From Germany:

a. Montgomery Bridge
The Montgomery Bridge, near Wesel, built in the spring of 1946, recently was seriously endangered by ice masses. The Rhine was frozen for 100 Kilometers. The ice blocks had piled up and pushed against the piers and foundations.
Under-and over-water-explosions liberated this important traffic line to the Ruhr district from immediate danger. The thaw with its floods will bring new troubles, especially as 15 Kilometers up river considerable ice masses have formed.

b. Hall of Art, Hamburg
One of Germany's most important collection of paintings comes home. Owned by the Hamburg Hall of Art, more than 10.000 precious paintings by more than a thousand artists were evacuated during the war und been returned undamaged. An exhibition was opened in the reconstructed halls.
Adolf Menzel: Wall in Studio.
Fire worshipper: Boecklin.
Lady with Lute: Anselm Feuerbach.
Three works of Hans Thoma: Self portrait, Goats in Stable, Holiday.
Wilhelm Leibl: Three Women in Church.

c. Radio Munich
The Youth Department of Radio Munich has arranged a Literary Quiz for high-school students.
The speaker. Richard, is also the Master of Ceremonies. When the answers are right a triumphant cock-crow is heard.
(original sound)
The Newsreel passed the examination.
Finally, the distribution of prizes.

05. Bunker-Babies
The High Bunker (Air Red Shelter) [...]s Baby-Hospital ... This is the solution of a problem by the Hamburg Women Hospital at Finkenau. Here about 10 babies are born each day. First acquaintance with water.
The first hours and days of a new-born baby are filled with a lot of routine. On the weighing machine. Well - and now "Don't forget the owner's name -" the plate arounds arm neck avoids confusion among the 1000 nurselings. Visiting the mother - five times a day. And five times each mother states that her's is the nicest; and each mother is right.
Doctor's visit. Mothers and children in Finkenau receive the some careful nursing.
The milk kitchen of the nursery. The milk is carefully examined and sterilized, and can be kept over half a year. It is also distributed to other baby homes.
Uaaaah - what a boring place! Already two days on earth and nothing has happened.
Little diaper miracles - and each shows that in spite of all the trouble in the winter 1947 - these babies are making a good start.

06. News flashes from everywhere:

a. China Roads
Streets in China were, up to the present, constructed by old and simple methods. The tin road ways did not meet the demands of modern traffic.
To-day the far east, too, uses the technical inventions of the West.
Courses of instruction were established in Shanghai to make the Chinese road-builders of the future conversant with up-to-date experience in road-making. By the used American and Canadian machines, monthly results are achieved which formerly took years.

b. Danish Athletes in the USA
A team of Danish students perform Danish gymnastics in America.
Here on the roof of a government building in Washington they show what they can do.
Callistenics by the girls.
And an athletic speciality by the men; the jump over horse and box.
The Danish students will make an eight months trip across America. They will visit the universities to give the American colleges an impression of athletic education in Danmark, and will study American sports.

b. Hunting Coyotes
Coyotes in Colorado - plague of the western plains, which attack small animals and poultry.
They are almost impossible to find, but now they locats these beasts from the air.
The modern coyote hunter in his pla[...]e.
It is not easy to aim in a shaking cabin - but the coyote is hit.
Beside exterminating a pest, the fur brings a good price. The coyote is quite a useful animal - as long as he does not stay in his own skin.

07. Girls Wanted"
Girls Wanted - a call for all girls who feel the urge to dance.
The most important conditions are: firstly legs, scondly legs, and thirdly, again legs.
A first test of the talent on a bitter cold stage. This one works the snaky oriental way. The Harem girl in an over-coat.
And now modern - Swing and Step - or step-ins. The one who gets a contract has a career ahead full of hard work ... until one night the beginner dances and steps into the chorous.
Nobody in the Palace Variety, Berlin, is aware that the third from the left is making her debut. Girls Wanted". A small advertisement - with big results.

Date of Release:

14.03.1947

Year of Production:

1947

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German