Welt im Film 150/1948 09.04.1948

01 updates soon a. Osnabrück: Montgomery visited the British army landing military aircraft. Montgomery gets out of plane and is greeted by Sir Brian Robertson, half-close. Montgomery, great. Montgomery welcomes officers, total.
(11 m) b. Antarctica: Chilean expedition President Gonzales Videla goes with expedition to Graham Land, and unveiled a bust of the 1st President of Chile to the character of the area claim of Chile, General Bernardo O' Higgins. Waving Chilean flag.
(19 m) c. Paris: King Gustav von Sweden in transit on the Riviera of King Gustav of Sweden goes with Entourage on the North Station. Car drives off.
(13 m) d. England: Conference of the Socialist parties the Marshall plan - countries participants of different countries in the Conference Hall, among them the representatives of Germany, Erich Ollenhauer, great. Dr. Dalton, former British Finance Minister talks about common guidelines in the context of the Marshall plan.
(14 m) 02 a by the way. Berlin: fashion show of fashion designer André mannequins at screening of fancy dresses. Huge spring hats. Wedding dress.
(24 m) b. materials are printed with photos the fabrics printed with photographic patterns in the printing machine. Mannequins show off clothes. Image of the mannequins on the dress.
(24 m) c. election of Miß Austria photos of applicants. Applicants in the Photo Studio. Young girl, big faces. Applicants in a bathing suit. The winner. Illustration of the winner as a title image on magazines. Woman considered magazines.
(23 m) 03. streiflichter from Germany a. American military goods for the German economy in Schlangenbad converted U.S. Army vehicles. US-trucks driving on the road.
(20 m) b. Tecklenburg: 70th wedding anniversary of a couple children's choir sings on the road in front of House. The wedding couple at the window. Old couple sitting on sofa. Great-grandson brings bouquet and speaking, actuality. "Grace's wedding high, nimme God, greeting to the escort and EHR." Old couple seen photos.
(29 m) c. Bonn: Football: University of Bern - University of Bonn the teams run onto the pitch. Game scenes. Goalkeeper keeps. Audience clapping. Shot on goal.
(26 m) 04. Berlin: packages churning women get packages from wagons and sort them into carts. Packages on treadmill. Women sorting. Packages on the shelves. Package distribution point. Crowds at the post offices, where people receive packages.
(36 m) 05 England: the hardest race in the world: Grand National 1948 crowd. Racing display. Horses on the lead ring. Jockeys on dare. Viewers with binoculars. Start, total. Jumps over obstacles. Falls. Jump in slow motion. Horses without a rider in the race. Jump over the moat. Last obstacle. Two horses side by side down the stretch. Sheila's cottage goes into the lead and WINS as an outsider. Champion Mare with Jockey. Winning horse, big.
(74 m)

01 updates soon: d. Montgomery on his Europe tour was the Chief of staff of the British army, field marshal Montgomery, on the airfield Melle in Osnabrück.
He welcomed Sir Brian Robertson of General, the British military Governor for Germany.
Field marshal Montgomery continue Meanwhile travelled to Berlin.

a. Chile, Antarctica with other South American States make area claim in Antarctica now Chile.
On her voyage, President Gonzales Videla accompanied a Chilean expedition to Graham land, South of the Shetland Islands, on the outermost foothills of the Pacific Ocean.
Graham land was renamed by him in O' Higgins-land, after the first President of Chile, General Bernardo O'Higgins. President Videla unveiled a Memorial bust in honor of the Chilean statesman on this occasion.
The new area claim of Chile's will soon employ the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

(b). King Gustav von Sweden took King Gustav of Sweden's short stay in Paris on his trip to the French Riviera.
At North Station, he was greeted by the Swedish Envoy and many personal friends.
The 89jährige King may although No more exercise tennis actively his favorite sport, but he will attend various tennis tournaments as interested and expert audiences in Nice.

c. Socialist Congress, England in England was Instead of a Conference of the Socialist parties of all countries participating in the Marshall plan in the County of Surrey.
Also, Germany was represented at this international meeting.
Under the chairmanship of former British Finance Minister, Dr. Dalton, common guidelines in the context of the Marshall plan were discussed.
The Conference was jointly convened by the British Labour Party and the French Socialists.

02. by the way...
"Who cares, has also... "no, unfortunately not liqueur." but definitely an appetite for some variety. And the flippancy of the day is plenty provided in today's time. In Berlin for example there was a serious and parodic fashion show, where the well-known fashion designer André his imagination the Z [...]ordered to fire gel. The result was partly appealing, some amazing, definitely but amusing.
Use clothing, stage costumes and pure imagination products is alternated into bunter series - a review of fashion Follies, whose silk ruffled only seemingly cover seemingly... are with everyday cotton in conjunction.
A new American process, photographic print on fabrics is also half serious half playful. Serious and zukunftsreich the new technical process, original photographs on photo-technical ways directly on silk and other fabrics is on to copy. The application is playful. The first photo fashion show looks like a walking photo-album. The camera images show flowers. Chess pieces or otherwise rather the photographer, remembered the fashion designer. You could carry even - joke shows like this fashionable - his own portrait as an ornament. A beautiful view and a beautiful view: to wear themselves.
Because we're talking about pretty heads, incidentally, be noted that Austria once again sought a beauty queen after long years and chose. An illustrated magazine took over the Organization and collected pictures of 5,000 applicants. The jury had the choice, but not the pain. The 12 winners of the final round were figuratively presented readers in the portrait, in the afternoon dress in a bathing costume. The really and absolutely beautiful Austrian was determined from this '48 beauty selection": Miss Gertraude Decombe...
And the whole thing was just so incidentally.

03. streiflichter from Germany: a. Trucks now significant amounts of military goods to the German economy - including motor vehicle transfer the American occupation authorities.
It is vehicles of the U.S. Army, from the Jeep up to the heaviest truck.
In Schlangenbad, in the Taunus, a Central Office for the reconstruction of these cars was built.
After thorough attempts to surrounded the car on largest economy: fuel consumption drops in this manner significantly; In addition, the capacity is increased by tags. In the performance tests, the car will be tested. The results of these tests to decide Which one types best for the German economy are suitable.

b. marital bliss, the spouses of Ludwig and Katharina Mügge committed the rare anniversary of the 70th anniversary of the wedding in the town of Tecklenburg in Westphalia.
The Festival begins with a Chorale.
The anniversary is 91 years old.
His wife is one of 88 Lenze.
Popularly called the celebration of 70th wedding: the wedding of grace. For 300 years, this is the first wedding of grace in Westphalia. The grandson brings the congratulations of numerous descendants: 10 children, 30 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.
The Jubilees remember such a day Of course of yesteryear - 70 years ago... when the grandmother took the great-great grandfather.

c. football Bonn. /. Bern in Bonn was a foreign football team against a German team for the first time after the war.
The students of the University of Bern played a friendly match against the University of Bonn. (Bern white pants.) 15,000 spectators watched a fair and quick game.
Guests from Switzerland, held open the first half with slight superiority of the Bonn team. The Bonn students had more of the game in the second half.
The result was 3: 1 for the University of Bonn.
The game was a pleasing start to new international relations for German football.

04. Packets to the churning "A package has arrived for you!" This sober communication today is an electrifying message of joy, and still increases the stream of packets that floods within Germany.
In Berlin alone, around 60,000 packages arrive at different post offices.
That's about half of the Vorkriegsstandes. Women get the loading/unloading and preparing off the packages: clever hands sort the welcome gifts from the domestic and especially from abroad. In 1947, only 3 million care packages from America were sent to Germany. In addition, come from America alone every month on average one million gift packages to Germany. Germany receives most packages from abroad far from all European countries. Central post offices migrate packages to the distribution offices in each district. And then it's time: the package is included in reception, long yearned for and most welcome.

[...]. The hardest race in the world: Grand National in 1948 before beginning of the heaviest hunting race in the world, the English Gand nationally, there was the first sensation: instead of the traditional rain, Sunshine - about 300,000 viewers and an extremely exciting race prevailed in Aintree. Last preparations: the weighing of the jockeys. Then the start: roars of the mass field of 43 horses. Seven kilometres long is the track, a round course larded with 15 serious obstacles, which must be rode through twice. Already at the first obstacles, there are the first falls.
The slow motion reveals the difficulty of the jumps and at the same time the great riding technique of the jockeys.
The obstacles are getting heavier. The leadership changes again and again - each favorite is at risk in this race and some outsider has an unexpected chance.
Now the second round: once again it goes same obstacles. Eliminated more and more riders through fall - reiterlose horses run. Now the last obstacle. Two horses are ahead: "First of the Dandies" and "Sheila's cottage". Now the finish straight. The outsider "Sheila's cottage" catches up and takes the tip. With a length advantage is Sheila's cottage by the target.
Once again an outsider won the Grand National, won the mare "Sheila's cottage." It is the first time since 46 years that a filly won the hardest race in the world.

01. Actualities in Brief:

a. Montgomery
Field Marshal Montgomery, Chief of Staff of the British Forces, arrived at Melle Airfield near Osnabruck. He was welcomed by General Sir Brian Robertson, the British Military Governor for Germany, Meanwhile Field Marshal Montgomery went on to Berlin.

b. Chile, Antarctica
With other South American states, Chile claims territory in the Antarctic. President Gonzales Videla accompanies a Chilian expedition to Graham Land, to the south of the Shetland Islands in the Pacific. Graham Land was given a new name: O'Higgins, after Chile's first president, General Bernardo O'Higgins. President Videla on this occasion unveiled a bust of this Chilian statesman. This new claim of Chile will soon be dealt with at the International Tribunal at the Hague.

c. King Gustav of Sweden
On his journey to the Riviera King Gustav of Sweden made a short halt in Paris. He was received by the Swedish Ambassador and many personal friends at Station du Nord. Although the 89-year-old king can no longer play tennis he is going to attend several tennis tournaments in Nice.

d. Socialist Congress, England
The County of Surrey in England was the scene of a conference of all Socialist parties of the Marshall-Plan lands. Germany was also represented. Under the presidency of the former British Minister of Finance, Mr. Dalton, joint rules in reference to the Marshall-Plan were discussed. The conferende was called by the British Labor Party together with the French Socialists.

[...]. By the way ...
There was a fashion show in Berlin at which the well known fashion designer André displayed the amusing results of his fantasies. A new American invention makes it possible to print photographs on cloth. The motives are flowers, chess figures, or your own portrait. People wear themselves, now. Speaking of portraits, in Austria an illustrated magazine sought for Austria's "beauty queen." The jury checked 5000 photographs and the 12 winners were shown in the magazine in afternoon dress and bathing costumes. The winning beauty was found in Miss Gertraude Decombe.

03. News Flashes from Germany:

a. Trucks
The American Occupation Forces now give a considerable amount of surplus army material to the German economy. This includes all kinds of motor vehicles - - from the jeep to heavy trucks. Schlangenbad in the Taunus is a central office for the rebuilding of these vehicles.
After thorough tests the vehicles are made more economical in the use of gasoline and tonnage. These tests help find out which type of vehicle is the best for the German economy.

b. Happy Married Coupie
A rare jubilee --- a 70th wedding anniversary was celebrated in the little town of Tecklenburg, Westphalia, by Ludwig and Katharina Mügge. The festive day is begun with a chorale. The husband is 91 years old; his wife, 88. For 300 years there has not been such an anniversary in Westphalia. A great-grandchild gives the best wishes of the numerous children and grandchildren. There are 10 children, 30 grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren. Its a day, of course, to think of old times ...

c. Socker: Bonn VS. Berne
For the first time after the war a foreign footaball team met a German team. The students of Berne University met the [...]t[...]lents of Bonn. (Berne white shorts). 15.000 spectators watched a fair and swift game. The result was 3 to 1 for Bonn. A good beginning of international relations for German football.

04. Parcel Post
"A parcel has arrived for you!" This today is an electrifying notice. The stream of parcels sent and received is still increasing. In Berlin alone about 60.000 parcels pass through the post offices every day. This is about 50% of pre-war traffic. Women load and unload the parcels. In the year 1947 3 million CARE parcels were sent to Germany from America. Besides that about 1 million gift parcels come from America to Germany each month. Germany gets more parcels than any European country, From the central offices the parcels are distributed to the districts concerned, and then the parcel can be obtained by the addressee.

05. The World's Severest Race:

Grand National 1948
At the beginning of the world's toughest horse race, the Grand National, there was a sensation: instead of the usual rain there was sunshine at Aintree, and 300.000 spectators. The jockeys make their last preparations. The field of 43 horses goes off. The distance is 7 kilometers long and has 15 severe obstacles. The first round brings the first crash landings. The field has to be passed twice. The slow motion camera reveals the difficulties and the excellent technique of rider and horse. The lead changes again and again. Before the last obstacle in the last lap two horses are leading: "First of the Dandies" and "Sheilas Cottage". And "Sheila's Cottage" is first over the winning line. It is the first time for 46 years that a mare won this toughest race in the world.

Date of Release:

09.04.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German