Welt im Film 173/1948 17.09.1948

01. the latest from Berlin Globemaster machine at the Gatower airfield. She's going backwards. Propeller, great. Driving mechanism lowers special machines for building of the airport Tegel from the fuselage. Unloading. Cars out of the city in the Soviet sector to West Berlin. Ernst Reuter get out of car. Shield: Technical University. Meeting of Councillors at the Technical University. Ernst Reuter in conversation, half-close. Umkränzter Berliner Bär. Suhr speaks. Deputies clapping.
(44 m) 02. streiflichter from Germany a. Munich: premiere of "The song of Bernadette" film display "The song of Bernadette" at the Luitpold theater. Guests on arrival, among them Cardinal Faulhaber. Close-up of Cardinal Faulhaber. Faulhaber holds speech.
(26 m) b. Ruhr area: pigeon competition flying breeder with baskets on the bikes. The pigeons get numbers and sent by train to Passau. Pigeons fly out of the baskets. Dove flying in slow motion. Pigeons on the Ruhr area after return. People see from skylights. Pigeon flies into shock, great. Arrival time is registered.
(41 m) c. Dortmund: German championship in the skating free skate of German champions Ria Baran - Paul Falk. Viewers to the railway. Child flower bouquet presented to the winners.
Cityscape is independently (33 m) 03 South Korea Seoul. Arrival General Mac Arthur. General Mac Arthur speaking population, half-close.
(34 m) 04 Paul Wegener + Paul Wegener as actors of different roles, great. Stills from films. With Pola Negri in an Ernst Lubitsch Film and in his most famous film role in "The Golem". Paul Wegener in a game scene with Hannelore Schroth, original sound. "So literally that was not meant. Well, now Sit down here first chill, my little Miss. Yes, actually he deserve it Yes, but who has two such advocate, Yes two, you need not so amazed me to stare. So you know, it was very strange tonight... ."
(42 m) 05. From everyday life: School building in self-help concerns a small town - meeting of citizens in Niederfüllbach. Several citizens to raise concerns. Discussion on the construction of the school field recording: "we've all heard that the State has no money, the municipality of course either, then we need to help us just itself. I am of the opinion that we can rooms even the banks." Quote "You know what, I ask you my carpentry workshop available." Men in the production of school desks with saw and planer.
(36 m) 06 Canada: oil drilling site and drilling rigs. The oil gushing like a fountain from the Earth, and flooded land. Men To try to plug the secondary source with wood wool and feathers. Oil runs out of tube. Train oil.
(33 m) 07 Munich - Oktoberfest: come on people on the Theresienwiese. Moving. Beer wagon. The Münchner Kindl. Fish on a skewer. Women run with beer mugs. 'Whack the Lukas'. Children's carousel. Roller coaster. Whirligig. Air swing. Ferris wheel. Town crier from Bude, original sound. Illuminated Oktoberfest.
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01. the latest from Berlin the huge Globemaster machine that ends up on the Gatower airfield to a further visit, shows something new in the field of aviation: A plane that went backwards. The Globemaster brings finished by running their propeller in reverse. As she maneuvered himself into the best position, to be discharge. Down it goes with an elevator specially designed built-in - laden with special machines for the new airport Tegel. At a time when the Soviet blockade continues unabated, aircraft with the capacity of a Globemaster are just right. [Now Berlin's elected City Council moved its headquarters from the Town Hall in the Soviet sector, after Communist terrorist groups and members of the Red Army had occupied the boardroom with violence. The Technical University in the British sector was quickly prepared and here gathered the democratic Councillors, who represent the overwhelming majority of the city Parliament. The SED members had preferred not to appear. Was decided in discussions including making the planned elections on November 14. So the elected Government of Berlin, in the heart of the Nervenkrieges of this city could take crucial parliamentary steps.

02. streiflichter from Germany: a. Cardinal Faulhaber to the Bernadette movie In the Luitpold-Theater Munich found Instead of under the protectorate of the premiere of the film "The song of Bernadette" cardinal Faulhaber. The film depicts the history of the sources of miracle of Lourdes, based on the famous novel by Franz Werfel.
The presence of the Archbishop of Munich gave the premiere their special meaning. Cardinal Faulhaber said in his speech that the artistic film, seen also with religious eyes can convey spiritual education and decent entertainment, internal training and back relaxation of intellectual work the working people.

b. pigeons a popular sport of pigeon fanciers - pigeons-bets flying with toto. 20,000 homing pigeons from the Ruhr area were registered, with numbers and in baskets sent to Passau. The trip was not uncomfortable for the animals, because they were fed for the next competition in stock. The night before the start but was futterlos, because full belly makes it slow. Point 8 o'clock in the morning the baskets were opened in Passau and the 20,000 pigeons swarmed to freedom. At the same time, the stopwatch went off in the Ruhr area.
The flock of doves in slow motion recording.
After a short orientation in the air, the animals took course for the Ruhr area. The 580 km long route was travelled with 70 km/h speed. Everything full of tension waiting At home. It's about seconds. Without a compass, each pigeon finds their own impact. A short glance, and Mr. turtle realizes that he was wrong in the door. The lucky breeders of the winner runs to the register clock to indicate the arrival time on the starting number. The first prize is safe for him.

c. roles art running in Dortmund were held back the German Championships in the roles art running for the first time after the war. Here the routine of the pair of Ria Baran - Paul Falk, which is already the title of German pair skating champion on the ice brought last winter. Ria Baran and Paul Falk won the German championship in the roles art running in great styles.

03. Korea is independent in South Korea a free Republic was proclaimed on the anniversary of the Japanese surrender. The northern half of the country is occupied by Soviet forces, behind the iron curtain in East Asia. General Mac Arthur appeared to welcome the new Prime Minister of South Korea in Seoul, the capital of the new Republic. The previous elections were supervised by the United Nations. Thus 20 million South Koreans have an own, independent Government. The other half of the peninsula is a Communist people's Council. General MacArthur spoke to the population of the capital, and transferred the powers of the local government.

04. a great art of acting: Paul Wegener in Berlin died – 74 years old – Paul Wegener, one of the last representatives of a generation of great actor. The mind and the truculence of his West-Prussian homeland, in engaging contrast, combined with its exotic appearance. Therefore, he was just as effective as the creepy shady figures in the long line of his classical roles and the embodiment of straightforward, naturalistic characters from Strindberg, Captain and South er man. Paul Wegener was also one of the most interesting personalities of the film. He was already in the earliest days of the zappligen silent film era. Here with Pola Negri in an Ernst Lubitsch Film. His most famous film role that have become classic: The Golem.
Paul Wegener field was expanded, its effect deepened by the sound from the sounds like the echo of his voice: "so literally that was not meant. Well, now Sit down here first chill, my little Miss. Indeed, he has earned it Yes, but who has two such advocate, Yes, two, you need to look at me not so amazed. So, you know, it was quite strange today night..."

05. From everyday life: The concerns of a small community in regular meetings advised the citizens of the small town of Niederfüllbach at Coburg on matters which go to all local residents. Under the chairmanship of the Mayor, small and large concerns of a community come to the language. The questions of the school facilities are urgently needed. Also Mr. Sussell, the head of the military Government of Coburg, is released and works with Word and deed. The community has a school room where classes can - be held but no desks for their children and that the refugees. Several proposals are made to solve the problem: "we've all heard, the State has no money, the municipality of course either, then we need to help us just itself. I am of the opinion that we can rooms even the banks."
Mayor: "you know what, I ask you my carpentry workshop available."
A second Carpenter agrees also to provide his workshop and so begins the construction of the classroom - from their own efforts and from its own resources.
Many voluntary work after work. A community helps himself.

06. Canada: New Earth drilling met band in Canada on huge deposits of oil and oil - except for edge.
A wave that would fill up 14,000 barrels gushing daily from the drilled channels.
All attempts to curb the enormous power, were so far unsuccessful: the oil is out of hand. By all means, even with wood wool and poultry feathers, trying to stuff to wild secondary sources.
Meanwhile, new drilling rigs and equipment are built to completely capture the liquid gold.
New cities in the country floating on oil arise overnight. One guaranteed 6 million barrels per year. The newly discovered oil field is the largest in the British Empire. According to scientific studies, the Canadian oil wells are gushing for at least twenty years in the same strength.

07. Oktoberfest: "Let's go!"
Although it is the old Munich Oktoberfest, but "only" a fall Festival on the traditional site of the Theresienwiese - Not yet but the hearty call "Go!" lets go thousands on the grass again.
The Münchner Kindl proves to be at the opening as trinkfest - and especially a quaffable, because in the beginning, there was still strong - and many physical pleasures that were unavailable before the currency reform.
To do this, the colourful kaleidoscope of carousels and sideshows, rides and roller coasters. The air swings are forever strong... and the Ferris wheel takes up... The many Ausrufern is the slogan: "only... in the magic show!
And when night falls, a day at the "Oktoberfest" in lights and organ music fades...

Cardinal Faulhaber to the Bernadette movie In the Luitpold-Theater Munich found Instead of under the protectorate of the premiere of the film "The song of Bernadette" cardinal Faulhaber. The film depicts the history of the sources of miracle of Lourdes based on the famous novel by Franz Werfel.
The presence of the Archbishop of Munich gave the premiere their special meaning. Cardinal Faulhaber said in his speech that the artistic film, seen also with religious eyes can convey spiritual education and decent entertainment, internal training and back relaxation of intellectual work the working people.
For the first time in the history of a high Church dignitaries awarded to a film premiere due to his personal presence.

Date of Release:

17.09.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German