Welt im Film 189/1949 07.01.1949

01 Berlin notes swivel of the Tegeler transmitter towers of radio Berlin. The blown-up towers before the runway for endangering air traffic. Construction workers during the construction of a new bridge of Havel in Spandau. Berlin flag, great. English flag, great. Decorated Street train at opening of bridge. General Herbert directs tram. Photo reporter before the car jump to the page. Luise Schröder in the car. Mayor Ernst Reuter luck presented an American and a British pilot. Children climb in Swiss hospital train. You waving from the window. Returning children from the Switzerland are interviewed. Interview: "I liked it Very good."
(57 m) 2 updates in the near future as China: Europeans leaving Shanghai American troops in Tsingtao Europeans go on board ship and American civilians. Ship moving from. Aerial view of the enclosed city Qingdao. US warship in the port. Aircraft carrier. Troop transport. American soldiers marching. Chinese refugees dig shelters.
(36 m) b. Stockholm: Nobel prize ceremony - crossroads Stockholm Crown Prince Gustav Adolf gives the Nobel prizes to T.S. Eliot for literature, Professor Tiselius, Sweden, for Chemistry, Dr. Müller, Switzerland, for medicine, Professor Blackett, England, for physics. Clapping. Nobel Prize winner, half-close.
(21 m) c. London: baptism of Prince Charles by the Archbishop of Canterbury, great. Princess Elizabeth, laughing, great. Prince Charles on her arm, great. Group Portrait. Princess Elizabeth with Charles sitting between Queen Elizabeth and King George behind her standing Prince Philip. The entry in the baptismal register. Queen Mother Mary with Charles, half-close.
(22 m) 03 Hanover: 50 years Deutsche Grammophon company - phonograph image by Josef Berlin, the founder of the company. Recording room. Monique Haas playing Ravel's Piano Concerto. Running tape. Making a wax plate. Wax plate is coated with silver. Pressmatritze. Hydraulic press. Manufacturing process of the record. Pickup on record, great.
cars (52 m) 04. streiflichter from Germany as foreign holidaymakers in Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg by Dinkelsbühl. Mayor welcomes foreign guests in medieval dress. Honor trunk from large beakers. Motorcade outside the city gate of Rothenburg. Performance of the medieval game. Cars drive through gate. Munich: BMW builds motorcycles R 24 - factory. Workers in production of motorcycles. Finished machines. 1 bike will be raffled among staff.
(31 m) b. Schwäbisch Hall: 104-year-old woman baptismal certificates of the celebrant. Crone, great. Woman viewed image from the youth time.
(17 m) 05 England: the circus is feeding the clowns. Pyramid on horses. Artist on horse. Tiger in a cage. Looking for children, great. Dog football. Monkey rope. Clowns at water parody. Children laugh, great. The living cannon ball.
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02. updates soon: a. Tsingtau and evacuation threaten the Communist forces in China's Shanghai. The dangerous political and military situation forces the evacuation of the International District. American civilians leave the far eastern city on the sea. Tsingtau - about 600 kilometers north of Shanghai - is closed by the Communists. American warships are anchored in port, to protect this U.S. naval base. The US garrison in Tsingtao receives reinforcements by Navy troops. Here - the commanders of American maritime and land forces in the Western Pacific. The only task of this U.S. forces in China is the protection of lives and property of American citizens of this city. A quarter of a million Chinese refugees from all parts of the country can be saved after Tsingtao. Most live in mud huts and holes in the ground of the crowded city. A more somber episode in the drama of the Chinese civil war.

(b). Nobel Prize in Stockholm found Instead of the solemn distribution of the Nobel prizes. In representation of the ill Swedish King, the diplomas were handed over by Crown Prince Gustav Adolf.
For literature, the American-born and living in England poet T.S.. Eliot - chemistry received the Nobel prize the Swede Tiselius - Professor of Medicine of the Swiss Dr. Müller - and for Physics of the English Professor Blackett.
Members of the Swedish Government and representatives of the diplomatic corps were present at the ceremony.

c. the Archbishop of Canterbury Charles baptism In the Buckingham Palace in London christened the newborn Prince of the British Royal family.
Here the first recording of the young mother with her son, the Prince Charles Philip Arthur George.
After the baptism ceremony, the Royal family turned the press and newsreel photographers.
And here the entry in the baptismal register.
The Royal family now includes four generations. Queen Mother Mary with her great-grandson, who will be King of England.

03. 50 years of records before 50 years Joseph Berliner founded the first Gramophone and record factory - the "Deutsche Grammophon" in Hanover.
Here a look at the today's modern recording rooms "anniversary". Monique Haas, the superb French pianist, plays Ravel's Piano Concerto. After taking on a time of sound on a wax plate is transferred: the latest development of a process initiated half a century ago. An invention which stopped himself short on Edison's first phonographs, was the cornerstone of a new industry. The wax plate is coated with a layer of silver. What was impossible for the phonograph, Edison, that was made possible by the phonograph patent: the mass of records. The necessary die is manufactured on galvanoplastischem way. Wax plate and die are separated. And now begins the thrusted. Every minute a finished record leaves the hydraulic press. Shellac, essential for good reproduction, must be imported from abroad. Germany produced annually over 6 million records.
50 years of records - a long way - from the Zinc plate of the inventor to the first Caruso plate shortly after the turn of the century and from this until today-perfect playback of sound and voice, sang and sound.

04. streiflichter from Germany: a. strangers advertising to promoting currency-generating tourism is currently the JEIA a generous campaign. Here a tour of foreign press representatives through the most beautiful and interesting places of Bavaria. Mayor and population of Dinkelsbühlempfingen the foreign guests in medieval costume. A trunk of honor and an unapproachable halberd carrier. Then the drive went to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Also here, the interesting old town had applied historical costume. A medieval game was shown at the city gate. Then the guards opened the gate and the modern motorcade drove to the old-fashioned, romantic town.
The Bavarian tour lasted 6 days and led from Nuremberg to the Zugspitze.

04. streiflichter from Germany: b. BMW BMW Munich again builds motorcycles. R 24, the new touring machine with 12 HP, is manufactured in series production. It is an improvement of the pre war model R. 23 with only 10 HP power. The machine has a top speed of approximately 95 kilometres per hour. The fuel consumption is about 3 liters per 100 kilometers. The first motorcycle in this 247 CCM was drawn within the workforce of the BMW works.
The lucky winner with the debut of the new post-war production.

c. 104-year-old woman a rare birthday party in the Protestant Deaconess Hospital in Schwäbisch Hall. Don't miss Natalie was 104 years old.
It is probably the oldest inhabitant of Germany. Here the baptismal certificate with the date 1844. The Crone is physically and mentally still quite active. She was formerly teacher and can converse with some visitors today English.
A family portrait from her youth.
104 years old - a holiday in the old people's home "Haven of peace".

05. the circus arrives in England there is a veritable circus season, which now begins. 6000 children and 7 adults are present at the premiere at the London Olympic arena, you see:... tame horses and wild tiger.
Four-legged match to the floating football.
With dazzling speed over the wire rope.
Now are the clowns of the series. Their large water pantomime is still the train piece. There, no eye stays dry.
And finally as a bombshell: the living cannon ball.

01. Another measure for the greater security of the airlift was conducted Berlin notes in Berlin. After one month announcement, the French military Government left blow the Tegeler broadcast towers for radio Berlin. These radio towers - a 120 feet tall - of them formed a serious threats to air transport, through the blocked Berlin also At night and fog must be supplied with essential supplies. The image clearly shows how close to the radio towers on the continuously used taxiway. A new bridge for the traffic to RAF Gatow airfield was built at Spandau. The opening of this new bridge over the Havel was in the presence of the British commander, General Herbert, to a festive event for the Spandau. The first decorated tram drove General Herbert himself over the new bridge. -The General as a tram driver - a sought snapshot for the Berlin reporter. "Good luck" for the pilots of the air bridge. Mayor Reuter luck on behalf of the Berlin population presented an American and a British pilot. Constantly ill and relaxation seekers children from Berlin are invited to Swiss families. The little travelers in the long-awaited recovery drive in exemplary equipped hospital trains of the Swiss Red Cross. And on the return journey, the train brings other children home again. You are relaxed and invigorated. Warm reunion with the parents and joyful reports about everything that one has experienced and seen.
(Original sound)
I spent 3 months in the Switzerland, I liked it Very good."

01. Berlin Report
In Berlin more measures for the security of the airbridge were carried out. After a one-month notice from the French Military Government the radio towers of Radio Berlin were blown up. These 120-meter high towers were a danger to the air lift. At Spandau a new bridge across the Havel to Gatow airfield was opened in presence of General Herbert, British Town Commander. The General himself drives the first decorated street car across the bridge, "Good Luck" to the pilots of the air lift. Burgomaster Reuter gives these American and British pilots mascots. Sick, tired Berlin children are invited by Swiss families for holidays. Transportation is supervised by the Swiss Red Cross. The returning children are happy and sound and the parents are glad to hear what their children report from their furlough:
Original Sound "I was 3 months in Switzerland and I liked it very much"

02. News Flashes from Everywhere

a. Tsingtau and Evacuation
The Communist troops menace Shanghai. The international quarters are evacuated. American civilian personnel leave the city by ship. Tsingtau - 600 kilometers North of Shanghai - is surrounded by the Communists. American battle ships are anchored in the harbour and the Tsingtau U.S. Garrison has been reinforced by Marines. These are the commanders of the American land and navy forces in the West Pacific. The forces are there to protect the lives and property of U.S. citizens of this town. A quarter million chinese refugees from all parts of this land fled to Tsingtau, living now in primitive huts and earth-holes. Yet another dark page in the history of Chinese Civil War.

b. Nobel Prize Winners
In Stockholm the distribution of the Nobel Prizes was held. Crown Prince Gustav Adolf represented the sick Swedish King. The prize for literature was given to T.S. Eliot who was born in America and lives in England. The prize for chemistry was won by Swsdish Professor Tiselius; for medicine the Swiss Dr. Müller - and for Physics the British Professor Blackett.

c. Prince Charles Christened
Buckingham Palace in London was the scene of the christening of the new British prince by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This is the first picture of the young mother with her son, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. And this is the entry in the register. The Royal Family now comprehends 4 Generations. Quen-Mother Mary with her great-grand-son.

03. 50 Years of Record Making
50 years ago Joseph Berliner founded the first record factory - The "Deutsche Grammophon-Gesellschaft" in Hannover. In the recording room, Monique Haas, talented French pianist, plays the piano concerto by Ravel. From a magneto-phone reel the sound is recorded on wax. The wax record is covered with silver and mass production can begin. The press is made by a galvanoplastic process. Every minute a finished record leaves the press. At present Germany produces more than 6 million records a year.

04. News Flashes from Germany

a. Foreign Visitors
JEIA has started a great campaign to attract foreign visitors to Bavaria. This visit by foreign newspapermen travels through Bavaria's most interesting places. Burgomaster and population of Dinkelsbühl received the guests in old costumes. At Rothenburg on the Tauber an ancient play was performed. This tour lasted 6 days and extended from Nuremberg to the Zugspitze.

b. BMW
BMW, Munich, builds motor cycles. R 24, the new machine with 12 HP - is an improved model of the pre-war type which only had 10 HP. The highest speed is about 95 kilometers PH and for 100 kilometers the motor uses approximately 3 liters of gas. The first model is being disposed of by lot among the employees.

c. 104-Year-Old Woman
A rare birthday was held in the Protestand Diocese Establishment of Schwäbish Hall. Miss Natalie Denk became 104 years old. She may be the oldest citizen in Germany. This is her christening certificate, dated 1844. This old woman was a language teacher and is still able to indulge in English conversation. This is a family picture from days gone by.

05. The Circus Arrives
There is a Circus Season in England each year. The premiere at Olympia in London attracted 6.000 children and 7 adults.

Date of Release:

07.01.1949

Year of Production:

1949

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German