Welt im Film 261/1950 01.06.1950

01. the funeral of Gelsenkirchen Headframe and flag to half-mast. Coffins of the 77 dead of the mine disaster by firedamp. Heuss holds the funeral oration, total. The bereaved. Funeral procession runs through the city. Bergmann with pit lamp with black armbands. Coffins to the cemetery. Wreath loop a last Glückauf.
(22 m) 2 new from the Waterkant a. Bremerhaven: German fishing fair model of fishing boats on the water. Ship model. Fish processing plant. Packaging of fish.
(20 m) b. Cuxhaven: sailing regatta in the storm sail boats in high seas on the sea. Sailing crack and mast breakage. Rescue boat havariertem boat.
(22 m) 03. Emperor of Hirohito married daughter Princess Kasuko upon arrival. The groom, an employee of a travel agency. Imperial couple upon arrival to the ceremony. Bride and groom. Photographers. Bows.
(29 m) 04 Epsom: the English Derby giant parking lot. Carousels. Whirligig. Weather. Town crier. Arrival of King George, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Royal couple welcomes Aga Khan, totally. Ali Khan with crutches. Grandstand. In the lodge of the Royal family. Princess Elizabeth looks through binoculars, half-close. Start. Race. Favorite Prince Simon takes the lead. Home stretch. The French horse Galcador overtaken Prince Simon and WINS with head length. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, half-close. Finish line in slow motion. Cup, great. Jockey and winning horse.
(49 m) 5th Berlin Pentecost in the East and West of Potsdamer Platz. Military police at the Brandenburg Gate. Pentecost March in East Berlin. Mass parade of the FDJ. Giant banners of Stalin and Communist leaders. Transparency of the dove of peace. Russian occupation soldiers among spectators. Vopos March. Aerial view of Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate. West Berlin: "Battle group against inhumanity" organized protest rally "Where are our prisoners?" Returned prisoners of war speaks o-ton: "in 1946 I was deported by Germans and Russians to Siberia. We arrived there, found a camp, half in the ground, half on Earth, nothing like bugs and fleas. To eat: water soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The same year we had 107 deaths. From 107 dead 87 had died of starvation." Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt talks o-ton: "there are units of 100 men or more, who died in captivity and who have disappeared now completely from the ground. ... The frequently Sung song of Red Guard has the following text: on red drum, smash, smash. We, To want we it Munich. The enemy will feel our weapons and also a bloodhound shoot us dead, so dead. We die for the flag red.
(100 m)

International Automobile Exhibition in West Berlin at the Funkturm Porsche turns on stand. Borgward, VW, Mercedes. Among the guests of honour: Kurt Schumacher, Franz Blücher, Paul Löbe, Luise Schröder, Wilhelm Kaisen, Otto Suhr, on the tour: Ludwig Erhard, Ernst Reuter.

06. Mannheim: Boxing: Joe Walcott beat Hein Ten Hoff points Joe Walcott with a bathrobe over his head in the corner of the ring. Ten Hoff enters ring. Spectators sit in the rain and To try to protect themselves with coats. Among the spectators of Max Schmeling. 1 round: A goal by Walcott caused broken nose. Ten Hoff's bleeding from nose. Ten Hoff Walcott hits hard in the 5th round. Ten Hoff on the smooth floor slips in the 10th round. Heavy shock Exchange. Walcott is superior winners after points and wreath.
(52 m)

01. the funeral of Gelsenkirchen on the mining place from Gelsenkirchen-Rott Germany was Instead of the funeral for the 77 dead of severe disaster of firedamp.
In a funeral speech German President Heuss honored the victims of the terrible accident and spoke in deep sympathy to the bereaved.
Then began the 77 coffins in a silent funeral procession to the cemetery.
In deeper devotions, a millenarian crowd of the dead miners took leave.

02. new of the Waterkant: a. fishing exhibition in Bremerhaven the German fisheries fair 1950 opened.
More than 350 exhibitors were represented.
In several large halls and numerous stalls, this first fisheries exhibition gave a comprehensive overview of all sectors of the fishing industry of the fishing equipment after the war to modern processing.

b. sailing regatta on Pentecost Sunday, the Middle race in Cuxhaven should be started as every year. But there was wind force 7 and so the regatta on the storm track had to be moved upriver.
17 miles long the line was. 25 launched boats, 22 reached the finish.
Despite the heavy storm, the regatta without incident ran up on A few cracks of sails and a mast breakage.
Pentecost regatta in the storm.
Pictures of sporty and romantic beauty and originality.

03. Hirohito daughter marries wedding in the Japanese imperial family. Princess Kasuko, the second daughter of Emperor Hirohito, married Mr Toschimitschi Takatsukasa, the employees of a travel agency.
Hirohito and the Empress took part in the wedding. Through this marriage the bride loses the title of Princess and will lead a simple civil life with her husband.
The old Japanese complimentary ceremony is preserved also at this unusual wedding ceremony.
Then on their romantic love match Mr and Mrs Takatsukasa embarked on a honeymoon.

04. 1 million viewers saw: the English Derby one million spectators in Epsom. To the 171 times the classic English Derby was held here - the largest turf event in the world.
This horse was clear favourite: "Prince Simon". The King welcomed Aga Khan.
His son, Prince Ali Khan. He had a skiing accident some time ago.
Here comes the home - runs the race... 25 horses are on the 2,400-metre track. After a short time the favorite "Prince Simon" has taken the lead. It looks like a clear victory...
The finish straight.
The French horse "Galcador" passes on "Prince Simon" and coming in great Sprint. In vain, "Prince Simon" tried with last force to catch up. "Galcador" winner remains with a short length of head.
The slow motion recording shows the dramatic final phase Once again.
A sensational victory in the famous English Derby.

05. Berlin Pentecost in East and West the Pfingsttreffen announced for months the Communist FDJ in Berlin is over. Thanks to the fixed position of the Western occupying powers and the West population it was decided to limit the originally planned "March on Berlin" to the eastern sector.
The demonstration proceeded without incident.
The mass parade of so-called "free German youth" aroused some memory in the Berliners in past days.
Giant banners and banners, the tutor of the communist doctrine and the leaders of Soviet Russia and the people's democracies were glorified. The boys and girls of the communist organisation under den Linden on their leaders marched past in the singing of battle songs.
East police had cordoned off the sector border, because the young people from the East zone should not get to know Berlin.
Other units of the national police took part in the so-called peace rally. Then, 37 people police officers in the West sectors went over.
In response to the Communist agitation, the "battle group against inhumanity" in West Berlin organised a protest under the motto "Where are our prisoners?" Returning prisoners of war spoke it.
(Original sound: "in 1946 I was deported by Germans and Russians to Siberia.) We arrived there, found a camp, half in the ground, half on Earth, nothing like bugs and fleas. To eat: water soup - morning - noon - and in the evening. The same year we had 107 deaths. From 107 dead 87 had died of starvation.")
Then Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt said: (original sound: "There are units of hundred men or more, who died in captivity and who have disappeared now completely from the ground.")
Finally, Dr. Hildebrandt made known the audience with the song of a new communist struggle. (Original sound: "the red guards often sung song has the following text:"on red drum, smash, smash, to Munich, we To want into we. ") The enemy will feel our weapons.
And also a bloodhound shot dead dead, Yes. We die for the flag red!")
The other Berlin celebrated Pentecost on different species. The international automotive exhibition at the radio tower was one of the main attraction of the holidays. The Western commanders and the West German Government Ministers were present at the opening. The show showed the latest models of German and foreign manufacturers of all classes and types.
Pentecost in Berlin was an illustrative teaching between East and West, between propaganda and reality.

06. box-sensation of the year: Walcott - ten Hoff at last it was.
The Hoff of long-awaited meeting between the famous American boxer Joe Walcott and the German heavyweight champion Hein ten found Instead of in Mannheim. Barely 25,000 spectators were released and it was raining in torrents. Nevertheless, were the sports enthusiasts at their own expense. Walcott and ten Hoff was an extraordinarily fair and exciting fight.
In the first round, it looks like a quick victory by Walcott. A heavy hit of American leads to a broken nose. Ten Hoff bleeds during the whole campaign. But then, the long Grove finds the right attitude to his opponents. Walcott on the wet floor of the ring slips out in the 4th round. The 5th round brings the surprise. Walcott will be hit hard. But he perseveres. In the next round, he is again completely fresh. And now the dramatic finale: the tenth and final round.
Walcott attacking like a wild man. He wants to force a decision. Ten Hoff slips. But he continues to fight stubbornly and fends off every assault. Here comes the final gong. Hein ten Hoff has himself in his first international fight against one of the best Boxer in the world beyond expectation held up well.
Superior winner for points but remained Joe Walcott.

Date of Release:

01.06.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German