Welt im Film 368/1952 21.06.1952

1 Munich: Death of Cardinal Faulhaber Kardinal Faulhaber leads procession. Close-up. The Theatine Church, Munich Munich. Lying in State. Population ravels at the coffin pass. Coffin is carried to the Church of our Lady at the funeral. Funeral procession through Munich.
(44 m) 02 updates soon a. Schleswig-Holstein: Bundestag Committee on the zone border refugee camps will be visited. Barbed wire on the border. Sign prohibitions go stop. Trip across the Ratzeburger Lake. Verödetes eastern shore. Eviction of a farmyard on the opposite bank. Child leads 2 goats. Furniture on horse-drawn carriage. Border barrier on the bridge.
(32 m) b. London: proclamation of the Crown appointment heralds announce the date of the coronation. Equestrian troupe from St. James Palace.
(14 m) c. Eschwege: discussion week of the Europa-Union City. People from different Nations at Conference. Speaker speaks, o-ton: "Europe will become, if the 6 Schumanplanstaaten get together. The others will follow. I am convinced that the Governments of the six countries and the parliaments of the six countries have the necessary activity, to get ahead."
(19 m) d. United States: test drive of the United States propelled of United States goes and breaks during test drive of speed record. Boat pier, great.
(11 m) 03. The week in Berlin a. cornerstone for apprentice home Mrs. McCloy considered model of home, half-close. Mrs. McCloy to the lectern at the groundbreaking ceremony. Apprentices as a listener, half-close. Mrs. McCloy at cornerstone.
(16 m) b. opening the Cannes Film Festival of the Delphi Palace front. Reuter says, total. Among the spectators Winnie Markus, half-close. Heli Finkenzeller, half-close. Reuter speaks before the microphones of the NWDR, o-ton: "This Berlin, the heart of our fatherland, to make the capital of our motherland and to reach Germany in freedom in a free and peaceful Europe."
(17 m) c. movie stars in the circus Busch demonstration. Susanne Erichsen smacking great. Heidemarie Hatheyer as spectator, half-close. Seals as jugglers. Willi Birgel with Shetland ponies. Rudolf Platte claps, half-close.
(19 m) d. American skating-Revue "Roller Follies" girls on roller skates. Artistic roller skating pair.
(16 m) 04 sports a. Munich: Sandbahnrennen motorcycles on the track. Driving through curves with shoes on the floor. Viewers with cloth in front of the face. Viewers bespritze to wipe dirt off your face. Winner Fritz Dirtl with wreath, half-close.
(21 m) b. Lindau: the bottom lake steamer boat racing on Lake Constance to the bet. Captain at the helm. Black smoke coming from the chimney, large. Ship machine stomps. Captain looks through binoculars. Sightseers aboard. Steamer Überlingen WINS and WINS "Blue Ribbon of the Lake Constance". Entrance to Lindau.
(27 m) c Duisburg: Canoe regatta race of the foursome. Cheer for spectators on the shore. It wins the team of green white-food. Audience clapping. Winning team is complimented, half-close.
(18 m) d. Kiel: Boxes Conny Rux - Don Ellis Rux in the attack. The smaller Ellis dodging constant Crouch and go back. Rux beats into the void. Negro sailor as a spectator, large. Spectator, large. Pippow as a referee. Viewers tweaks to eyes. Rux lands results in the first round. Gong beat, great. Pippow listed points. Boxer's embrace. Point winner Rux.
(33 m)

1st Cardinal Faulhaber + a great Bishop died on the day of Corpus Christi: Cardinal Faulhaber.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners and devotional farewell to the highly revered Cardinal took in Theatine Church, Munich. The Archbishop of the Bavarian capital, under the terror of the Hitler regime a fearless defender of the Christian culture and of all human rights, died at the age of 84.
By the Theatine Church, the mortal shell of the cardinal in the tomb of Bishop was convicted then of the Cathedral. Delegations of all ecclesiastical and secular institutions followed the coffin at their top Cardinals, bishops and Abbots from the country and abroad. A countless crowd the streets through which the funeral procession moved, which edged and remained in deep silence. Cardinal Faulhaber found his last resting place in the crypt of the Church of our Lady.

02. updates in the near future: a. The members of the Bundestag Committee for German Affairs undertook zone boundary in the area of the zone border in Schleswig-Holstein a sightseeing tour. The members of the Committee by the dramatic reports of refugees about the depressing conditions behind the Soviet zone boundary is gathered in several refugee camps. Affected by the eviction by the Communist people's police, these families preferred the way the West the evacuation after an unknown Eastern destination.
Also on the Ratzeburger Lake, the Bundestag Committee could take a look at the degraded border strip behind the Soviet shores. And here they were eye-witnesses of an eviction is supervised by the people's police one of the last houses of the farmer. A further act of Soviet despotism is German fate to his tragic end.

(b). Proclamation of the Krönungstermines after historic ceremony was proclaimed in London the date for the coronation of Elizabeth II. The large State celebrations, to the monarchs and royalty from around the world will come to the English capital, To find Instead of in June of next year.
The proclamation was read on four historic sites in London, first at the St. James Palace.

c. Europe week Eschwege in Eschwege hosted the European Union a week of discussion on the topic of European integration. Participants from many Nations led a European round on economic, legal and cultural issues. An hour of discussion with the audience discussed the historical development to the European Commonwealth.
(Original sound: "Europe will become, if the 6 Schumanplanstaaten come together.) The others will follow. I am convinced that the Governments of the six countries and the parliaments of the six countries will have the necessary activity, to get ahead.")

d. the new American giant steamer "United States" broke the world speed record of international ocean liners passenger steamer "United States".
A day before his maiden trip to Europe floating hotel colossus reached more than 60 km per hour. A promising test drive before its launch to "Blue riband of the Atlantic."

03. the week in Berlin: a. Stone apprentice home Mrs. McCloy, the wife of the American High Commissioner, put in Berlin the foundations to a new craftsman - training facility, are the 200,000 mark from the funds of the Federal Youth plan available. Half a million mark from American donations and a considerable sum from the Norwegian Europe help come to this amount.
The new social work is To give a new home the artisanal young of Berlin in the future.

(b). Film Festival In the Delphi Palace at the Zoo were opened in the presence of many guests of honor and the prominence of the canvas numerous international film festival.
The ruling Mayor Professor Reuter opened the Festival. He closed his speech with a desire, which moves all Berlin: (original sound: "This Berlin, the heart of our fatherland, to make the capital of our motherland and to reach Germany in freedom in a free and peaceful Europe.")

c. the circus Busch movie stars in the circus Busch In the frame of the festival hosted a charity event for the troubled Berlin actors and artists. The graded in Berlin large contingent of film Favorites went to the ring and showed the audience as audience or as a large number.

d. roller Revue and on the radio tower Berlin celebrates the American skating-Revue "Roller Follies" triumphs of a choreographic fairy tale show and an artist Vortex on the skating floor. 04. sports: a. Sandbahnrennen on the sparkling dust dirt road of the Munich Dante Stadium fought 12 foreigners and 4 German participation in the Speedway World Championship. The hard races were a non-stop hunting.
Excellent competition, German top riders had a hard time In the spell of the thunderous engines and under clouds of dust, there was no mercy even for the audience.
Winner of the 20 races was the Austrian Fritz Dirtl.

b. boat race, the Constance steamship captains ordered full steam ahead and then we went off.
Eight sightseeing boats from Switzerland, Austria and Germany fought for the honorary title of the fastest floor ocean-going vessels. The kettle cooked and everything was shaking, from the keel to the mast tips - Web of the Sonntagsausflügler packed by the racing fever also. With a breathtaking speed of 26 kilometers per hour shot through the floods. The German Steamship "Überlingen" won in this smoldering 10 km Chase. It reached Lindau by a wide margin and won the "Blue Ribbon of the Lake Constance".

c. canoe regatta on Lake Wedau in Duisburg was subjected to Once again the Olympic core team of canoeists of a sharp selection test, to determine the final participants for Helsinki.
In the four kayak 1,000 meters occurred a sharp final battle between green and white food, canoe-club Düsseldorf and Peregrine Falcon food.
Scarce winner remained the four team of green-white food.

d. boxing Rux. /. Ellis a box-artistic event: Conny Rux against the Americans Don Ellis. It was a colorful box conversation in the Ostseehalle. Don Ellis showed the audience a stunning show number of feints and slickest cover maneuvers.
Against this moving master of the retreat and instantaneous counter attacks Conny Rux was not the breakthrough.
Only in the 10. Round Conny Rux was able to land A few heavy hits at the artistic box phantom. Conny Rux won with a narrow advantage.

01. Cardinal Faulhaber +
On Corpus Christi Day Cardinal Faulhaber died at the age of 84. In Munich's Theatinerkirche, hundreds of thousands paid homage to the beloved cardinal. As Arch Bishop of the Bavarian capital, he was a fearless defender of Christian faith and human rights under the totalitarian regime. The solemn procession came from the Theatinerkirche to the Bishop's Vault in the Cathedral of Our Lady. Representatives of all religious and worldly institutions followed the coffin, headed by Cardinals, bishops and abbots from Germany and abroad. A huge crowd lined the streets en route. In the vault of the Cathedral, Cardinal Faulhaber was laid to rest.

02. Actualities in Brief

a. On the Zonal Borders
Members of the Committee for German Afrairs of the Bundestag inspected the Schleswig-Holstein district at the zonal border. In several refugee camps the Committee was given dramatic reports by the refugees about the depressing conditions beyond the Soviet border. Affected by the forced evacuation by the Communist People's Police, these families preferred to go to the West instead of being transported to an unknown destination in the East. From a boat on Lake Ratzeburg, the committee got a glimpse of the deserted strip of land at the border of the Soviet shore. They became eye-witnesses of a forced evacuation of the last farm houses under the surveillance of the People's Police. A further act by arbitrary Communist decision against Germany's fate comes to its tragic end.

b. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth Proclaimed
With traditional ceremonial the date for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. was proclaimed. The great state ceremonies which will be attended in London by monarchs and royalties from all over the world, takes place at the beginning of June 1953. The proclamation was read at 4 historic spots in London - first from St. James's Palace.

c. European Union, Eschwege
At Eschwege in Hesse the European Union held a "Discussion Week" on the theme of the European Union. Participators from many nations discussed economic, legal and cultural problems. During a discussion, open to the public, the historic development of a European union was discussed:
Original Sound: "Europe can only become a reality if the 6 Schuman Plan states come to a mutual understanding. The other states will follow. I am convinced that the governments of these 6 nations and the parliaments of these nations will have the necessary energy to make progress."

d. American Passenger Liner "United States"
The new American passenger liner "United States" broke the world speed record for international ocean giants. On the eve of her maiden voyage to Europe the floating mammoth hotel reached a speed of more than 40 MPH. A promising trial trip before her start for the "Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic."

03. The Week in Berlin

a. School for Apprentices
In Berlin Mrs. McCloy, wife of the American High Commissionar, laid the foundation stone for a new school for apprentices. 200.000 D-Marks were given by the Federal Youth Plan, half a million D-marks were donated by Americans, and a considerable sum was given by the Norwegian Aid for Europe. The building will be a new home for the apprentices of Berlin.

b. Opening of the International Film Festival
In the presence of many guests of honor the International Film Festival was opened at Berlin's Delphi Palace near the Zoo. Burgomaster Reuter opened the festival. He closed his speech with a wish which is shared by all Berliners:
Original Sound: "To make Berlin - the heart of our fatherland - into the capital of our fatherland, and unite Germany in freedom in a free and peaceful Europe."

c. Charity Performance in Circus Busch
During the Film Festival a charity Performance for the Berlin actors and artists in need was held at the Circus Busch. The stars marched into the ring and showed their ability as circus performers.

d. Roller Skating
Near Berlin's Radio Tower the American roller skating show "Roller Follies" showed dances and artistic capers on roller-skates.

04. Sports:

a. Speedway Races Munich
On the dirt-track of Munich's Dante Stadium, 12 foreign and 4 German drivers fought for participation in the World Speedway Championships. The very hard races were uninterrupted chases. The German top drivers could not compete with the excellent international competiters. Under the spell of the raging motorbikes and layers of dust, the spectators did not have an easy time either. The Austrian Fritz Dirtl was the winner of the 20 races.

b. Ship Race
The captains of the passenger ships on Lake Constance ordered "Full Speed" and the race started. Eight steamers from Switzerland, Austria and Germany fought for the honor of being the fatest ship on Lake Constance. The boilers got hotter and hotter and everything trembled - from the keel to the top of the mast - - passengers included. At the breath-taking speed of 26 KPH the steamers churned the lake. The German steamer "Überlingen" reached Lindau with a good lead and won the "Blue Ribbon of Lake Constance."

c. Kajak Races, Duisburg
On Lake Wedau at Duisburg, the Olympic Kajak teams were tested to select the final candidates for Helsinki. In the 4-men kajak over 1.000 meters, Green-White-Essen, the Kanu Club Dusseldorf and Wanderfalke Essen lay close together but the club Green-White-Essen won the race by a small margin.

d. Boxing: Rux vs. Ellis
The Conny Rux vs. the American Don Ellis fight in Kiel's Ostseehalle was a colorful battle in which Don Ellis showed startling tricks and cunning cover-maneuvres. Rux could not land a decisive blow on the agile master of retreats, and counte attacks swift as lightning. Only in the 10th round could Rux land some hard blows. Rux won the fight by a small margin of points.

Date of Release:

21.06.1952

Year of Production:

1952

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German