01 Hamburg: music story Viola Wills coloured singer Viola Wills at the piano singing and playing. Various recordings. Sings: "Run to the nearest exit".
02. archive series: Jubilee Haile Selassie breakdown from NDW 302 - same section. Haile Selassie and Empress to a Coptic mass, which is celebrated by the highest religious leaders of the country. Haile Selassie kneels. Haile Selassie goes to fair to State car. Negro band playing. Conductor of the military band conducted lively. Coronation train crosses the city with carriage and soldiers. Banquet at the Imperial Palace with dignitaries of the country and diplomats. Haile Selassie and woman on throne and watch the dancing. The next day, driving Haile Selassie in horse-drawn carriage to Parliament and signed the new Constitution. The document is sealed. Haile Selassie on balcony. Jubilation of the population.
03. Kronberg: Portrait of Dieter Rams breakdown from El Mundo 636 / 1 - here a little longer. Brown electrical appliances: Razors, HiFi, tapes, electric clocks, coffee machines, cameras etc. Chairs. Dieter Rams, close, very good. Studio of Rams. He speaks with the staff at the drawing board. Cigarette smoking Rams. Workers in the production room. Manufacture of devices of Rams. Rams on the drafting table. Designs. In addition here: Shooting at his home. He talks o-ton: "For me, the use is starting point for each design." Rock Garden and the House. Dieter Rams on the garden steps. Swimming pool. Furniture designed by Dieter Rams.
04. Otto commented the football events of Otto's framed sports Studio with curtains. Otto, big, close quote speaks his jokes.
Music story Viola Wills camera: Jürgens, Seib archive series: (title 7.6 M) Coronation anniversary of Haile Selassie portrait of Dieter Rams camera: L., Seib, Zimpel OTTO commented on the football scene origin: Austria at the beginning and end of total length
This music: Viola Wills one of his first major successes of the pop star from America had with his self-penned song: 'A day in the life of a woman' is called Viola Wills memory of the colored ghetto of Los Angeles, where she grew up, married and gave birth to six children - before she began her career as a singer. In a Hamburg Studio we observed during the recording of their recent hit Viola Wills: 'Run to the Nearest Exit'.
This archive: Haile Selassie Ethiopia in festive garb. The oldest Christian Empire of the world celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I. In the St. George's Cathedral, where 25 years ago, the ruler was crowned, an optical fair was celebrated. After the ceremony, the coronation procession through the streets of the capital are moving. Gibbi, the Imperial Palace, a fixed banquet with all Ethiopian dignitaries held in the evening, with the diplomats and members of the imperial family. The ball brought together the tips of the company of Addis Abeba at night. The next day, Maiser Haile Selassie went into the Parliament. In the throne room, the ruler signed the new Constitution. It is a significant turning point in the country's 3000-jährigen history.
It design: Dieter Rams 'use is for me starting point for each design'.
Dieter Rams of the task of the industrial design in the 1970s. Dieter Rams, 42 years old, is one of the most prestigious designers in Germany. He lives and works in Kronberg near Frankfurt on the edge of the Taunus mountains. Since 1955, Dieter is Rams Head designer of Braun company. Be the forerunner of the world renowned 'audio series' first draft, the radio and 'SK 4' - turntable unit. The development, but also the success of the HiFi devices illustrate basic idea of the role of design in the industrial society to the best Rams. Form design is achieving the function, the usefulness of a thing. Not fashionable cladding to facilitate the sales prospects of the object. From the design of the model to production, Rams and his staff are included in the manufacturing process. Design is not an ingredient, but part of the production. The quality of technology, material and formal design must comply with. No generally binding design philosophy has made from its insights Rams. He has to implement tried his findings into practice, and thus like no other in the last 15 years in Germany influenced the views on the design - also in furniture construction. In the Danes Vitsoe, he as once found at Brown Brothers partner, who shared his views and who were willing to bear the entrepreneurial risk. The secret of his success: Rams sold not good design, but advanced, intelligent problem solutions. This show: Otto interview 25 years German newsreel a retrospective on the year 1950 Germany 1950. The young Federal Republic was with all our strength, to build a new life from the rubble of the war. What the German then moving that to our montage from newsreels of that year make it clear. Since 1950 was also the launch date for the first post-war German newsreel.
' Anything can happen in this world, in which not all of us could participate. In all countries of the world, every day, every hour, the cameras of our film reporter focused on the most interesting events of the time.
You see a newsreel that is exclusively under German management and responsibility today for 5 years for the first time. For 17 years the first independent, uncontrolled newsreel in Germany: the new German newsreel.
Launched in Hamburg. The ships that we build, to reconnect with the world Germany. They will be the ambassadors of peace and finally liberate our trade from the grip of foreign cargo loading. This is the second building of the Hamburger Howaldtwerke since the war the steamer ' Lucie Essberger ', 1500 t large. Speed up to 11.2 crowns. Only 12 nodes are currently allows us.
During the London meeting of foreign ministers announced the plans for a soon as possible reintegration of in Germany into the Western European Community. The Foreign Ministers want to revise the Statute of occupation and gradually break down. The speedy completion of the formal State of war was included in Vista.
The time of the concentration camps in Germany isn't yet over. She continues Empire of new rulers in the old camps of III. Here sacked from Sachsenhausen return to Berlin. Born in a concentration camp. The mother was arrested because her father was a democratic party official. The British Red Cross takes care of the dismissed workers.
Berlin between East and West. Time and again, the suspenseful atmosphere of Berlin leads to unrest and clashes. A street rally of Communist FDJ directly on the sector boundary. By East Berlin agent provocateurs, it comes to a brawl. A sad document of the German post-war period.
This debris fields of our towns and cities. This basement apartments and slums; this inhumane dwellings must be gradually eliminated. Reconstruction Minister Wilderguth visited construction sites and buildings in Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Oberhausen with its employees. Here are many thousand families finally sufficient and healthy homes.
In the Volkswagen factory, the production was increased since 1945 from year to year. Every day nearly 200 Volkswagen arise on the Assembly line. in 1950, the annual output should be 70-80,000 car. A new car off the Assembly line will run every two minutes. 50,000 were alone in the last 10 months.
First Grand Prix of Germany after the war on the classic race course at the foot of Nürburg. A large field of 36 cars going on the long 365 kilometers course. 16 heavy rounds, make the greatest requirement for man and machine. At the Mercedes Tower, the field is still together. But after a round of it's stretching apart far, and the car shoot into it in the straight to the carousel. Ascari, the No. 2. Many were not up to this murderous race - and superior winner was Alberto Ascari, Italy, Ferrari.
Protests against fuel price increases in Bonn. More than 3,000 drivers from all parts * of the Federal territory took part in a rally in the capital city. The police, so Dr. Adenauer regretted two days later, has risen not their task. The Chancellor had the intention, the demonstration to prevent. On the Viktorshöhe in Godesberg, Professor Heuss received the former French Prime Minister, Paul Reynauld. The question of the admission of the Federal Republic in the Council of Europe, as well as the plan of a joint german French management of coal, steel and iron industry of the two countries was discussed at the meeting.
In an advertising week, the German film attempts to log on its claim on the domestic market. The first large, artistically significant program of the post-war period is announced. Interesting films are to be expected. ' Föhn' and 'Chased by the devil' as Hans Albers and Willy Birgel. Erich Kästner film 'Lottie', 'The stars don't lie', the movies 'People of the sea' and 'Sensation IM Savoy'. In 'A day comes', Maria Schell sings a little song.
In a ride of 30 days duration over the Alps, the Countess Helene Hohenau arrived with her Arabian mare Bella Gisela on St. Peter's square in Rome. Its budget amounted to DM 20. En route, it was all nicely recorded and hosted. Countess of Hohenau will make their waiting for the Pope.
After 5 years working in Germany, the former British High Commissioner Sir Brian Robertson and wife make their farewell visit to Viktorshöhe. Noted the well-known English newspaper, 'The times', in this context, ' 'Germany has once again become a factor in Europe'.
The hour of the wife of large purses and the full stores of small prices: Summer sale 1950! The men - and of course as always: paymaster and luggage carrier.
'Atlantic' Hotel Hamburg's world: Jacques Fath, the great Parisian fashion Wizard, sent us his most beautiful mannequins with the wonderful creations of his imagination. A fitted Street gown with long black gloves, considerably the shortness of the skirt. A surprisingly tight afternoon dress that finds itself in critical women applauded. Sports remains the high-fashion, yesterday, today and tomorrow, it will be as well.
On the evening of the Alster still a guest from Vienna. In the Hamburg Atlantic Hotel, weaner Maderin showed a dozen Alpine original costumes and chic and charm from the Kärntnerstraße. The Haute Couture of the Donaustadt - grace and grace around St. Stephen's Cathedral.