Synopsis
01 updates soon as capital of the new State of Pakistan, Karachi road sign. Cows in the road. New building will be built in Karachi. Camel pulls car. Women and men in the building. House of the future Parliament. Statue of Gandhi. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, half close, salute goes to the Director runs Palace. People wave at him.
(35 m) b. Scout meeting in France aerial photo of the camp. Scouts go and wear tent. Scottish Scouts dancing to bagpipes. Bagpiper. American Boy Scouts in Indian clothes. Flags of all countries will go up on the mast. Marching Path Finder At night.
(26 m) c. Hollywood films in Germany "Berlin Expreß" pan across colors high House maximum. Cameraman of the RKO: Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas come from omnibus. Cameraman goes back with camera on station. Newspaper report about the shooting. Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas before the Reichstag building in Berlin. Close-up. The Brandenburg Gate, great.
(29 m) 02. Salzburg: University Leopoldskron Schloß Leopoldskron, great. Students from all over the world with lessons in Castle. Faces of students, great. Lecture in the Park. Library. Students will learn at tables in the Park.
(30 m) 03 Berlin: school for mannequins mannequins at screening, great. Young girl walking with books on his head. Young girls practicing real walking. Big shoes, big feet. Fashion show.
(32 m) 04. Chicago: the Earth of 73 hours on aircraft flight record font Reynolds bombshell. Pilot William Odom, great. Start the machine. World map with trace of the flight. Paris Orly airport. Odom gets out and receives a Commemorative Medal. Flying aircraft. Landing in Tokyo. Repair a wing. Launch of the aircraft At night. Crowd at airfield in Chicago. Aircraft flying on. William Odom welcomed his wife and his son.
(48 m) 05 Hannover export fair "The showcase of the West" in meeting opening of the fair. Dr. Erich Köhler, President of the two zone economic Office, at the lectern, total. Among the listeners of Hinrich Kopf, half-close. Dr. Erich Köhler speaks, original sound. "Let an important step forward for the reintegration of the German economy into the world economy be because this export exhibition a certificate of German economic prowess and-wollens." Dr. Köhler, great. Slapping people. Flags. Cars in parking lot. Crowd pushes to the exhibition. Stand "Büssing NAG", trailer, tractor, alloy construction "Evening Palace". Shoe with spring heel, vases. People at the tour through the exhibition.
(64 m) 6th sports play Gottfried von CRAMM and Roderich Menzel, half close a. Bavarian Tennis Championships in Munich In the final. CRAMM at impact. Spectators, half-close. Von CRAMM drink at halftime from Cup. Menzel WINS with three sets with 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Players To give themselves the hand at the net after the game.
(27 m) b. Aachen: riding and Showjumping rider on the course, total. Great hunting jumping: horse refuses to jump. Horse tears wall. Jump of the best German horse snow Queen. In a playoff: Colonel Emperor on Dagmar, Gustav Lange on Tosca and Prince zu Salm on guarantee. The winner of Prince zu Salm next to his horse, receives congratulations.
(38 m) c. Munich: South German Championships in the kayak slalom Paddle boats ride through gates. Overturning the boat. Different drives by goals and capsized boats. It wins big hammer Müller, Munich.
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Narration
01 updates soon: a. Karachi, India in India is programmed the governance of England on the Indian people have gone over. The country is divided into two countries: Pakistan and India. The capital city of Pakistan's Karachi. Many new buildings are erected for the independent Indian Administration in Karachi.
Here the seat of the future Pakistani Parliament. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Here, and Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the leader of Pakistan. The crowd cheers him on his way to the Government Palace. Karachi - the capital of the young Indian State, puts the spotlight on the world.
a large meeting of Scout detachments of all over the world found Instead of b. Scout meeting in France after 10-year break. In the vicinity of Paris was a tent city for more than 30,000 participants from over 40 countries.
Scottish Scouts show their native dances.
Indian Scout - like Adventure books from Karl Mays... For ten days, the Scouts of the world exchanged their views and experiences in informal and convivial get-together. Also a delegation of German Scouting was represented.
The idea of Scouts doing is now 40 years old. Lord Baden-Powell founded the first group. His last message to the Scout who became world announced through loudspeakers: "does everything that is in your power, to establish friendship between Scouts of all peoples."
c. RKO films Hollywood films in Germany - this is a new chapter in the history of the post-war film. At the time, the American company RKO in Frankfurt am main turning scenes of the film "Berlin Express". Director is Jaques Tourneur, starring are the Hollywood stars Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas Merle Oberon was known in Germany through their films "The Scarlet flower" and "Henry VIII".
Outside the "Berlin express" Of course also in Berlin. The area around the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate is the background for A few scenes of the game.
And as in Hollywood, way over many samples in Berlin for the final recording.
03. Salzburg: University Leopoldskron Schloss Leopoldskron, Max Reinhardt's famous possession at Salzburg, was University. Helene Thimig, widow of Max Reinhardt, the traditional Castle provided the new purpose. Students of the American Harvard University undertook the creation and organization of this new European-American University.
Leopoldskron was thus an ideal, scientific workplace, and at the same time rest home for the students of many nationalities. German students are.
The famous library of the Castle now serves as a lecture hall. The lecturers are professors of at Harvard University.
In the summer, Instead of To find the lectures in the beautiful old park. As a recent European University, a meeting place of the international student body should be Leopoldskron - for the sake of science and in the service of international understanding.
03. School of the graces in a Berlin school for mannequins of principle: people make clothes.
Because a beautiful dress to be properly performed, and correctly perform learned want be.
The ABC of Vorführens begins when walking – you may not too high wear the head in. It's up to each step, because a Feltritt can take the most beautiful dress out of the race. The timetable of the four week course continues to the striding and gliding, floating and turning.
Repeatedly correcting, until the young ladies with note 1 as a consummate graces over the parquet floating.
At the same time, the school of the mannequins is a school of life: you learn to bring new things smiling at the man, or - what should be A lot heavier on the woman.
04. Faster and faster around the Earth: latest record: 73 hours of Chicago launches the 27-year-old American PilotWilliam Odom with a twin-engined aircraft. He wants to break the world record in the solo flight around the world. With the same machine he has already on a new record in April of this year in support of the Füllfederhalter King Reynolds: 78 hours, 55 minutes.
Now he flies alone. From Chicago via Newfoundland, Paris, Cairo, Karachi, Calcutta, Shanghai, Alaska back to Chicago - a total of 36,000 kilometers.
Here the landing in Paris. By Newfoundland William Odom took 13 hours across the Atlantic to Paris. He is celebrated in stormy and receives a Commemorative Medal. Then is just enough time for a short boost. And on through Egypt, India to Japan. At the landing in Tokyo, the machine suffers little damage, which is patched Right away.
At the same time, the last stage is the most severe. A flight over 5,000 kilometers water desert of the Pacific Ocean - a perpetual battle against fatigue and threatening weather envelope. A large crowd of people waiting for the record plane on the airfield in Chicago. And there he is. For 73 hours total flight time William Odom ends up back in Chicago. 36,000 kilometres in 73 hours - really the flights around the world.
05. showcase Germany Hannover for the first time an export fair performs, that is for the overall economy of the Western zones of paramount importance. A former armaments factory in the Laatzen of suburb of was transformed into the exhibition grounds. Dr. Erich Köhler opened after introductory words of greeting by the Allied and German authorities, the President of the two zone economic Office, the fair, which he described as the showcase of West Germany.
(Original sound Dr. Köhler)
The attendance of at mass is unusually strong. Abroad has sent many thousands of interested parties. Almost all European countries, which are the United States and South America with strong delegations represented a tour through the exhibition area gives an impression full proof of the again beginning performance of the German industry. The products of more than 1,300 exhibitors demonstrate that the concept of quality "Made in Germany" again has its validity. Also, the versatility of the offer catches the eye. All sectors are represented.
Hesse is one of the many attractions the ALU Palace. He is the first portable alloy Theater in the world with its 1,300 seats.
In addition to the major products of technology, also the small arabesques of fashion are not forgotten. For example the springy shoe heel has been shown as an amusing attempt. Whether he will... well do fashion?
The first five days of the fair brought export orders amounting to 3 3/4 million dollars. Domestic sales reached nearly 200 million marks in the same period. So, the "export Messe Hannover" according to Dr. Köhler is a practical response to the call of the Marshall plan according to the summary of the economic forces in Europe.
06. sports: a. Tennis Championships, Munich: Munich the Bavarian Tennis Championship final resulted in the now traditional meeting between Gottfried von CRAMM and Roderich Menzel. Here Gottfried von CRAMM in impact. This time, the usual meeting led to an unusual result. The German players CRAMM by a muscle strain will interfere with, could not walk up to his usual top form. Menzel beat CRAMM smooth in 3 sets.
Despite Cramms disability, the game showed the elegant and brilliant technique of Champions meeting at many stages. With 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, Roderich Menzel won victory and the Bavarian Championship 1947.
b. horse show, Aachen, high point of the international horse riding and jumping tournament in Aachen was large hunting jumping. It American, Belgian, British and Dutch competitors took part alongside the German riders - course wasn't very difficult - performance all the more imponierender.
Here the last run of the best German horse "Snow Queen". The horse broke the ankle shortly before the finish and had to be shot.
As three horses reached the same number of points, it came to a jump-off between "Dagmar" under Col. Imperial America, "Tosea" under Gustav Lange and "Guarantee" under Prince zu Salm.
Champion and winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen was Prince zu Salm with "Garant".
c. the southern German and Bavarian Championships in kayak slalom conducted kayak slalom on the raft Canal at München-Thalkirchen.
As in skiing, to build gates and artificial obstacles, which must be mastered on the track. The kayak slalom is a good training for the ride in whitewater, which is always peppered with boulders and unexpected obstacles. Here the so-called, "Glasses", the most serious obstacle. Who capsizes retires - and many of the some 100 participants had this bad luck. The evaluation is done according to a point system. Winner, who has the fewest errors in the fastest time... in this competition it was hammer Müller, Munich, in the performance class I.
Narration (English)
01. Actualities in Brief:
a. Karachi, India
In India the Government has been transferred according to plan into the hands of the Indian people. The land is divided into two States: Pakistan and India. The capital of Pakistan is Karachi. Many new buildings are being erected for the independant Indian administration in Karachi.
Here, the house of the future Pakistan Parliament. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
And this is Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the chief executive of Pakistan. On his way to the Palace of Government he is cheered by the crowd. Karachi - - capital of the young Indian State is now a foeal point of the world.
b. Boy scouts jamboree in France
After 10 years recess an international boy scouts jamboree again took place. A town of tents was erected near Paris to house the 30.000 representatives of more than 40 countries.
Scottish boy scouts perform folk dances.
Indian boy scouts -- reminiscent of Karl May's adventour books ... For ten days boy scouts of all nations discuss and exchange their experiences and opinions. A team of German boy scouts was present too. The organization of boy scouts exists now for 40 years. Lord Baden-Powell created the first groups. His last message to all boy scouts of the world was transmitted by loudspeaker:
"Do every think in your power to establish friendship between the boy scouts of all peoples."
c. Hollywood films in Germany
Hollywood films in Germany - this is a new chapter in the history of the postwar film. At present the American company RKO shoots scenes of the film "Berlin-Express" in Frankfurt o/Main.
Director is Jaques Tourneur, Hollywood-stars Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas are the principal actors.
Merle Oberon achieved fame in Germany, too by her films "The scarlet Pimpernel" and "Henry VIII."
Exteriors for "Berlin-Express" are of course shot in Berlin too. The district around the Reichstag and the Brandenburger Tor is the background for several scenes
And as in Hollywood many rehersals are necessary for the final take.
02. Salzburg:
Leopoldskron University
The castle of Leopoldskron, Max Reinhardts famous estate near Salzburg, has been turned into a university.
Helene Thimig, the widow of Max Reinhardt, placed the castle at the disposal of the new highschool. Students of the American Harvard University founded and organized this new American-European establishment.
Thus Leopoldskron became an ideal place of scientific work and recreation for students of many nationalities. German students take also part.
The world famous library of the castle is now a lecture room. Lectures are held by professors of the Harvard-University. In summer instruction take place in the beautiful old park. As the youngest university of Europe Leopoldskron is destined to become a meeting-center of international students for the benefit of science and in the service of mutual understanding.
03. Mannequin school
A Berlin school for mannequins teaches how to wear clothes gracefully and skillfully.
For a pretty dress has to displayed in a pretty way and this, too, has to be learned.
The schooling begins with walking lessons - the head must not be carried too high.
Each step is important.
In four-week-courses the young ladies have to try again and again until they are able to model a dress in the right way.
04. Faster and faster around the globe:
Latest record: 73 hours
The 27 years old American pilot William Odom takes off from Chicago with his two motored aerplane. He is out to break the world record in single flight around the globe. With the same machine in April of this year he already established a new round-the-world-record with 78 hours, 55 minutes, accompanied by the fountain-pen-king Reynolds. Now he flies alone. Via New-Foundland, Paris, Cairo Karachi, Calkutta, Shanghai, Alaska - back to Chicago - alltogether 36.000 kilometers.
Here the touch-down in Paris. It took William Odom 13 hours to fly the Atlantic from New Foundland to Paris. He is enthousiatically cheered and given a souvenir medal. Time out for a snack. An on he goes, to Egypt, to India, to Japan. In Tokio, the machine is slightly damaged and immediately repaired.
The last lap is also the must difficult one. A five thousand kilometers flight over the water desert of the Pacific Ocean - a steady fight against drowsiness and bad weather.
And enormous crowd at Chicago airfield awaits the record pilot. And there he is. After a total flying time of 73 hours William Odom arrives back in Chicago.
36.000 kilometers in 73 hours - a new world record.
05. Western Germany's shop window
For the first time an export-show is held in Hannover, which is of outstanding importance for the economy of the Western Zones. A former war-plant in Laatzen was transformed into the exhibition grounds. After introductory speeches by representatives of the Allied and German Governments, Dr. Erich Köhler, president of the bizonal economic office, opens the fair, which he acclaims as the shop window of Western Germany.
(original sound Dr. Köhler)
The fair proves to be enormously popular. Many thousands of visitors came from abroad. Almost all European countries, the USA and South America sent representatives. A tour of the fair gives an impression of the reviving activity of German industry. Products of more than 1.300 exhibitors prove that the quality mark "made in Germany" has again its value. The variety of goods is striking. All branches are represented.
The ALU-palace is one of the many highlights of the fair. It is the first transportable light-metal theater of the world seating 1.300 people.
Besides the impressive products of technique, the little innovations of fashion are not forgotten, for instance this novel heel for ladies shoes.
The first five days of the show resulted in export orders totaling 3 3/4 million dollars. Inland orders for 200 million marks were also booked. Thus the export show of Hannover, after the words of Dr. Köhler, is a practical answer to the call of the Marshall-plan for a unified exertion of the European economic powers.
06. Sport:
a. Tennis championship, Munich
The Munich finals for the Pavarian Tennis Championship ended with the almost traditional meeting of Gottfried von Cramm and Roderich Menzel. Here Gottfried von Cramm serving. The customary meeting had an unusual result: The German top-player Cramm could not reach his top form, on account of a muscle injury. Menzel beat von Cramm in 3 sets. In spite of von Cramm's injury the game frequently showed the elegant and brilliant style of two cracks. Scoring 6 to 2, 6 to 4, 6 to 2 Roderich Menzel won the title of Bavarian Champion 1947.
b. Riding tournament, Aachen
Highlight of the International Riding- and Jumping tournament in Aachen was the obstacle jump. Besides the German riders American, Belgian, English and Dutch competitors participated. The track was extremely difficult, the more imposing the attained results. Here the last run of the best German horse "Schneekönigin". Shortly before the winning pole the horse broke its leg and had to be killed.
As three horses shored the same number of points, there was an elimination heat between "Dagmar" with Col. Kaiser, "Tosca" with Gustav Lang, and "Garant" with Prinz Salm. Winner of the Grand Prize of Aachen was Prinz Salm with "Garant."
c. Kajae Slalom
The river near Munich-Thalkirchen was the scene of the South German and Bavarian championship in kajae slalom. As in skiing the distanc was full of goals and artificial obstacles, which had to be taken. Kajae-slalom is a good training for boating in wild waters, which are always full of rocks and unexpected obstacles. Here the socalle "Brille", the most difficult goal. Who capsizes is eliminated - and this happened to many of the 100 participants. Winner is the contestant who makes the least mistakes in the shortest time ... in this race it was Hammermüller, Munich.
Persons in the Film
Gandhi, Mahatmah ; Jinnah, Mohammed Ali ; Köhler, Erich ; Kopf, Hinrich ; Lukas, Paul ; Oberon, Merle ; Cramm von, Gottfried ; Hammermüller ; Kaiser, Colonel ; Lange, Gustav ; Menzel, Roderich ; Odom, William ; Salm zu
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