Welt im Film 147/1948 19.03.1948

01 mountain stream free of the ice. Mountain Brook flows through the snow. Woman knocks beds on the balcony of a farmhouse, totally. Farmer behind the plough pulled by two oxen. Snowdrops. There is a flock of sheep with lambs. Lamb drinking at the dam. Small lion quintuplets at the San Francisco Zoo. The Lions play with the doll. Small kangaroos in the mother's womb.
(43 m) 02. streiflichter from Germany a. campuses Castle Cathedral ruins of the Castle. Students and students at work. Students at the walls.
(22 m) b. Frankfurt / Main: Americans adopt children's faces, big German orphans. Children on the arm by an adult when using aircraft. Aircraft stairs is driven away. Pan machine rolls to start. Boy at American family plays with dogs, sitting next to the woman on the couch and playing with the husband with railway.
(21 m) 03. England: the industry help housewives housewife sits in her kitchen and handles anchor by electric motor. In the meantime she cooks. Men with the engines in the factory. Electric Motors on the production line.
(25 m) 04. Bremen: the Philharmonic Orchestra of Kriegsbeschädigten injured musicians sit at the table and To write notes. Men in community shelters at the shave, ironing and maintain their instruments. Men accompanied by Red Cross Sisters, bus stop. The bus leaves from. The Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky of the Orchestra is Bremen. Listeners, half-close.
(44 m) 5th updates soon a. revolution in Prague Czechoslovakia. People on the street. Parade of red flags. Mounted police takes action against demonstrators. The last shots of the Czech Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk, half close, before his suicide.
(24 m) b. Frankfurt - Berlin flights aircraft of American overseas airlines. Rotating propeller, aircraft included. Passengers on the plane, including Mayor Kolb. Passengers get off plane. Special postmark of the post on the occasion of the new air traffic.
(18 m) c. Eisenhower in civilian clothes image by Eisenhower. Eisenhower sitting in civil as well as Mamie Eisenhower and considered book, great. Eisenhower welcomed officers. (Becomes University President the Columbia).
(12 m) 6th in Crailsheim Württemberg: A town is debris from the town of Crailsheim/Württemberg godchild. People go out on the road. Men at work. Children search the city of Worthington, her American city in the school at the geography lesson on the map. Letters of the school children in Worthington. Clothes and shoes from help broadcast to the city. Clothes are distributed.
(51 m) 07 sport a. Australia: tennis men's double tennis match: Colin Long and Billy Sidwell play against Quist and Bromwich. Audience clapping, total.
(28 m) b. California: horse racing "Grand Prix Santa Amica" start and race. Crowds. The favorite talent only forges ahead on the final straight out of the box of the last and WINS. Target photo. Winning horse talent winner loop and jockey.
(38 m)

1st "by the ice free..."
"Power and streams through the spring holden invigorating look are freed from the ice, In the tale, hope lucky grünet..."
These words from the Easter walk in "Faust" are the leitmotif for each spring. But rarely the person with greater ease has perceived the extinction of winter and the birth of spring this year. An enemy left, and a friend approaching. Young plants and young animals are his eternal symbols and proclaim once again: spring is here!
The spring is international and impartial and in addition to the lambs grow up also the Lions. The San Francisco Zoo honored are seasonally to To give the arrival of quintuplets. The young Wüstenkönige are still somewhat uncertain on the paws, the predator cage turns into a kindergarten, and a lion playing with a doll (until further notice). Family growth even with the kangaroos. It is with the big jumps: young is settled, especially when you're wearing the slip in the belly store at.
(By the way, not a bad solution for the problem of housing...)

02. streiflichter from Germany: a. University Castle Cathedral the Schloss Münster in Westfalen, built in 1760 was the war so badly damaged, that only the exterior facades are. The University of Münster, Germany wants to rebuild now the castle in the old style using this remaining facades - as a University.
The new walls are built classrooms and laboratories for the students Instead of sumptuous apartments. Each student must work eight days per semester on the reconstruction - the newly matriculated contribute to a three-to six-month work. In the autumn a wing of the castle should be already back - the beginning to a new training facility in historical garb.

b. adoption. There are committees which provide the adoption of German children orphans in the United States and in the American occupation zone of Germany.
This small orphans have been adopted after the United States. From the Frankfurt Rhein-Main airport is in the new home.
There are growing up under the loving care of their foster parents.
It is also US citizens in Germany recently allowed to adopt children.
This six-year boy is the first orphan now by a living in Frankfurt on the main American couple on child Instead of was recorded.

03. England: Housewives help industry England mobilized each worker, to increase industrial production. A factory in Huddersfield enqueues now women in the labor force, which manage a household.
It provides them the electric motors in the House and they do the armature winding between cooking and vacuuming. In this way, the housework is not neglected – but also the Sub not neglected: up to 40 engines weekly wraps a housewife, which thus becomes the valuable Assistant of the economy.
In the factory, the electric motors have been completed then and come in a very short time to the shipping - a performance, which to a large extent on the cooperation of housewives is based.

04. the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Kriegsbeschädigten Philharmonic Orchestra of Kriegsbeschädigten was launched by the German Red Cross in life.
So a new permanent sphere found injured musicians from all over Germany. Most of them were penniless refugees from their East German home, without money, without instruments, and often even without prostheses. Now they live with their families in a shared accommodation in Bremen.
The 45 receive members of the Orchestra are all highly qualified professional musicians. You To want refuel their performance based on their success, and not on the sympathy of the audience. The previous concerts in several towns of North Western Germany testifies to the high artistic level of the company.
Renowned guest conductors could be won, and the English composer Benjamin Britten and Michael Tipett were sponsors of the Orchestra. Also the Red Cross organizations of foreign countries interested in this Orchestra. The period of expansion and perfection is now following the first serious year of construction.
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Kriegsbeschädigten plays in the rooms of the "Bremer Glocke" by Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 05 updates soon: a. revolution in Prague at the forefront of global attention were the political operations in Czechoslovakia, where the sovereign crisis ended with the formation of a Communist-oriented Government.
President Benesch was forced to recognise the new cabinet list after a long hesitation. Once again, Prague was the scene of events of weittragender importance.
While supporters held the new governmental system parades, there were violent counter-demonstrations elsewhere.
This last recording of the Czech Foreign Minister, Jan Masaryk, wearing a light suit, who himself took his own life shortly after the formation of the Government, in which he threw himself out the window of his official residence. The tragic suicide of Jan Masaryk, son of the founder of the Czechoslovak Republic astonished the world in new worry and dismay.

b. flights Frankfurt-Berlin recently, the use of individual American Airlines is released also for German.
Berlin and Frankfurt am Main are nähergerückt close it again himself Despite zone boundaries and other travel problems.
The approval of German passengers depends on the urgency and the available space. If therefore also use the planes of the American overseas airlines must be initially primarily reserved only the professional and authorities traffic at least made a start.
The post used the gratifying opportunity to publish of a special, a welcome prey for stamp collectors.

[...]. A city is the Württemberg towns of Crailsheim godchild was adopted by the North American city Worthington in the State of Minnesota.
Crailsheim was almost completely destroyed in the last phase of the war. The sponsorship came about through the CRALOG, one of the aid agencies working in Germany.
The relief operation is carried out by Mayor to Mayor by forming an in Worthington of Committee of Crailsheim and a Worthington Committee in Crailsheim. Thus the guarantee is given that any help only the public benefit.
Quite Crailsheim is Of course involved in the event. At school it is topic no. 1. To search the city on the map and write joint letters to ABC colleagues in Worthington.
With the arrival of the first aid shipment was quite Crailsheim on the legs. 120 bales with three tons of clothing and footwear were the distribution. A great day for a small town.
To establish, in addition to the events in the big politics, private relationships between over here and over there.
A city is Godson: a modern fairy tale takes a realistic Happy ending.

07. sports: a. tennis, Australia while the Tennis season begins here just shy, she in Australia already in full swing. Here Colin Long and Billy Sidwell fight the former Davis-Pokal winner Quist and Bromwich (front), and the camera caught a sensational double great tempo and fiercest tension.
Supplements such as with Jet drive.
Rallies like knasterndes Fireworks.
Fi like knockout blows.
Sidwell is hitting. Not even seen such master tennis not all days - in Australia.

07. sports: a. tennis, Australia while the Tennis season begins here just shy, she in Australia already in full swing. Here Colin Long and Billy Sidwell fight the former Davis-Pokal winner Quist and Bromwich (front), and the camera caught a sensational double great tempo and fiercest tension.
Supplements such as with Jet drive.
Rallies like knasterndes Fireworks.
Fi like knockout blows.
Sidwell is hitting.
Not even seen such master tennis not all days - in Australia.

[...]. [...]
The small Wurttemberg town of Crailsheim became the adopted child of the American city of Worthington in the State of Minnesota. In the last days of the war Crailsheim was almost completely destroyed. The CRALOG, a relief organisation in Germany, arranged for this sponsorship. This action is carried out by a Worthington committee in Crailsheim and vice versa a Crailsheim committee in Worthington from Mayor to Burgomaster, who guarantee that relief is given to every one in need. The whole town of Crailsheim is excited about this event. It is also the first subject at school. Worthington is pointed out on the map, and letters are written to the friends abroad. When the shipment of gifts arrived the whole town was on its feet. 120 cases containing clothes and shoes were distributed. A great day for the little town.

07. Sport:

a. Tennis, Australia
While the tennis season has not begun in Germany, it is in full swing already in Australia. Here, Colin Long and Billy Sidwell (in front) meet the former Davis Cup Winners Quist and Bromwich a sensational match.

b. Horse Race, California
60,000 spectators watch the Santa Anita Handicap in California, the biggest prize in racing. 100,000 Dollars were bet on the favourite Talent", No. 1. The 14 competitors made a good start - only "Talent" lies far behind, as "Fasty" and "On Trust" take the lead. Suddenly a roar from the fans -- "Talent" gains. Like lightning it shoots forward, passes all the horses, and just before the tape passes "On Trust". The spectators are still uncertain who won this race, but "Talent" really did it - here is the photo finish. One of the closest victories in racing history. 100,000 Dollars on a horse's nose.

"The Ice Chains Broken ..."
These words from "Faust" are the motive of every new Spring. But seldom have men been so happy to see Winter die and Spring revive, as this year. Flowers and young animals are the symbols of Spring. Spring is international and impartial, it brings lambs and lions. The San Francisco Zoo announces the birth of lion quintuples. The kangeroos, too, have a baby, and there are no more big jumps for a while.

02. German Highlights

a. Munster Castle Now an University
Munster Castle in Westphalia, erected in 1760, was heavily damaged during the war and only the exterior walls are left. The municipality of Munster is going to reconstruct this castle for use as an university. Each student has to do building work for a week before [...]tarting a new term; they will work for three to six months on the reconstruction. In Autumn one wing of the castle is expected to be finished.

b. Orphans
There are committees in the USA and the US Zone of occupation in Germany to arrange for the adoption of orphans. These little orphans were sent to America. From Rhein-Main Airfield at Frankfurt they take off for their new home. American citizens in Germany may now adopt orphans. This 6-year-old Berlin orphan is the first child to be adopted by an American family, which lives in Frankfurt.

03. England:

House wives help Industry
England mobilises all working power to increase production. A plant [...] Huddersfield also employs housewives who have to work at home. The parts are sent to these women's houses and between cooking and dusting these women work for the factory. Up to 40 motor-parts can be finished by one housewife per week. The motors are assembled in the factory and can be finished in a very short time.

04. The Philharmonic Orchestra of Disabled Veterans
The German Red Cross recruited a Philharmonic Orchestra among disabled veterans. Disabled musicians thus found a new living. Most of them came from their East German homes as refugees; they had no money, no instruments, often not artificial limbs. Now they are housed in barracks together with their families near Bremen. The concerts hitherto held prove the excellent artistic skill of the musicians. Famed guest directors were employed, and the British composers Benjamin Britten and Michael Tipett became sponsors of this orchestra. Foreign Red Cross organisations have shown great interest in the orchestra. Here, at the "Bremer Glocke" they play Tschaikowsky's 6th Symphony.

05. Actualities in Brief

a. Communist Coup in Prague
Tob subject of world interest was the political development in Czechoslovakia, where the crisis ended with a Communist government. President Benes was forced to acknowledge the new members of the cabinet. Prague became the szene of significant happenings. While the followers of the new governmental system held demonstrations, opposition meetings were held at other places. These are the last pictures of Jan Masaryk (in light clothes) who shortly after the revolution in the government committed suicide by j[...] ping out of his office window. This tragic suicide of the son of the founder of the Czechoslovakian Republic caused sorrow and dismay over the world.

b. Airline, Frankfurt - Berlin
Recently Germans have been allowed to use some American airlines. Thus Berlin and Frankfurt, in spite of zonal borders and other travel difficulties, came closer together. Although the use of planes at first will only be for official and commercial trips, this is a beginning. The post office issued a new stamp to celebrate this event.

c. Eisenhower
General Eisenhower wears civilian clothes again. In June he is going to take over the office of President of Columbia University. Eisenhower's last occupation was Chief of the General Staff of the US Army, as successor to General Marshall. At present [...] finishing his memoires.

Date of Release:

19.03.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German