Welt im Film 230/1949 24.10.1949

01. it's on fire! Fire protection in the in - home and abroad a. Munich: fire prevention week fire wagon horses dating back to 1899. Fireman on whistle howling alarm. Old fashioned pump. Water comes from leaky hose. Deletion of wooden houses. Modern fire extinguishing pump. Fire truck driving leaders. Foam extinguishers clears oil fire. Delete from burning aircraft.
(37 m) b. Feuerlöschübung modern fire fighting suits are presented. Men go through fire with suits.
(13 m) 02. streiflichter from Germany a. autumn flock of sheep in the Lüneburg Heath. Children come home from school and looking at evidence. Children can fly kites. Potato harvest.
(30 m) b. Neustadt: largest Bell in the world Bell in the Foundry of the Bochumer Association. Saying is hammered in Bell. Bell is pulled up to the Bell Tower of the Abbey Church, cameraman filming from the roof of the Church.
(38 m) c. Hamburg: Elbe Steamboat as a grocery people go on the ship. Stockings are sold on ship. Garter belt holder. Drinks at bar. Shooting range. Errant steamer.
(19 m) 03. England: the worship of animals God service in memory of Francis of Assisi. Horse rides to the Church. Wife takes dog. Child wearing cat, boy leading a goat. Child results in sheep. Child brush rabbit. Boy carries Aquarium. Priests wearing dog. Procession to the Church. Lot with animals in front of the Church and in the Church.
(44 m) 04-updates soon a. East State - nomination of Wilhelm Pieck transparent it live in the German Democratic Republic. Dove of peace. Nomination of the President in the former Aviation Ministry. Under the present General Shukow, large, and Chairman of the Control Commission for Germany Semyonov, big. Pieck, large, Grothe well, great. Pieck is congratulated after appointment. People clap. East Army presents the rifle. Driving through the city in an open car At night. Torchlight procession.
(34 m) Munich: Foundation of the German Trade Union Federation meeting in the Congress Hall of the Deutsches Museum. Several speakers. Dr. Hans Böckler at the lectern, as Chairman, great. Carlo Schmid under the audience, big, and Karl Arnold, great.
(22 m) 05. Berlin: boxes Conny Rux hits Dieter Hucks k. o. fighting at the Olympic Stadium. The Boxer in the light heavyweight Rux and Hucks in strike change, great. Spectators, half-close. Woman with a paper helmet. Hucks is injured in the second round the eye. Hucks must to the ground and turns back to the fight. In the eighth round, Hucks goes back to the ground. The referee counts. Off. Hucks leaves the ring with totally zerschlagenem face. Rux is pleased and leaves the ring.
(61 m)

05. Berlin box sensation: Rux beats Hucks In the Berlin Olympic stadium was played in front of 35,000 spectators combat awaited with great excitement in the half heavyweight division between Conny Rux and Dieter Hucks.
Conny Rux (right) is the superior from the outset. Dieter Hucks best chance lies in the attack. In the lightning-fast surprise. But he does not use the chance. He's waiting. In the second round, Dieter Hucks will hit hard at the right eye. Sporadic attacks are countered by Conny Rux exemplary. Rux battling cold and without any risk. In the sixth round, Dieter Hucks has for the first time on "3" on the boards. In the next, the infamous seventh round, the winner is final. Again and again must Dieter Hucks to the ground. But again and again he is bravely and doggedly to the fight. He is completely crushed. Only its hardness and energy allow him to survive this round.
The eighth round will bring The end. After a further heavy rainfall comes a short left hook.
Winning by knockout in the eighth round: Conny Rux. It was the first knockout defeat by Dieter Hucks. A dramatic conclusion of the sensation of meeting: Hucks Rux.

01. it's on fire!

Fire protection in the country and foreign fire prevention week in Munich! The fire shows excerpts from their work once and now. So similar it looked to the turn of the century fire alarm. Pumping was tedious - and sometimes the water in the most unexpected places from the hose.
Fire extinguished - burned house - at that time probably often said the reports. Meanwhile, fire-fighting has made tremendous progress. Here's a new device on the head right a automatic fire extinguisher. A system to the oil fire. By use of special wagons with water sprinklers and foam pipes, fire can be nipped quickly.
A plane is on fire! But an American stigma can fight the fire in an instant. At the same time similar fire exercises To find Instead of in America. This shows the latest protective suits for firefighters. No heat or smoke can have on something the makers of such clothing. The suit has 5 layers of flannel, fiberglass and asbestos. Along with oxygen and cooling bottle weighs just a little over 30 pounds. A practical garment for dealing with twice.

02. streiflichter from Germany a. fall fall across the country. The seasons of flowering and maturity are over. Flocks of sheep Once again pull on the Lüneburg Heath and village youth wearing light or heavy heart the autumn testimonies home. The potato holidays have begun.
Dragon in the autumn wind that sweeps the leaves from the trees rise again.
The late fruits of the Earth are introduced. And with the departure of the summer already the anticipation rises to winter delights.

(b). Largest Bell Foundry of the Bochum Association was the largest cast steel Bell in the world. She is almost 3 feet tall and weighs 280 hundredweight. She will now replace the historical Emperor Bell in Neustadt an der Haardt and belongs to a new ringing of bells, 7.
In a solemn train, the carillon was obtained and situated on the market square of Neustadt. Each Bell is named after the name of a historical personality: the Emperor Bell after Emperor Ruprecht of the Palatinate.
And then begins the lift to the belfry of the Protestant Church. Inch by inch the Bell is the place, where according to the chronicle the old emperor Bell for 400 years had to be rung by six men approaching.
The ceremonial ringing of the new Bell will sound well back beyond the Palatine lands.

c. floating shop another innovation in the field of advanced customer service is the Elbe River steamer as a floating shop. To save the rural population the shopping trip to Hamburg, Hamburger shops take their goods via ship directly to their customers.
The floating warehouse contains 25 stalls of various industries. All sorts for sailors and landlubbers, their women and children. And what is a real store, it also provides entertainment, relaxation and refreshment.
Customer service on new waterways.

03. the worship of animals in Hereford, England, in the West of England, is Instead of a worship of animals every year once. As we celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the friend and protector of animals. - And the Church turns into a modern "Noah's Ark" for a day.
All animals were welcome. And they came - horses, dogs, cats, mice, chickens, even fish not missing. It was but one day not only the animals, but also the people who love animals. The visitors were so numerous that the service had to be transmitted on the square in front of the Church. 5,000 people came with their favorites and pets. And 2,000 were No more room in the Church, but outside listened to the sermon.
Human and animal - seemed all on this day a big, United family has become. Dog and cat is tolerated. No barking, no flicker bothered this hour of worship, dedicated to all God's creatures.

04. updates soon: a. Eastern countries the eastern zone of Germany has been transformed in an Eastern State. The former Aviation Ministry in Berlin was Instead of the nomination of the President of this East German Soviet Republic.
Soviet General Tschuijkow and the Chief of the Control Commission for East Germany: Semyonov.
Wilhelm Pieck, President of the Eastern State.
Otto Grotewohl, Prime Minister.
Pieck was elected President - without contradiction. Then, he read his acceptance speech. After the election the SED paper "New Germany" called the scenes "something unprecedented".
The new President rode in an open car standing by the trellis of Communist associations marched on. The celebration ended with a two-hour torchlight procession and military marches. The SED press called the reception "something radically new in the life of Berlin and Germany".
While it was one so familiar!

b. Trade Union In the Conference Room of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the "Trade Union Confederation for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany" was founded.
Dr. Hans Böckler was elected the first President. This unification Congress of trade unions working only on country and zone basis was attended by numerous guests of honour of the German federal institutions and foreign trade unions. Düsseldorf was appointed the future seat of the Union's Executive Committee. The strong foreign representation reflected preparations for a democratic trade union international, to be established with the German participation in November in London.

Date of Release:

24.10.1949

Year of Production:

1949

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German