Welt im Film 241/1950 10.01.1950

Unconstant winter 01 Garmisch Partenkirchen: ski jumping people sitting on park benches in the Sun. Snow is carried to the jump and came down. Ski jumper. Fritz Tschannen, Switzerland, jump 73 m. jump of winner Sepp Weiler with 75 and 77 m. (42 m) a. Hamburg: Football: HSV - St. Pauli in the rain 0:2 players play in fog and rain. Spectators under umbrellas. Audience jump up and cheer. Result 2:0 for St. Pauli.
(19 m) 02.-new car: a. England: test drive a race car driver in the race car. Start. Cars on the track with a 320 km/h.
(16 m) b. United States: roller device for parking car drives into parking space. Rear of the car rises on push of a button and rolls in gap. Drive out of the parking space.
(16 m) 03 is Indonesia regardless, Queen Juliana, half close sign transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia. Sign Prime Minister Willem Drees. Prime Minister Mohammed Hatta giving a toast, half-close. Juliana announced actuality Dutch sovereignty: "The recognition of the sovereignty of the young State, the Republic of Indonesia, the United States along with her abdication by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and entry into a Union, is one of the most touching and most important incidents of this time!" Transfer to a place. Listeners, half-close.
(36 m) 04. ship construction in the construction of ship at a shipyard in Lübeck. Shipyard workers during construction. Launching the Tilly Russ, a merchant vessel for the coastal service. Launching of a floating dock in Rendsburg for Greece.
(41 m) 5th Florida: repair of the Coulee Dam dam. Workers repair on the steep wall. Ride in a Diving Bell to repair of the Foundation.
(24 m) 06. funny Panopticon strong men - dog circus - ice Revue wrestler Kurt toe, 2.18 m large, tried in vain in VW-taxi to enter. The most powerful family in the world. Man lifts horse. Man pulls omnibus. Muscle men next to each other. Boy is standing on your head on the dog's head. Dogs walk on two legs in clothes. Dog leads dog suit on a leash. Dogs and humans make a somersault. Apache dance of an ice Revue.
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01 unconstant winter headache makes athletes so no weather chronicler and otherwise no one can remember a winter. The masters but pleased with the southern heat, only winter sports enthusiasts were long faces.
The snow with trucks had to be brought to the first international ski jumping on the Olympic ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Pound man wearing the white short supply through the spring landscape on the jump Hill. And yet were 4,000 spectators to enjoy of a brilliant contest of the best German and Swiss runners of the jump. Fritz Tschannen, the Swiss world record Springer reached 73 meters. The Oberstdorfer, Sepp Weiler, won with 75 and 77 metres jumps.
And while waded in the South which were skiers on grass, the Hamburg-based footballers in mud. But also here the sports enthusiasts wanted to miss anything. 30,000 made rainproof and saw the Hamburg meeting in 90 minutes hailstorms Sports Club against St. Pauli Football Club. The rain dampened the zeal of players nor the enthusiasm of the spectators. The spirited dog weather game ended 2-0 for St. Pauli. Finally, it was simultaneously "Bravo" and "Sneezy!"

02. new car a. racing car first test drive of a new British racing car in Lincolnshire, England.
160 different companies collaborated in the production of this racing car model to break world records as national performance of the British car industry. With 16 cylinders and 1 1/2 liters of displacement, the car reached a top speed of over 320 km/h.
Is it price To give his debut at the next race to the big.

b. parking and here something useful out of America: A rolling device that facilitates maneuvering in tight parking lots. A pressure on the lever and the rear of the car rises on two lateral wheels. Then A little bit of gas and the car moves in the tightest space.
And now the whole thing, with the reverse.
If proven, the new invention the motorists of all major cities will build a monument the inventor.

03. Indonesia is independent In the Royal Palace Amsterdam found Instead of the formal transfer of sovereignty to the new Republic of the United States of Indonesia. The Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees signs the agreement.
Mohammed Hatta, the Prime Minister of the new Asian State, holds his first speech. Affiliated verkündigte Queen Juliana of Holland the independence of Indonesia. (Original sound Dutch: "The recognition of the sovereignty of the young State, the Republic of Indonesia, the United States along with her abdication by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and entry into a Union, is one of the most touching and most important incidents of this time.")
With this state funeral, more than 300 years Dutch rule over Dutch India and its 75 million people is finished. But the concurrently established Dutch Indonesian Union will maintain the amicable relations between the two Nations and promote.

04. ship building under construction on the German shipyards are working again. Ship builders and thousands of skilled workers are again in their profession. A new merchant fleet for the coastal marine service is produced in Lübeck and Hamburg. 1500 ton ships supposed to first back afloat the coastal service. As a fourth vessel of this series which ran "Tilly Russ" on the Lübecker Flender works from the stack. Also, orders from abroad can run quickly and high-quality.
The biggest floating dock made in the postwar period in Germany was completed at the shipyard Jucho in Rendsburg. The 97 meter long dock is an order of the Greek Government and was funded in the framework of the Marshall plan.
In spring, the floating dock will be towed through the English channel and the Mediterranean after Greece.

05. a dam "operated" a technical rejuvenation operation of largest style: men with iron nerves to repair the huge Coulee Dam in the State of Washington, United States.
Bar lock cut the water and To give the engineers and workers place for their breakneck work.
A special design keeps men and machines in the steep wall.
And also at the bottom of the riverbed, the damaged areas of the dam will be patched. It is 20 metres below the water level in a Diving Bell. The Foundation of the dam is newly concreted in the roar of the water and roar of the engines.
The giant steel and stone sets again disaster.

06. funny Panoptikum Herreinspaziert, ladies and gentlemen! Here you can see the funniest and most sensational from at least five continents.
In the first Division: Hamburg and Germany's greatest wrestlers: Kurt toe, 2 18 meters tall and 370 pounds. He considered a faulty design of the Volkswagen.
In addition, the guaranteed most powerful family in the world: the 6 brothers Bearjohn from Quebec in Canada. Abraham - stronger than a horse - raising a horse. Paul - stronger than many horses - replaced many horses. And here a group portrait of the muscle awash brothers: Charles, Paul, Abraham, Lionel, Jean and Antonio.
Well fortunately tolerated all! ...
In the second section, you will see another force number or: how to reach the artistic acrobatic manner on the dog. This Parisian dogs, however, are striving to be artists themselves: starring the popular transformation Posse "is about the sausage".
Hero father, shy lovers, funny old - all in pure-bred cast.
As the finale: A turbulent mess of the whole animal and philanthropic family – a miracle of dressage.
In the third and final section: The great ice Carnival in Vancouver, British Colombia.
The latest in the field of ice: the frozen Apache dance.
And every evening - Sunday twice...

01. Capricious Weather Gives Sportsmen Headache
Neither the weather chronicler nor anyone else can remember such winter weather in the past. Most of them enjoyed this southern climate - except the winter sports people, who pulled long faces. The snow necessary for the carrying out of the International Ski Jumping competition on Garmisch-Partenkirchen's Olympia jumping hill had to be brought here by truck. The snow was then carried pound by pound through the spring-like scenery to the jumping hill. But in spite of everything 4000 people came to watch this impression spectacle of the best German and Swiss ski jumpers. Fritz Tschannen, the Swiss world record holder reached 73 meters. Sepp Weiler, Oberstdorf, won the competition by jumping 75 and 77 meters. While the winter sports people walked on grass in the South of Germany, Hamburg's footballers waded through mud. But the sport enthusiasts would not give in here either. 30000 put on waterproof coats and watched for 90 minutes in a hail shower, the match between Hamburg Sport Club and Football Club St. Pauli. Neither rain nor hail suppressed the enthusiasm of the players or the football fans. This lively match ended 2 : 0 for St. Pauli, with a hearty "Bravo" for the players and a cold for the fans.

02. Motorcars:

a. Racing Car
This is the first test race of a new British racing car in Lincolnshire, England. 160 different firms participated in the construction of this racing car, which is expected to break world records, being a combined construction by the whole British motorcar industry. This 1 1/2 liter car with its 16 cylinders makes 200 miles per hour.

b. Parking
And here comes something very practical from America: special construction for manoeuvring on narrow parking lots: one push - and the rear of the car is lifted on two small wheels. Then some gas - and the car moves into the smallest place. And now the same thing backward. Should this invention be a success, all drivers in the big cities will build the inventor a monument.

03. Indonesia Becomes Independent
The ceremony of the transfer of sovereignty to the new republic of the United States of Indonesia took place in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. The Dutch Minister President Willem Drees signs the treaty. Mohammed Hatta, the Minister President of the new Asian State, makes his first speech. Queen Juliana of Holland then announced the independence of Indonesia.
(Original Sound): "The acceptance of her sovereignty by the young state, the republic of the United States of Indonesia, together with the abdication from that by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the entering into a Union is one of the most touching and radical accidents of this time".
By this state ceremony the more than 300 year-old Dutch rule over Dutch India with its 75 millions of population came to an end. But the newly founded Dutch-Indonesian Union will strive to advance the friendly relationship between these two nations.

04. Shipbuilding
German dockyards are working again. Ship constructors and thousands of skilled workers are back in their jobs again. A new trade fleet for the coastal service is built at Lübeck and Hamburg. 1500 ton ships are supposed to take care of the coastal service. The fourth ship of this series to be launched from the Luebeck Flender works was the "Tilly Russ". Foreign orders can be carried out again quickly and with good quality. The biggest floating dock built in Germany since the end of the war was built at the Jucho dockyards in Rendsburg. This 97 meter long dock was ordered by the Greek government and was financed with Marshall Plan money. It will be towed through the Channel and the Mediterranian to Greece next spring.

05. A Dam in Repair
A technical "youth restoring process" was carried cut by men with iron nerves on the huge Grand Coulee dam in the State of Washington, USA. Big beams parted the water and thus the working place for the men was secured. Special construction made it possible for men and machinesto work on the steep wall. But also on the ground of the river bed the dam was repaired. A diving bell carried the men 20 meters underneath the surface. Accompanied by the roaring of the water and the noise of the machines the foundation of the dam was renewed. Thus the giant of steel and stone was strengthened against possible catastrophes.

06. Curiosities
Come in, folks! Here you see the funniest and most sensational news from at least five continents. The first number: Hamburg's and Germany's biggest wrestler: Kurt Zehe, 2 meters and 18 centimeters tall, weighing 370 pounds. He considers the Volkswagen a failure. Here is the strongest family in the world: the six brothers Bearjohn from Quebec, Canada. This is Abraham - stronger than a horse - and he lifts a horse! And here is Paul - stronger than many horses - he goes for many horses.
This is a group portrait of the strong brothers: Charles, Paul, Abraham, Lionel, Jean and Antonio. And it's lucky they like each other! ... The second number: These Parisian four leggers try to behave like actors: the heroic father, the bashful lover, the funny old maid -. Now the final: a crazy pell-mell of the whole animal-and people-loving family - a wonder of training! This is the third and last part of the program: Ice-Carnival in Vancouver, British Columbia. The latest on ice: the refrigerated apache dance. And this happens every evening - and twice on Sunday!

Date of Release:

10.01.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German