Welt im Film 273/1950 23.08.1950

01 latest picture report from Korea bombs impact. Gunfire on the front. Patrols on the road approach. Bullet. Soldiers running for cover. Shock troops in the area. Wounded carried on stretcher for helicopter. Flying helicopter. Bombing photographed from aircraft. Burning oil storage.
(40 m) 02 updates soon a. Cologne: 25 years Ford Ford-Werke. Workers in the factory. Cars of treadmill in production. Laying of foundation stone of 300 homes for Werksangehörige. Drawing of two Ford Taunus. Young woman who was born at founding session of the Ford works receives Ford Taunus to the gift.
(18 m) b. Heidelberg: Farewell parade for General Hübner Americans parading before General Hübner. General Hübner says goodbye, half-close. General Eddy, Hübner's successor with his wife on ship. Close-up General Eddy.
(13 m) c. Frankfurt: International Socialist meeting hall. Assembly, total. Speakers call for European unity.
(15 m) d. Berlin: Western movies for Deutschmarks line at box office. Ideas discounted shield: for East Berliners. People reveal cards. Crowds at the entrance to the idea. Filmbühne Wien. Iron Curtain descends.
(16 m) 03 pictures from all over the world as Japan: flood flooded houses. Dog is recovered. People stand on Hill in the water.
(15 m) b. Holland: temperature in incubators provides incubators for newborn sister. Babies in incubators. Sister weighs and is feeding the premature babies.
(23 m) c. Capri fishermen divers diving with dive mask and Harpoon and hunting fish. Scuba diver swims back with hunted fish to the boat.
(20 m) 4th radio show people in radio show. Man with ultra short wave hand handset. Telefunken radio booth. Grandfather clock with radio. Radio in leather pouch and hand bag. Tape.
(40 m) 5th sport a. Nürburgring start the race car. Car on the track and in curves. Ascari Ferrari carries and moves first by the target. Official waving banner. Ascari with wreath, large.
(33 m) b. Philadelphia: football game the teams. Players fall.
(24 m) c. Berlin: Gene Jones beats knock Waldbühne Conny Rux: Gene Jones beats Conny Rux k.o. - stroke Exchange. Jones is superior boxing. Rux on the ground must be in the first round. Referee count to eight. Young spectator, large. Heavy shock Exchange. Rux must back down in the third round. In the fifth round, beats Jones Rux out of the ring. Managers throwing in the towel.
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01 latest picture report from the resistance of the UN forces in Korea Korea stiffened from day to day. The advance of the Communists is came to halt on key fronts. Often, the defenders have to successful counterattacks. The South Koreans and the UN troops in heavy fighting with the Red Army are on all fronts. Patrols clean the way for the previous motorized associations.
Strategically important areas are reconquered.
According to latest reports, numerous units of other Member States of the United Nations to strengthen the UN front are on the road.
Helicopter fly Right away the wounded from the front to the Association's main square behind the lines.
Tanks and infantry while the Communist pressure to Taegu, the provisional capital, fights the air fleet of enemy supply lines and oil bearing defenders.

02. updates in the near future: a. 25 years of Ford the Ford-Werke in Cologne celebrated its 25 anniversary. Henry Ford himself was present at the time groundbreaking. More than 300,000 cars have since left the factory. Highlight of the anniversary day was the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of 300 homes for Werksangehörige.
And then two Ford Taunus cars under the workers were giving away.
The third sedan received a who of work: a young lady from Holstein, which has seen the light of the world in the founding hour of Ford Werke.

b. General Eddy meets a farewell parade in Heidelberg for General Hübner, the former Deputy Commander of American forces in Europe.
General Hall returned to the United States.
General Eddy in Bremerhaven arrived as his successor. High-ranking officers of the US armed forces had arrived to his greeting.

c. Socialist Congress, Frankfurt for the first time since 1933 was Instead of the International Socialist meeting again on German soil. Approximately 8,000 participants from home and abroad to a demonstration for international peace met in the Festhalle in Frankfurt.
All speakers of the Socialists meeting called for a United Europe as a bulwark against denBolschewismus.

d. Western films that are East Berliners, who come in droves to the Western sectors of the city to do a look at the other world for Deutschmarks, Berlin.
Different West Berlin cinemas now offer access to discounted prices in Deutschmarks. The rush is great.
A film and newsreel programme before the iron curtain is highly instructive for those who To want look at art, entertainment and world events without the Red party glasses.

03. images from all over the world: a. flood, Japan the Koggai stream in Japan broke through its levees. Huge tracks country were flooded. 30,000 people are homeless.
The flooded area is located 100 km north of Tokyo.
7 villages are completely destroyed, its inhabitants largely vanished. Over 100 years-tamed River transformed the province of Ibanko in a marsh.

b. babies behind Plexiglas, plexi glass Umbüllungen Holland babies.
Shielded against any infection drawn children in these breeding equipment remain too early, until they have reached at least 4 pounds weight.
These new American units were delivered in the framework of the Marshall plan to the Netherlands. They include equipment for the filtration of air, temperature and weight control and the oxygen supplement.
Statistics show a strong reduction in child mortality since the introduction of nesting boxes.

The spear fishermen of Capri c. spear fishermen, Capri go on hunting. With oxygen mask, fins and a small Harpoon gun, they dive into the crystal clear water of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The fantastic world of seabed surrounds them. The adventurous hunting begins.
And handsome prey spear fishermen of Capri back to the boat. Some of the delicacies of this fish weighs 6 kg.

04. Many new products at the Düsseldorf radio exhibition five decades broadcasting technology. The German radio exhibition 1950 shows the development of the radio from the first beginnings in Düsseldorf to the most modern transmission and receiving devices. The ultra-shortwave talk handset: A walk with remote connection. And here the newest reception apparatus. After 11 years, the German radio industry shows its latest models and excellence together.
Black Forest clock with full Super.
The radio in the leather case - and in a handbag.
The Tefifon is a new design for the reproduction of sound recordings. The sound band has taken the place of record. It lasts up to an hour.
Many new products and lower prices mark the German radio exhibition in 1950.

05. sports: a. Nürburgring race star for the "Grand Prix of Germany" at the Nürburg ring.
37 cars from 11 Nations go with thunderous engines on the 360-kilometre journey. 16 laps of the twisty route were manageable. A's picture puzzle for the driver and a severe ordeal for the car. 360,000 spectators lined the picturesque track in the Eifel.
No. 2 - the Italian Ascari Ferrari - reached a lead of almost 40 seconds until the third round. He increases it over the murderous rounds, hunted by the international racing elite. His average speed is almost 128 km hour.
And then comes the goal. Ascari won with 21/2 minutes.

b. American football a hard sport for hard men - that is the American football.
The rules and forms of struggle are significantly differ from those of European football.
Protective armored players and breathless spectators filling the arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Football is one of the most popular folk sports in America and rises at the beginning of the new season also the fever curve of enthusiasm to dizzying heights.

(c). Gene Jones defeated the first knockout defeat by Conny Rux Conny Rux.
The Berlin Waldbühne captivated from the first round of what many had feared, entered. The Conny Rux-based over the heavyweight class not withstood the 12 pounds heavier American Gene Jones.
Jones dictated the fight from the outset. Already in the first round, the German had to up to 8 on the boards. Rux fought bravely and doggedly, but the strong American attacked him with whole shock series.
In the third round, Rux had again to the ground.
The 5th round brought The end. Rux was defeated by a short right hook of the American out of the ring. The maintainers of Conny Rux threw the towel.
The dramatic battle has so far heaviest defeat the German box favorite.

01. Korea
The resistance of the UN troops in Korea grows stronger day by day, The Communist advance has been stopped at several important parts of the front. The defenders have made several counter attacks with good results. The Republic of Korean soldiers as well as the American UN troops are in constant heavy fights with the red invasion army. Patrols clear the way for the motorized units. Strategically important districts have been reconquered. Many unites of other member-nations of the United Nations are on their way to the front according to the latest news. Helicopters brings wounded soldiers immediately from the front to the field hospitals behind the lines. The airforce of the defenders is attacking reinforcement units of the enemy and oil depots while tanks and infantry stop the Communist troops before Taegu, the provisional capital.

02. Actualities in Brief

a. 25th Anniversary, Ford Works
The Ford Works in Cologne celebrate their 25th anniversary. Henry Ford was present when the foundation stone was layed 25 years ago. More than 300.000 cars have since left the factory. Climax of this anniversary was the stone-laying for 300 apartments for employees. Two ford-Taunus models were won at a raffle by two employees. The third car was given to a young lady who is also 25 years old and who had been born at the hour of the stone-laying 25 years ago.

b. Arrival of general Eddy
Farewell parade in Heidelberg for General Huebner, the former acting commander of the American Forces in Europe. General Huebner returns to America. General Eddy arrives as his successor in Bremerhaven. High officers of the US Forces welcomed him.

c. Socialist Congress
The International Socialist Congress took place in Germany for the first time since 1933. Approximately 8.000 socialists from here and abroad met at this demonstration for peace in the world. All speakers of this assembly requested a United Europe as a bastion against Communism.

d. Pictures from the West Zone for East Marks, Berlin
These are Berliners from the East Sector who come into the Western Sectors of Berlin to look at a different world.
Several cinemas in West Berlin offer their tickets at reduced prices in East Marks. The rush into these cinemas is great because a picture and a newsreel program outside of the iron curtain is very interesting for all people who want to look at art, entertainment and important world events without the red party spectacles.

03. Newsflashes from Everywhere

a. Floods, Japan
The Koggai River in Japan overran vast districts of the country. 30.000 people became homeless. The flooded district is located 100 kilometers north of Tokyo. 7 villages have been completely destroyed and many of the inhabitants are missing. The Koggai River, which has stayed in its bed for 100 years, turned the whole Ibanko district into swamp country.

b. Plexi-Glass Babies
Babies who were born too early are brought into these incubators where they stay until they reach a weight of at least four pounds. These new American instruments were shipped to Holland through the Marshall Plan. They have special instruments for air filtration, for temperatur and weight control and a special oxygen apparatus. Statistics showed that the number of dying babies has decreased tremendously since these instruments were put in use.

c. Fish Spearing
These men go fish spearing - equipped with oxygen masks, frog feet and small harpoon guns. The fantastic world of the Tyrrhenian Sea engulfs and the adventurous hunt begins. The hunter return with loads of fish to the Island of Capri. Some of these delicious fish weigh 6 kilos.

04. Radio Exhibition, Duesseldorf
Five decades of radio technique. The German Radio Exhibition 1950 in Duesseldorf demonstrates the development from the first radio to the most modern broadcasting and receiving instruments. The ultra-short wave pocket instrument. And here are the latest receivers. The German radio industry thus shows, for the first time in 11 years, its newest models and top productions. A Black Forest clock with radio. The radio in pocket edition ... and the handbag radio. The "Tefifon" is a new construction for recording.
Sound track is now replacing records. This instrument plays 1 hour. Many new inventions and lower prices are significant in the Radio Exhibition 1950.

05. Sports

a. Nuerburgring Race
Start of the "Grand Prix of Germany" on the Nuerburgring. 37 cars from 11 nations start on the 360 km long track. 16 rounds had to be driven. A nerve-wracking race for the men and their cars. 360.000 people had come to watch the contest. Number 2, the Italian Ascari in a Ferrari, won the race with a speed average of 128 kilometers per hour. Ascari won by 2 1/2 minutes ahead of the second car.

b. American Football
A rough sport for tough men - American football. The regulations and the way of playing this game are very different to those of the football known in Europe. The players weare padded shirts. This game took place in Philadelphia. Football is one of the most popular games in America.

c. Boxing: Jones vs. Rux
Conny Rux's first knock out. The Berlin Waldbühne was in great excitment right from the first round. Many had feared it - and it happened: Conny Rux, now a heavy-weight fighter, could not stand up against the American Gene Jones, who weighs 12 pounds more. Jones dominates the fight from the beginning and the German had to go down for eight in the first round. Rux fights bravely but the strong American attacks him with a whole series of blows. Rux goes down again in the third round. The fifth round brought the end. Rux was hit with a short right hook and went down between the roops. Conny Rux's men threw in the towel. The dramatic fight was the worst defeat of the popular German boxer.

Date of Release:

23.08.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German