Welt im Film 281/1950 23.10.1950

1st special service Berlin: international trade unions demonstrate German flags between 2 Berlin flags for freedom. Font: The workers of the free world greet Berlin. Rally at the Olympic Stadium. Ernst Reuter interview speaks half close: "we know that all Germans in the Soviet-occupied zone are connected in her heart with us. They showed it in Berlin, the great electoral action, whose proud result we could announce in the Berlin City Council meeting 3 days ago. We know, closer to the day when we all with them will be United." Listener totally and half close. Single audience, great. The General Secretary of the free trade unions Oldenbroek, the representative of the Indian workers, the Dutch delegate and Georg Reuten, Deputy Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation speak it. The French Trade Union representative Garcia speaks interview: "And if you look at the world today, we must understand that there is only one solution for the European workforce between the 2 large blocks in the West and in the East, to establish a United, free and democratic Europe." Clapping audience, screen-filling.
(60 m) 1st world protest apparent election in East Berlin clock shows 12: 00. 2 minutes work in peace in West Berlin. Traffic is suspended. Passers-by go moments of silence in mass across the street. Press releases with neon Strip on the Potsdamer Platz. Sections of food cards from East Berlin as a result of a referendum on elections. Ernst Reuter in counting the master sections.
(41 m) 02 updates soon a. Korea: rise of UN troops infantry troops and tanks in advance. Soldiers search houses of an abandoned city. Image of Stalin is being destroyed. Prisoner transport.
(21 m) b. Island wake: meet Truman - Mac Arthur Truman adopted by MacArthur and boards the plane. Truman waving from aircraft stairs. Aircraft rolling on. Mac Arthur, great.
(13 m) c. Copenhagen: State visit Winston Churchill car scow goes by road. Churchill is in the car and gives V character, half-close. Churchill at the ceremony of the honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen. King Frederik, half-close. Churchill gives V character, great.
(23 m) d. Salzburg: Farewell parade for General Keyes American troops parading at the airfield. General Keyes, High Commissioner of Austria decreases parade. The military administration is replaced by a civilian administration.
(9 m) e. Jean Cocteau in Berlin Jean Cocteau gets out of aircraft and get in car. He speaks before Berlin students, half-close. Listeners, half-close.
(11 m) 03. streiflichter from Germany a. food: protest rally of youth against ticket options in East Berlin rally. Arnold speaks, half-close. Mine miners. Young people clapping.
(14 m) b. Hohenaschau: fire prevention week fire truck driving. People run for fire alarms in the House. Delete of the Castle. Pumping station is set to Bach.
(24 m) c. Munich: dog show 2 Barsoys walk on leash, 2 Boxer on leash. 3 Skyterrier. Chow Chow, Mastiff, Boxer barks, Bedlington, Pekinese. Doberman poodle is sheared at the head. Boxer and child. Terrier in cage.
(30 m) 04 sports a. Frankfurt: Eintracht Frankfurt - FSV Frankfurt 2-1 game before the goal. Goalkeeper blocks. Kraus shot goal for Eintracht. Goal for FSV. Harmony scores winning goal.
(26 m) b. Baden Baden: International Golf Championship players on the golf course. Ball slams past hole. Ball rolls into hole.
(19 m) c. Italy: wheel riser young 6 year old boy standing training behind Vespa. He travels freely. Sprint under railway barrier throughout.
(17 m) 05. Food:-Neuhaus boxing draw Hein Ten Hoff German Heavyweight Championship boxing ring in the stadium Red Earth. Shock Exchange. Neuhaus is attacking. In the 5th round, Ten Hoff must accept heavy hits. Spectators, half-close. Blow on Bell at the end of the lap, large. Heavy impact change in the 12th round. Both Boxer after the fight in bathrobes, half-close.
(36 m)

01 world protest to the compulsory voting in the East zone: "ticket options are fraud!"
2 minutes work in peace in Berlin - this was a symbolic act of community of West Berlin against compulsory voting in the Soviet zone. The world protested against this Communist election fraud. The Government of the United States denounced the license options in an official statement as a fraud.
In a broadcast statement, Chancellor Dr. Adenauer and SPD Chairman Dr. Schumacher protested this election maneuver that resembles a political blackmail.
The "sky newspaper" at Potsdamer Platz is now every evening in operating and makes running the latest news of the free presses of the West in the eastern sector across glow.
Free elections! -This is the real demand of Germans in the East. That proved the result of referendum of East Berlin by submission of the master section of the ration cards hitting.
Mayor Reuter checked the last count. An impressive commitment of the downtrodden East towards freedom and democracy.

02. updates soon: a. Korea continues the advance of UN forces in Korea. American and South Korean units, as well as British and Australian troops crossed the 38th parallel and approaching the Communist capital, Pyongyang.
The Red Army took everything of value on their escape from the city Punchang. The images of Stalin and Kim-Sung, the North Korean Communist leader left behind them.
The decision which is the United Nations to end the conflict in Korea: Unification of both parts of Korea and hold free elections under UN control.

b. Trumann Mac Arthur President Truman meets wake in the Pacific Ocean to a major Conference on the island met with General Mac Arthur. The two leaders discussed the Korea problem, the question of a peace treaty with Japan, and special features for maintaining peace and security throughout the Pacific area.
The Conference yielded full agreement on all issues.

c. Churchill in Copenhagen Winston Churchill stayed on a three-day state visit in Copenhagen.
The Danish capital prepared a triumphant welcome the great statesman.
Churchill the dignity of honorary doctor of the University of Copenhagen was awarded in the presence of the Royal family.
After the congratulations, Churchill was cheered by hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic Danes. A State visit was to the folk festival.

d. General Keyes General Keyes, the former American High Commissioner for Austria, returned to the United States.
At the Salzburg Airport, the General took leave of his troops.
The American Militärvewaltung in Austria was now replaced by a civilian administration.

(e). Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau, the French poet and Director, visited various cities of the Federal territory on a lightning tour of Germany.
Before Berlin students, Cocteau expressed in lively form of poetic and artistic goals of his work.

03. streiflichter from Germany: a. youth meeting off cause of the Soviet zones elections held the free youth organizations in all West Germany from protest rallies.
In food, Prime Minister Arnold spoke to 80,000 young people.
The youth of Germany demanded free elections and pleaded in mass rallies to the idea of a United Europe.

b. fire prevention week fire prevention week 1950 everywhere, the fire brigades showed their fast operational readiness.
The test alarm in Hohenaschau, Upper Bavaria, looked like. 12 trains of the fire brigade from the Chiemgau and Rosenheim operation involved.
The water reservoir of the castle is not sufficient. Therefore a pumping station is set up on a stream. Through two intermediate stations, the water must be pressed up to the mountain.
After two hours, it was said: fire!

c. dog show winner exhibition with 2,000 breed dogs in the Munich Exhibition Centre.
The Favorites from 5 Nations showed in all its glory. Many came in equal pairs.
A racy representative of the CHOW family. The heavyweight class.
Pao-Tai - a famous Pekingese. A melancholic.
Satisfied breeder and proud owner stayed two days at their issued favorites. There were heads of State and honorary awards and joyous barking.

04. sports: a. football surprise victory of Eintracht Frankfurt of the current leader of the Oberliga Süd: FSV Frankfurt - Eintracht white shirts.
It was a local Derby that was 25,000 spectators. In the 25th minute, Kraus scored the first goal for Eintracht. Then the compensation for FSV came through hate.
But the game led by Eintracht remained superior. In the 53. Minute fell the triumphant of place guests - 2:1 for Eintracht.

b. Golf of Baden-Baden in Baden-Baden International Golf Championships held for the first time after the war again. It went to the four German Championships.
Top players from America, England, France, Holland, of Switzerland, and Germany came together.
Bright autumn sun shone the charming landscape of the famous Baden-Baden golf course.
It won the pair of Mr. Parker, England, and Mrs strenger, Germany.

c. of small cyclist racing talent from Italy. Maurizio Mingardi is 6 years old and trained on the stayers Championship. First behind a Vespa.
Then it grabs the thrill of the hunt, and he sprints.
Not even Eisenbahnschranken can point him in his place.
Really, a Matadörchen of the road.

5. a surprising title fight: ten Hoff - Neuhaus: draw surprised Neuhaus - Hein ten Hoff disappointed. This is a result of the anticipated title fight to the German Heavyweight Championship.
40,000 spectators filled the stadium "Red Earth" in Dortmund, Germany. From the first round showed the 24 year old challenger as a dangerous fighter.
The 5th round is to the showdown. Neuhaus lands three heavy hits in the face of ten Hoff. The master is severely damaged.
The 12th and final round, Once again, becomes a dogged duel.
Then came the Gong, and the award is: "Undecided".
Ten Hoff remains German heavyweight champion, but Neuhaus is equivalent fighter in the ring.

Berlin: demonstrate for freedom on the day of the forced elections in the Soviet zone, the Western sectors to a freedom rally unions met at the Berlin Olympic Stadium international trade unions. Trade Union leaders from 8 countries participated in this great demonstration. Mayor Reuter opened after a minute of silence for the victims of Soviet despotism the rally: (original sound: "we know that all Germans in the Soviet-occupied zone are connected in their hearts with us.) They showed it in Berlin, the great electoral action, whose proud result we could announce in 3 days the Berlin Assembly of Councillors ago. We know, closer to the day when we all with them will be United.")
Then the General Secretary of the International Confederation of free trade unions, Oldenbroek said.
The representative of the Indian workers.
The Dutch delegate and Georg Reuter, the Deputy Chairman of the German Trade Union Federation. The French Union representatives said Garcia: (original sound: "and if you look at the world today, we must understand it, that there is only one solution for the European workers between the two big blocks in the West and the East: to establish a United, free and democratic Europe.")

01. The Free World Protests against the Fake Elections in the East Zone
Work stopped for two minutes in Berlin as a symbolic act of the West-Berliners against the false elections in the Soviet Zone. The whole world protested against this Communist fake. The government of the United States stigmatized the false elections as official proof of deceit. Bundes Chancellor Dr. Adenauer and the SPD chairman Dr. Schumacher protested through the radio against this manoeuvre as almost equal to blackmail.
The so-called "Skypaper" at the Potsdamer Platz is running every evening, supplying the East Sector of Berlin continuously with news of the free press of the Western world. Free elections! - the real demand of the German people in the East - that was the clear answer of East-Berlin, proved by sending in the edges of their ration cards. Oberburgomaster Reuter checked the last count.
An impressive document of the will for freedom and democracy in the suppressed East.

02. Actualities in Brief

a. Korea
The advance of the UN troops in Korea is Progressing. American and South Korean units as well as British and Australian troops have crossed the 38th parallel, approaching the Communist capital Pyongyang. The Red troops in their flight took along everything of value - but left behind the pictures of Stalin and Kim-Sung, North-Korea's Communist leader. The resolution of the United Nations regarding the Korean conflict says: Fusion of North- and South-Korea and free elections under UN control.

b. Truman and Mac Arthur
President Truman met General Mac Arthur for an important conference on Wake Island in the Pacific. Both statesmen discussed the Korean problem as well as the problem of a treaty with Japan and maintaining peace and security in the whole Pacific district. The conference brought full agreement on all questions.

c. Churchill in Copenhagen
Winston Churchill paid a three days visit to Copenhagen. The Danish capital welcomed the great statesman enthusiastically. Churchill received the title of "Doctor honoris causa" in Copenhagen University in the presence of the Royal family. This states' visit became a festival for Copenhagen's population.

d. General Keyes' Farewell
General Keyes, the former American High Commissioner for Austria, returns to the United States. He reviewed his farewell parade on the Salzburg Airfield. The American military administration in Austria was taken over by a civilian Commissioner.

e. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau, the French author and director stopped at different cities of the Bundesdistrict on his visit to Germany. Cocteau discussed the meaning and aim of his works with Berlin students.

03. Newsflashes from Germany

a. Youth meeting
The free Youth Organisations held protest meetings in Western Germany on account of the Soviet Zone elections Minister President Arnold spoke to 80.000 youths in Essen. Western Germany's youth demanded free elections and pledged themselves to a United Europe.

b. Fire Brigade Training
Fire Prevention Week 1950. Fire brigades in various places show their skill. Here is a fake alarm in Hohenaschau, Upper Bavaria. 12 brigades of the voluntary fire brigade from the Chiemgau and Rosenheim arrived. Not enough water in the castle. The water has to be pumped from a small river. After two hours: Fire out!

03. Newsflashes from Germany

a. Dog Show, Munich
Favorites from 5 nations competed at this show in Munich. 2.000 dogs were entered. Here is a well bred Chow. The Heavy Weight Champions. Pao-Tai - a famous Pekinese.
And here - a melancholic. Many prizes were issued - and the dogs gave thanks by barking.

04. Sports

a. Football
A surprise victory of "Eintracht" Frankfurt over the present South Oberliga favorites "FSV Frankfurt". "Eintracht" wearing white shirts. The game was watched enthusiastically by 25.000 fans. Kraus shot the first goal for "Eintracht" in the 25th minute. Hasse, "FSV" made the next goal. But "Eintracht" still dominates the game. The final goal for "Eintracht" was shot in the 53rd minute - 2:1 for "Eintracht".

b. Golf, Baden-Baden
First International Golf Championship in Baden-Baden since the war. Golfers from America, England, France, Holland, Switzerland and Germany played for the championship in the picturesque scenery of this world-famous Baden -Baden golf course.

c. A Little Racer
Maurizio Mingardi is 6 years old and gets himself ready for the motor-paced championship - first behind a "Vespa". Off he goes - not even railway barriers can stop him. Indeed - a midget matador of the roads.

05. A Surprising Title Bout: ten Hoff - Neuhaus: A Draw
Neuhaus was a surprise - Hein ten Hoff disappointed. This was the result of this German heavy-weight title fight. 40.000 fans crowded the "Red Ground" Stadium in Dortmund. The 24-year-old contender Neuhaus was a dangerous fighter right from the beginning. The fifth round - Neuhaus hits ten Hoff three times straight to the face. The 12th round - the last one - brings a hard duel, and then comes the end: "A draw". Ten Hoff remains German heavy-weight Champion, but Neuhaus' boxing quality is equal to ten Hoff's.

Date of Release:

23.10.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German