Welt im Film 289/1950 15.12.1950

01 Washington: Conference Truman - Attlee-Truman alongside Attlee on airfield, close to half. Cameramen and photojournalist. Truman sitting next to Attlee, Dean Acheson and Marshall are behind them. Attlee, great. Truman, great swing. Attlee speaks to the press, total, o-ton: "where the stars and stripes fly in Korea, the British flag will fly besides them. We stand by our duty, and we stand by our friends." Listeners applaud.
(60 m) 02 updates soon a. Korea: withdrawal of UN troops to intervene by Red China headlights of vehicles At night. Camp fire. Korean refugees on the road running from the Chinese.
(26 m) b. Berlin: 1 year power plant West of General Taylor at the power plant. Taylor speaks to the workers and unveiled the plaque of the ERP.
(15 m) c. Bremerhaven: 200,000 DP-Auswanderer ship in the harbour. People go across bridge to ship. Woman from Latvia as Expat with their 4 children receives 200,000 DP bouquet.
(12 m) d. Berlin: Demonstrations against Werner Kraus posting of the guest performance of the Vienna Burgtheater John Gabriel Borgmann with Werner Kraus. Protesters with placards Kraus out due to participation in the film "jud Suss". Torches. Police deployed against protesters. Protests against Walter Felsensten, national winners in the Soviet zone. Water cannon in use.
(20 m) 3rd Italy: eruption of Mount Etna total. Aerial view of the threatened villages around the mountain. People cross themselves. Glowing lava. Geologists in observations. Clouds of smoke. Eruptions.
(30 m) 04 sports a. Philadelphia: football Army - Marine Stadium, total, 2:14. Among the spectators of Truman, half-close. Marine on the game box greets with caps. Game. Runs and falls. Slapping and firing on Marines. Marine breaks through 7:0 soldiers waving of hats. Cheering Marines at the 14:2 (33 m) b. Austria: ski training top skier Sepp Bradl, Austria, large. Sepp Weiler during the ascent. Ski jumps. Bradl shows correct posture. Sepp Weiler jumps. Boy ski runs and falls down.
(27 m) c. Berlin: Tiger Jones - boxing Wilson coal Crusher of violent shock Exchange. Plunge into the second round both boxers in the ring. They will be counted both, since they are not back at 10 at the ring. Fight result without decision. Audience poses with objects. Next fight must be aborted. Audience smashes lamps. Darkness. Demolished seats and inventory after the event.
(40 m) d. Garmisch Partenkirchen: ice dance Maxi and Ernst Baier Maxi and Ernst Baier dance Mexican impressions on the ice.
(33 m)

01 Washington: Conference Truman - Attlee strengthens solidarity the world looked to Washington: the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, and President Truman met in the American capital to an incoming Conference on the situation in the world.
US Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Defense George Marshall, as well as a number of American and British advisers were present at the 5 days of meetings of two heads of Government. In a speech to the representatives of the American press explained to Prime Minister Attlee "The Conference yielded full agreement on all issues of the current world crisis, which is caused by the rotchinesischen invasion of Korea."
The Conference yielded as a result: no policy of appeasement, but full willingness to negotiate. The two leaders decided to reinforce the military defense of the two great Nations and their allies as soon as possible and to continue the fight in Korea against communist aggression in the spirit of the mandate of UN together. Literally, Prime Minister Attlee said: "where in Korea, the stars and stripes will flutter, the British flag be." We are available to our duty. We are our friends."
(Original sound: "where the stars and strips fly in Korea, the British flag will fly besides them.) We stand by our duty and we stand by our friends.")

02. updates soon: a. news from Korea the flood of rotchinesischen aggression in Korea is forcing the associations of the United Nations continue to retreat. With a mass of about one million Chinese, the superiority of the Communist attackers is overwhelming.
The international troops To try to rebuild South new defensive lines. Tens of thousands of Koreans from the advancing Red Chinese flee with the returning troops of the United Nations.
A picture of misery - a document to the communist propaganda of their alleged humanity and love of peace.

(b). One year power plant West of the power plant in West Berlin, planned and begun during the Soviet blockade of the city, celebrated its one-year anniversary.
General Taylor, the American city Commander, spoke on this occasion to the workers of the plant, which was built with the help of ERP and powered the free Berlin.
After his speech, General Taylor unveiled a commemorative plaque.

c. 200 000th DP a small grazing light from our time. In Bremerhaven, the 200 000th DP ascended an emigrant ship of the IRO with the target America: A woman from Latvia with their four children.
Deported by the Nazis, home to Russia's Sovietized alienated, the ship bringing the family into a new life in the new world.

(d). Riots to Werner Krauss riots to Werner Krauss in Berlin.
It was turbulent demonstrations during a guest performance of the Vienna Burgtheater in the theatre at the Kurfürstendamm. Directed itself against the recurrence of the actor to the Nazi period in Veit Harlan's vicious smear film "jud Suss" had played several lead roles.
In hands choirs was also protesting against the Director Walter Felsenstein, is the national winner of the Soviet zone.
A strong contingent of police with water cannon had to intervene when the demonstration took on dangerous proportions.

03. new eruption of Mount Etna: boiling lava threatens three villages of the Aetne rages on. New crater break and hurl boiling lava, glowing ash and gas over the area of the volcano. Three villages are evacuated and are threatened by the unstoppable flow of molten rock masses.
For weeks now, the population is the Burning Earth under the crippling impact. It is the heaviest Etna eruption 100 years. Geologists all the time watching the activity of the fire-breathing mountain. The landscape is located under a spooky blanket of smoke and fire.

04. sports: a. football army. /. Navy, United States 100,000 sports enthusiasts in the Philadelphia Stadium, United States. Army Navy - the biggest football game of the year begins.
The Navy greets the suspenseful arena.
Army (white dress) tries the first attack - but the Navy stops. It is to put the ball in the generic goal box. Football is a tough game that requires the teams strength, courage, and skill. The marine breaks through - and it is 7-0.
The big surprise is their progress. After 7 years is the Navy for the first time in front. And she increase their lead to 14-2. A sensation for millions of American sports enthusiast.

(b). Ski training with Sepp Weiler start to the ski season! On the Hochkönig in Austria, the Austrian and German ski cannons for the upcoming major events in the snow paradise in the Alps train.
The Austrian former world champion Stefan Bradl and the German master jumper Sepp Weiler.
The rivals go at the start and with friendly criticism is not saved.
Sepp Weiler tries the first master jump of winter... c. box scandal coal Crusher. /.A boxing match took an unusual end to Jones. The Americans 'Tiger' Jones and Wilson coal crushers, Osnabrück, faced in the Sports Hall at the Berlin Funkturm. Already in the first round, both opponents fought a hard fight.
In the second round, the events chased: a lightning strike change and a common fall out of the ring, where coal Crusher clutching his opponent. Since both at "10" not in the ring, both will be counted - a curiosity in the history of boxing. The referee is a struggle without decision. As the House begins to rave. The audience demanded continuation of the struggle, the arena becomes the Cauldron. The next fight goes down in a hail of projectiles and must be terminated. Then the tumult going really. The lamps are crushed.
And when it became again bright - it looked like.

d. ice dancing Herber Baier accomplished ice dancing at the Olympic Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Maxi and Ernst Baier show their latest creation of "Mexican impressions".

04. sports b. ski season begins the ski season has begun! The German and Austrian champs coach for the coming season. The Austrian Ex-World champion Bradl and the German champion Sepp Weiler. They start, and are criticized by their friends. Sepp Weiler tries his first jump this winter.

c. Boxing coal crushers vs. Jones A boxing match with a unusual finish. Tiger Jones, United States, vs. Wilson coal crusher, Germany, met at the sports stadium at the Berlin radio tower. In the first round, the fight what very hard. In the second round, after a heavy blow, both boxers fall out of the ring. Coal crushers of holds on to Jones. The referee counted till "10" but both boxers were not ring in the - a curiosity in the history of the sport. The referee ended the fight without decision. The spectators started to raise bright and demanded the continuation of the fight. There what a big hullabaloo. The next fight had to be stopped. Then the riot starts again. The lamps were smashed. When the light came beck - it looked like this.

d. ice dancing by the Baier's A perfect ice dance in the Olympic Stadium at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Maxi and Ernst Baier show a new dance: "Impressions from Mexico".

01. Washington:

Truman and Attlee in Conference
The eyes of the world were focussed on Washington: the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and President Truman met to discuss the world situation. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Defence George Marshall and several American and British advisers were present at the 5-day conference. In a speech before representatives of the American Press, Mr. Attlee declared "The conference brought full agreement on all problems of the present world situation, which have arisen by the invasion of Korea by Red China." The result of this conference: no policy of compromise, but full agreement to discuss these problems. The leaders of the two nations decided to strengthen the military power of their nations and their allies as quickly as possible, and to continue the battle in Korea against Communist aggression at the mandate of the UN. Attlee said "Where the Stars and Stripes fly, the British flag will fly besides them. We stand by our duty and we stand by our friends". (Original Sound)

02. Actualities in Brief

a. Korea
Aggression by Red China forced the UN forces to retreat. With nearly one million Chinese troops, the superior power of the Communist aggressor is overwhelming. The international troops now try to build new defence lines in the south. Ten of thousands of Koreans go with the retreating troops. A picture of misery - a document for the Communist propaganda of humanity and love of peace.

b. First Anniversary of Power Station West in Berlin
The Power Station-West in Berlin, which was built during the Berlin blockade, celebrates its first anniversary. General Taylor, the US Commandant of Berlin, spoke to the workers of this plant, which was built by the ERP to supply the free part of Berlin with current. After his speech, General Taylor unveiled a memorial plate.

c. The 200.000th DP leaves Germany
A small side-light of our time. The 200.000th DP went aboard at Bremerhaven to sail to America: a woman from Lithuania with her four children. She was displaced by the Nazis, alienated from her homeland. Now the ship brings her and the children to a new life in the New World.

d. Werner Krauss in Berlin
Riots in Berlin. During a starring tour of the Vienna Burgtheater in Berlin, Berliners demonstrated against the presence of Werner Krauss, who played several parts in the infamous anti-semitic picture of Veit Harlan, "Jud Süss", during the Nazi regime. The Berliners demonstrated also against the stage-manager Walter Felsenstein who was given the National Prize of the Soviet Zone. Policemen with water hoses attacked the demonstrators when the riot became dangerous.

03. New Eruptions Of Mount Aetna

Boiling Lava Threatens Three Villages
New eruptions of Mount Aetna. New craters open und hurl out boiling lava. Glowing ashes and gas flies over the country surrounding the vulcano. Three villages are evacuated, threatened by the stream of lava which cannot be stopped. For weeks the population lives under the threat of the eruption. It is the worst eruption of Mount Aetna in 100 years. Geologists watch the activity of the vulcano. The district is covered with smoke and fire.

04. Sports

a. Football Army vs. Navy, USA
100.000 sport fans in the stadium at Philadelphia. The greatest football game of the year starts. Army vs. Navy. Army (in white) tries the first attack but the Navy stops it. The ball has to be pushed over the goal line of the opponent. Football is a tough game. The teams have to be strong, brave and skillful. The Navy breaks through and the score is 7:0. The Navy wins for the first time in 7 years. It is a big surprise. The winning score is 14:2 for the Navy. A sensation for millions of sport loving Americans.

Date of Release:

15.12.1950

Year of Production:

1950

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German