Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 166/1953 29.03.1953

01 England: Queen Mary + headline of Lorna Herald "Death of Queen Mary". Hung from the bulletin at her residence. Photos of Queen Mary from the year 1893 as a young woman of the future King George V. In carriage driving in 1935 at the 25 year Government Jubilee. Her granddaughters Elizabeth and Margareth 1939 Queen Mary in addition to her son, King George VI Queen Mary with her grandson Prince Charles on the arm. The coffin is transferred from Marlborough House to Westminster. Bearskin hats accompany the coffin on half-timber. The Dukes of Edinburgh, Windsor, Glouchester and Kent walk behind the coffin. At Westminster, the Archbishop of Canterbury Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margareth welcomes. Soldiers carry the coffin into the Church. Lying in State. People parade past the casket.
(51 m) 2nd zone border crossing helmstedt: traffic jam long truck convoy on the zone border crossing. The border of helmstedt with currency exchange and truck drivers Hall. TRUCK driver sits beside his car and eat bread. Dachshund. Truckers is asleep at the wheel. Driver entertain themselves. Young woman asks out car: o-ton: "Why not we continue doing here?" Mr Purzer interviewed actuality truckers: truckers: "feat. There they locked the Elbe bridge. Since 48 hours." Mr Purzer: "now the traffic rolls back unhindered over zone border. They were still just over. Tell us something, what is going on." Truck driver: "Oh children, that is so bad. To us, you need not to worry about you. We drive, janz ejal!" Border gate opens. TRUCK drives. Rolling truck wheels, great.
(31 m) 03. Stockholm: visit of King Haakon of Norway of King Gustav Adolf of Sweden waits for the train station and looks at watch. Train arriving. King Gustav Adolf welcomes King Haakon. King Gustav Adolf and King Haakon left the station and climb a horse-drawn carriage. Drive through the town accompanied by equestrian guards. People on the side of the road.
(17 m) 04. San Francisco: Mrs. Tschiankaischek Mrs. Tschiankaischek before leaving the United States departure after Formosa adopted by fellow countrymen. Mme Tschiankaischek boards aircraft.
(9 m 05) Munich: August Arnold receives Oscar © Medal for special merits in the field of cinema technology August Arnold, developer of the Arriflex movie camera, at the ceremony of ludwigsfelder © medal. Honorary diploma and medal, great. Erich Stoll congratulates August Arnold.

06. Nevada: atom bomb atom bomb with a remote-controlled camera filmed. Dolls houses are messed up after the explosion. House flies apart in 1000 metres away from the explosion.
(12 m) 7th United States: nuclear - medicine atomic energy in the fight against cancer. Negro is in bed. By injection of radioactive gallium, cancer can be detected at an early stage. Young man drinking solution with radioactive iodine. Geiger counter pursues the path of radioactive liquid and possibly cancer herd registers. Woman with radiation in addition to cobalt bomb.
(22 m) 08 California: new vehicle Rolligon on large vehicle, which runs on four thick rubber wheels, people sit. Thick rubber rollers of large rocks. 3 young people lie down on the ground and run over by Rolligon.
(18 m) 9th circus Krone: honeymoon of clowns Dubsky old car drives into the ring and stops. Steam cloud comes from the cooler. Clown throws a lit match on the cooler. Explosion, car loses fenders and hood. Wife and 2 children clap. Old car sits without a driver in motion and drives in the district. Laughing audience. Water sprays out of radiator. Clown sits on hood, water squirts out of his head. Backseat dissolves, wedding couple falls out of the car.
(26 m) 10 Aintree: Grand National audience filling picture. Horses at the start. Start band stands out. Start of 31 horses (5 achieve the goal). Jump over the first obstacle. Topple 2 horses. Jockey stays between horse legs. Repetition of the jump in ZL. Jumps and falls on the 3rd obstacle. Horses without riders stand up again. Horse refuses to jump over obstacles. The following horse runs against it. Jockey plummets over the obstacle. Jump over the moat. Horses reiterlose in the race some. Viewers with binoculars, large. The leading horse crashes. The Irish gelding early mist WINS by a large margin. The winning horse after the victory.
(68 m)

Initial brand Queen Mary origin died: Pathe news thinks of Berlin! Zone border crossing helmstedt camera: Luppa King Haakon in Stockholm origin: Politikens Oskar © medal camera: Hafner Mrs. Tschiang Kai Shek leaves United States origin: Metro atomic explosion origin: Metro nuclear medicine origin: Metro Rolligan origin: Metro wedding carriage in the circus Krone camera: Hafner, Koch grand national origin: Pathe news end brand

Mourning for Queen Mary England mourns the Queen Mary. The Queen's grandmother passed away at the age of 85 years in London. in 1893, the daughter of the German Duke of Teck married the later King George youth pictures show a surprising resemblance with her granddaughter Elizabeth. in 1935, the Royal couple celebrated its 25th anniversary. Also the little princesses took part in the festivities already. In her long life that was rich tributes, but also worried, Queen Mary survived three English Kings. Through the birth of Prince Charles, she was great-grandmother. Queen Mary was the guardian of a great tradition in the sense of a truly Royal. The dead Queen was transferred during solemn mourning the Marlborough House in the Western Ministers Hall. A gun carriage carried her coffin, followed by the Dukes of Edinburgh, Windsor, Glouchester, and Kent. Tens of thousands of Londoners took leave. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Queen Elizabeth, her mother, and Princess Margret greeted at Westminister Hall. Where a year ago, hundreds of thousands on the coffin of her son pass, also Queen Mary was laid out. In long rows and silence the English proved to be the last honor a popular and esteemed Queen.

Thinking about Berlin!
Congestion on the zone border near helmstedt. The ostzonalen authorities have blocked the temporary bridge across the Elbe in Magdeburg for heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes. 80 to 90% of all supplies for Berlin roll over this border station and it seemed as if the replenishment of Berlin was at risk. As they were notified in West Germany about the disorder, we based us on the spot. (Original sound) In the conversation with the experienced captains of the road, our reporter got though succinct but exhaustive information. The optimists were right. After 2 days it was called again: free trip to Berlin!

King meeting in Stockholm Stockholm. King Gustaf Adolf and the Swedish Cabinet received the 80-year old King Haakon of Norway to Stockholm Central station. The aged monarch paid the first official visit to his neighboring country since 1918. Tens of thousands to the two leaders cheered as she is to accompanied by the Cuirassiers of the life guards, went to the Royal Palace.

Return to Formosa San Francisco. After visiting eight America, Madame Chiang Kai-Schek took leave of their young and old compatriots in the United States. The clever and charming wife of the national Chinese leaders returned to Formosa.

Houses in the nuclear storm in Nevada in the United States. The destruction work of the last nuclear explosion was controlled to test houses and dolls. The unprotected stay within 2 kilometres would be fatal for people already. And so, the atom lightning struck a building at 1000 metres away from the explosion. A vision of horror.

Also a picture of hope for the blessing of mankind but came from America. In some hospitals, nuclear energy is already invaluable help in the fight against cancer. Cancerous tissue can be detected by injection of radioactive gallium. This attempt patient drinks a solution of radioactive iodine, so to speak "Atomic cocktail". The element will automatically search the thyroid gland"on. Using a Geiger counter tracks the path of radioactive iodine in the throat and any cancer herd be registered. And here a tumour from a gigantic apparatus with radioactive beams will be fired. The fight against the scourge of mankind has perhaps reached a tipping point.

Pioneer of film technology in Munich. On August Arnold was awarded the Oskar © Medal for outstanding contribution to the renewal of the art of cinema. Arriflex movie camera he developed has become the whole world in an unstoppable triumphal March. NDW cinematographer Stoll would like to thank inventing for this ideal e newsreel camera.

Excess driving be - a pleasure of California. This is not a new armored car, but quite peaceful product of American engineering brain. It's called "Rolligon" runs on four sack-like rubber rollers and would be the ideal vehicle for the Federal road 3 between Hamburg and goddesses. It is a pleasure to be run over by the "Rolligon". A bright spot for scary pedestrian.

Drive away with obstacles of Munich. Storms of laughter to the honeymoon of Dubsky of clown in the circus Krone. A special art, entertainment is always a drive. -It falters, the trip to distant lands. Maybe a PS got lost?-but when the engine suddenly zerknallt, extended, is staying. -The Nuckelpinne is too stupid. She's alone in the circle. -A hole in the radiator, quickly to plug, you need only a thick plug. The reward for rigid Struts: Who drives a car, has more from life! -You can build garages to: who drives a car, lucky women. The tax man, without question, is the situation once again. - And in the elements rage, preserves s Ottokar a cold blood. -Fresh to the remote destination. Long live the automobile!

Sport of the week Grand National 1953 England. A quarter of a million spectators at the hardest obstacle race in the world. The tapes go up, and 31 horses hunt on head to head to the first of the 30 obstacles. It was in the previous years mass falls. This time, two on the track remain: "Quite Naturally" and "Grand Truce".
(detailed race report)
Only 5 horses finish the most murderous of all hunting race. Superior champion and winner of more than 100000 DM: The Irish gelding "early mist" under Jockey Brian Marshall.

Date of Release:

29.03.1953

Year of Production:

1953

Camera Work:

Hafner, Anton; Luppa; Koch

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Politikens; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German