Post-WWII - 1946, Germany: Occupation & Rebuilding
Quick zoom in on map of Germany w/ Allied sectors. US & other military and police checking papers between
French & American sectors; MCU. MP jeep stopping car & arresting couple w/ machine gun. Ruined building. Teenage “Werewolf” ex-Nazi gang in basement w/ swastika flags on wall, MCU listening. High Angle / HA of black market trade in winter sunshine w/ women & men trading goods, US soldier sellng carton of cigarettes to German man. CU German police off truck, raiding & arresting; men & woman away in truck under guard.
02:23:32 CU Military Government of Germany document. Indicted man & woman standing in court, MCU others sitting waiting; MS judges (?) on bench; MS & CU woman speaking (MOS). US flag in wind on flagpole.
02:24:09 General Lucius Clay in office at desk talking to reporters, SOF: “In our zone of Germany we have moved consistently forward in establishing local government thru electoral procedures. We believe Democracy can be established in Germany; but only if the German people again become interested in self-government thru Democratic processes.”
02:24:35 Civilians reading poster on exterior wall re CDU; interior of political party meeting & people at tables listening, drinking beer, CU & MCU low angle / LA of sweating fat man / speaker. Sign on large board in front of ruined building: Optimisten! Liberal-Demokratische Partei. People waiting to vote; interior voting; men doff hats to two GIs who salute. German man bows to military officer at desk, leaves room & face turns sinister as closes door.
02:25:39 Steam engine pulling passenger cars out of large destroyed railroad station buildings, thru railyard. Men working, repairing / rebuilding railroad tracks manually. Men working on locomotive attaching large wheels, etc. Trucks manufactured / assembled in assembly plant, line leaving plant.
02:26:24 Crowd of visitors to export trade show & viewing products: fabrics, toys.
02:26:59 Map showing British sector. Bombed city square / plaza & pedestrians crossing; High Angle / HA of Rhine River & Ruhr district factories. Destroyed Krupp munition works, Essen; other factories operating pouring iron & steel production. Animated chart of coal output. Coal miners changing shifts; CU mine supervisor talking; young miners / boys eating from kettles at table, man sharing w/ starving / underfed children.
02:28:58 Man walking to door at farm to get potatoes, CU trading soap bar.
02:29:26 Washington, DC traffic past Old Executive Office Building; Int. Secretary of State James Byrnes dictating, MOS. MS US & British representatives around table w/ Gen Clay speaking, SOF: “The United States is spending $200,000,000 a year in supporting the German economy. Britain is spending twice as much. By unifying the two zones & investing a billion dollars jointly to get the German economy functioning again we can have the whole area self-supporting within 3 years. That may seem like a lot of money but I can assure you it will pay us in the end.”
02:30:23 Montage: Allied flags outside large building; Molotov enters, stands w/ Beven & Byrnes; farmers in Russian zone w/ horses; smoke stacks; iron & steel industry. Mounted MPs thru German city, crossing temporary army bridge, Charlottenburg / Herkules Bridge; factory worker sharpening scythe on power grinder; drop forge; boy & grandfather sawing wood. CU happy family members & dinner table. The End.
Post-WW2 Rebuilding; Europe; 1940s;
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Post-WWII - 1946, Germany: Occupation & Rebuilding Quick zoom in on map of Germany w/ Allied sectors. US & other military and police checking papers between French & American sectors; MCU. MP jeep stopping car & arresting couple w/ machine gun. Ruined building. Teenage “Werewolf” ex-Nazi gang in basement w/ swastika flags on wall, MCU listening. High Angle / HA of black market trade in winter sunshine w/ women & men trading goods, US soldier sellng carton of cigarettes to German man. CU German police off truck, raiding & arresting; men & woman away in truck under guard. 02:23:32 CU Military Government of Germany document. Indicted man & woman standing in court, MCU others sitting waiting; MS judges (?) on bench; MS & CU woman speaking (MOS). US flag in wind on flagpole. 02:24:09 General Lucius Clay in office at desk talking to reporters, SOF: “In our zone of Germany we have moved consistently forward in establishing local government thru electoral procedures. We believe Democracy can be established in Germany; but only if the German people again become interested in self-government thru Democratic processes.” 02:24:35 Civilians reading poster on exterior wall re CDU; interior of political party meeting & people at tables listening, drinking beer, CU & MCU low angle / LA of sweating fat man / speaker. Sign on large board in front of ruined building: Optimisten! Liberal-Demokratische Partei. People waiting to vote; interior voting; men doff hats to two GIs who salute. German man bows to military officer at desk, leaves room & face turns sinister as closes door. 02:25:39 Steam engine pulling passenger cars out of large destroyed railroad station buildings, thru railyard. Men working, repairing / rebuilding railroad tracks manually. Men working on locomotive attaching large wheels, etc. Trucks manufactured / assembled in assembly plant, line leaving plant. 02:26:24 Crowd of visitors to export trade show & viewing products: fabrics, toys. 02:26:59 Map showing British sector. Bombed city square / plaza & pedestrians crossing; High Angle / HA of Rhine River & Ruhr district factories. Destroyed Krupp munition works, Essen; other factories operating pouring iron & steel production. Animated chart of coal output. Coal miners changing shifts; CU mine supervisor talking; young miners / boys eating from kettles at table, man sharing w/ starving / underfed children. 02:28:58 Man walking to door at farm to get potatoes, CU trading soap bar. 02:29:26 Washington, DC traffic past Old Executive Office Building; Int. Secretary of State James Byrnes dictating, MOS. MS US & British representatives around table w/ Gen Clay speaking, SOF: “The United States is spending $200,000,000 a year in supporting the German economy. Britain is spending twice as much. By unifying the two zones & investing a billion dollars jointly to get the German economy functioning again we can have the whole area self-supporting within 3 years. That may seem like a lot of money but I can assure you it will pay us in the end.” 02:30:23 Montage: Allied flags outside large building; Molotov enters, stands w/ Beven & Byrnes; farmers in Russian zone w/ horses; smoke stacks; iron & steel industry. Mounted MPs thru German city, crossing temporary army bridge, Charlottenburg / Herkules Bridge; factory worker sharpening scythe on power grinder; drop forge; boy & grandfather sawing wood. CU happy family members & dinner table. The End. Post-WW2 Rebuilding; Europe; 1940s; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.