1951, USA Marshall Plan Film: Story of Koula, The R1 of 2

Titles. 23:00:33 Greek mountains in early light; two pack burros past, bird overhead & in large nest in tree. Boy weeding field, parents & others pulling plow, hoeing. Small village, houses, boy w/ pets of goat, dog. CUs. Holds baby goat. Watches donkey ridden past. 23:02:56 Men sitting at outdoor table, old man talking (MOS); CU list of names waiting for farm animals. 23:03:50 Man nails notice to tree trunk. Boy runs to see, crowd reading; grandfather brought to read & finds he’s getting mule. 23:06:05 Ship docking ; wagons & horses on dock. Mules being unloaded in crates from ship to dock by ship’s crane. Paper work done on deck; mule breaks loose & men try to hold w/ ropes. CU brand USA. 23:07:49 Leaving in trucks past people watching; thru villages. Convoy along road. 23:08:13 Woman wraps bread in blanket & carries down stone stairs to boy & grandfather leaving on foot along gravel road women wave goodbye. 23:09:12 Into ox drawn wagon w/ others; along paved highway w/ wobbling wheel. 23:09:55 Camping under trees, man dances to others playing fiddle & guitar. Boy & Grandfather talking (Greek). Post-WWII; Post-WW2; Economics; ERP; Marshall Plan; Foreign Aid; Greece; agriculture; farmers; poverty; 1951; 1950s; Farm Animals; NOTE: Very good photography.