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II. Ballet at Berlin's Metropol Theatre. Dancers in Spanish-style costumes perform the tambourine ballet from the show "Frauen im Metropol".
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I. German restoration of Poznan theatre. After utter neglect in recent years by Poles, old German town theatre of Posen (Poznan) is being restored. Workmen decorate the interior while costume makers and set designers work behind the scenes on an unspecified new production.
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III. Franz Lehar conducts "The Land of Smiles" in Paris. Composer conducts the 1,038th performance of his operetta at the Théatre de la Gaieté Lyrique, where the audience includes many men in German uniform. After an orchestral excerpt, Lehar appears on stage with the five principal singers whom he congratulates.
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IV. Deep snow in Central Europe. Brandenburg Gate stands outlined in snow-covered Berlin. In Thuringia children ski over the tops of village houses embedded in snow. Snowed-in train is dug free. In Prague view from Charles Bridge shows Hradcany Castle on far side of the Elbe; snow plough clears St Wenceslas Square. Deep snow covers roads in Bohemian countryside. In Rumania (Romania) lorries stand stuck in the snow on the roads to Ploesti and Giurgiu, as small group of Rumanian soldiers and one German soldier look on.
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V. Danish wedding on ice. Danish swimmers celebrate a wedding on iced-over water, into which they and their guests inevitably fall.
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VI. International dog show in Switzerland. Close-ups of canine competitors show alsatians, bulldogs, terriers, wolfhounds, greyhounds, whippets, chows, Pekingese, poodles and other breeds on display.
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VII. Norwegian fishing off Lofoten Islands. Large fleet of small fishing boats fish in area said to be important for caviar. Fishermen bait hooks on line and pull in large numbers of fish, which are then gutted.
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VIII. Signature of German-Russian economic and political accords. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and German Ambassador to Moscow Count von Schulenburg sign agreements broadening the economic exchange between Russia and Germany, arranging for the emigration of Germans from the Soviet Union republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and finally fixing the German-Russian frontier "in the northern sector" (formerly Poland). (End of Reel 1)
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IX. Searchlight production. Giant searchlights (150cm Flak-Schweinwerfer 1937) in production are tested in factory before completion. Searchlights are deployed by Luftwaffe flak unit on seafront of town (possibly Channel coast) and shine through the night.
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X. Paratroop training. View of German paratroops training focuses on former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling, seen in ground practice prior to making drop with other paratroops from Junkers Ju 52. Flieger Schmeling releases parachute harness after reaching ground.
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XI. Jagdgeschwader 26 engages Spitfires over Channel coast. Pilots of Jagdgeschwader 26 scramble to their Messerschmitt Bf 109Es after flare is fired from Very pistol. JG 26 commander Oberstleutnant Galland, with a cigar in his mouth, climbs into his cockpit. Tailplane of his Bf 109E bears 56 victory marks, then same plane is filmed in flight revealing Mickey Mouse insignia beneath cockpit. Camera-gun film records a stern attack on a Spitfire and another Spitfire descending off the coast trailing black smoke.
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I. German restoration of Poznan theatre. After utter neglect in recent years by Poles, old German town theatre of Posen (Poznan) is being restored. Workmen decorate the interior while costume makers and set designers work behind the scenes on an unspecified new production.
Full description
II. Ballet at Berlin's Metropol Theatre. Dancers in Spanish-style costumes perform the tambourine ballet from the show "Frauen im Metropol".
Full description
III. Franz Lehar conducts "The Land of Smiles" in Paris. Composer conducts the 1,038th performance of his operetta at the Théatre de la Gaieté Lyrique, where the audience includes many men in German uniform. After an orchestral excerpt, Lehar appears on stage with the five principal singers whom he congratulates.
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IV. Deep snow in Central Europe. Brandenburg Gate stands outlined in snow-covered Berlin. In Thuringia children ski over the tops of village houses embedded in snow. Snowed-in train is dug free. In Prague view from Charles Bridge shows Hradcany Castle on far side of the Elbe; snow plough clears St Wenceslas Square. Deep snow covers roads in Bohemian countryside. In Rumania (Romania) lorries stand stuck in the snow on the roads to Ploesti and Giurgiu, as small group of Rumanian soldiers and one German soldier look on.
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V. Danish wedding on ice. Danish swimmers celebrate a wedding on iced-over water, into which they and their guests inevitably fall.
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VI. International dog show in Switzerland. Close-ups of canine competitors show alsatians, bulldogs, terriers, wolfhounds, greyhounds, whippets, chows, Pekingese, poodles and other breeds on display.
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VII. Norwegian fishing off Lofoten Islands. Large fleet of small fishing boats fish in area said to be important for caviar. Fishermen bait hooks on line and pull in large numbers of fish, which are then gutted.
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VIII. Signature of German-Russian economic and political accords. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and German Ambassador to Moscow Count von Schulenburg sign agreements broadening the economic exchange between Russia and Germany, arranging for the emigration of Germans from the Soviet Union republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and finally fixing the German-Russian frontier "in the northern sector" (formerly Poland). (End of Reel 1)
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IX. Searchlight production. Giant searchlights (150cm Flak-Schweinwerfer 1937) in production are tested in factory before completion. Searchlights are deployed by Luftwaffe flak unit on seafront of town (possibly Channel coast) and shine through the night.
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X. Paratroop training. View of German paratroops training focuses on former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling, seen in ground practice prior to making drop with other paratroops from Junkers Ju 52. Flieger Schmeling releases parachute harness after reaching ground.
Full description
XI. Jagdgeschwader 26 engages Spitfires over Channel coast. Pilots of Jagdgeschwader 26 scramble to their Messerschmitt Bf 109Es after flare is fired from Very pistol. JG 26 commander Oberstleutnant Galland, with a cigar in his mouth, climbs into his cockpit. Tailplane of his Bf 109E bears 56 victory marks, then same plane is filmed in flight revealing Mickey Mouse insignia beneath cockpit. Camera-gun film records a stern attack on a Spitfire and another Spitfire descending off the coast trailing black smoke.
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35mm