Berlin (1930-1939)

Reel 1. A Berlin travelogue. Note: duplicate footage exists in UN 50 T and UN 53 S - see separate records. An RVD film (or RDV). Photography - Walter Turck. Music - Walter Gronostay. Majestic music throughout. Narration by man with German accent. Passenger aircraft. Various signs: “Warshau Posen Berlin“, “Berlin Amsterdam London“, “Paris Koln Berlin.“ Lufthansa plane “Fritz Rumey“. Passengers climb aboard. Plane takes off. Trains pulling into railway stations. Passengers leaning out of train windows saying goodbye to friends. Train tracks. Cars. Man directing traffic. Schoolchildren being helped across a road. Busy town square. People coming out of a subway. Shoes being polished on the street. Newspaper seller holds up a poster featuring Hitler. Newspaper stand with many foreign newspapers. Man in a telephone box. Graphic animation showing how Berlin's wide avenues traverse the city. Friedrich Strasse. Buildings, traffic. Alexanderplatz. City Hall. Trams. The Old Town