"IT'S UP TO YOU" ZEIGT FILM Part 1

Description

Summary: (NOTE: A two reel subject in which the German people are asked to choose between the old form of life before World War II or a revival of the extreme nationalism of the Third Reich. Pan, trees against sky to waterfall. ELS, sheep coming down hillside. LS, boy leading flock of geese. LS, wan placing sheep in stream. Sheep swimming ashore and shaking itself. HS, valley in Bavaria. Farmer pitching hay onto wagon. Two old men playing clarinets at garden wall. CU, two boys listening. SEQ: Old man leading a balky pig through the streets; kids watching. Old man feeding pigeon. CUs, cats on bench. Pan to plaque on building "1646". Int, deserted church. SEQ: Religious procession, clerics, nuns, civilians, and men in uniform. Meeting in the courtyard palace of German army officers in 1870, 1914 uniforms. Civilians on escalator. Policeman leading kids across city street. Traffic in modern German city before World War II. Workman on barge; getting off barge in Hamburg. Laborers unloading sacks of flour. Montage, steel mill, lumberman, glass blower, painting of theatrical masks. People in outdoor cafe. Couple dancing. Making snapshot of a German family. An old man wearing a striped bathing suit walking out of water. SEQ: Burgomeisters' drill and parade. Cut to Nazis on Parade. (Must be 1930s) LS, people getting off suburban train at station. Puddlers working in steel mill. RV, girl and boy on bicycles. Merry-go-round at carnival. Children grouped around clown wearing highhat. Middle-aged men playing cards. Several scenes, middle-aged couples at outdoor cafe. Scenes, Nazi Stormtroopers; vineyards; peaceful life in home; industry.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities