"NORTH KOREA" AND "FROM NORTH KOREA" Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

SUMMARY: Reel 1: Picturesque scenes of ocean, harbors and mountain ranges in North Korea. VS, Soviet monument "Tower of Liberation". CU, Plaque of Stalin on the monument. Narrator states: "That through the help of the Great Stalin and the Red Army the Koreans were liberated from the Japanese rule. The Korean people will never forget this great action". VS, Celebration held at base of monument. CU, Russian Flag. VS, Pyongyang (Capitol city of North Korea). VS, Capitol buildings and museum in Pyongyang. Exterior and Interior scenes of the Heungnam Factory near Hamhung. VS, Metal parts being machined in Heungnam factory. VS, Children being cared for while parents are at war work. CU, North Korean children eating, sleeping and playing. LS, Recreation resort for war workers. CU, Stalin's picture in magazine. VS, Vacationists on sightseeing tour. LS, North Korean village and rice fields. VS, Men and women hand harvesting rice. Men operating small electric thrashing machine. Old women taking children to school. Reel 2: VS, Boys and girl. entering high schools and universities. MS, Korean co-ed class studying Russian language. LS, Russian C-54 landing at Pyongyang airport. Seq, Russian actors, actresses and writers being welcomed by Mr. Hong Meung Hi, Vice Prime Minister of North Korea. VS, Russian group being cheered in North Korean Theater. Colonel General Terenty Shtikov, in civilian clothes, addressing assemblage. VS, North Korean girls dancing at base of an unidentified monument. Narrator states: "North Korea is marching toward the glorious day supported by the great U.S.S.R."

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division