THE THREE MEETINGS Reel 4 · Part 1

Description

SUMMARY: Reel 5: Russian soldier returns to farm home. Various scenes of well kept farm lands. Scenes of Russian farm hands repairing farm machinery outdoors. Various scenes of full grown wheat fields. Field of clover being cut by old farm hand with scythe. Homecoming party for Russian soldier. Reel 6: Twin- engine airplane takes off from a Moscow Airfield. Various Air and Ground views of cities in Russia; factories; heavy industries; steel factories; blast furnaces; refining ore plants; motor boats speeding across large lake; railroad trains; farm lands; herd of sheep; herd of cows; snow covered mountains; snow covered plains; overhead cable railway; oil wells; plane continues over land, water, picturesque country, forests. Scenes of timberland; cut timber floating down river; bulldozer clearing cut trees in forest; trees being cut down; lumber on railroad flatcars; cut lumber in stacks; harbor scenes; ships tied up at piers; activity around harbor; fishing vessels unloading fish; heavy seas; ship nearing floating ice packs; snow storm in Arctic; Arctic outpost; radio operator at set in outpost. (Most of this reel with only music on sound track ). Reel 7: Soldier returns from patrol to outpost in Arctic. Forest scenes. Man and woman camping in forest. Mountain climbers ascending in wooded terrain. Scenes of a waterfall. Baby does in forest. Mountain climbers rest. Scene of an eagle, clouds, Arctic outpost in snow storm. Men in small Arctic outpost hut. Mountain climbers camping out at night. Man leaves outpost in fur coat. Man preparing face with liquid (possibly a cream or grease) against Arctic winds and snow. Sled team leaves Arctic outpost. Arctic mountain scenes Mountain climbers. Optical effect of a phenomenal Arctic Polar lights. Reel 8: Russian workers at hydro-electric plant. Workers using acetylene torches. Workers going through the operation of jacking up an entire part of factory to move it. Scenes of Russianmeters. Scene of Moscow; The Kremlin. Revolving searchlight beams at night near the Kremlin. Moscow Airfield Administration Building. Scenes of Moscow Airfield. Twin engine plane on airfield (all commercial type planes). Pilots talking near planes. Scenes of airfield, planes all around field. Baggage loaded in plane. Plane taxis down field to apron for take off. Reel 9: Celebration on Russian farm for women who took over for men during war. Outdoor Water Aeration plant. Workers marching near their factory. Speakers on platform decorated with bunting, on factory grounds. Workers lined up all over listening to speakers and applauding. Molten steel being poured into huge vats in plant. Good scenes of steel plant, red hot steel; red hot steel being shaped in factory into steel bar. Scenes all around and in steel factory. Street scenes of Moscow. Scenes of buildings and streets in Moscow, scene of the Kremlin. Church of Basil, Red Square. Good scenes of Kremlin.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division