Unusual feat by a man in Berlin. In a restaurant a man takes off the light bulb from the lamp shade. He sits next to the person having his food. He starts eating the bulb. Then he eats thumb tacks and razor blades. Other men are shocked at his unusual feat. He calls himself Jaipor
The Allied Control Council meets in Berlin. The Allied Council Authority Building. Council members seated around a meeting table in a hall talk to each other. Colonel Marcel Rotivel, Colonel C. Vialet, Louis Koeltz, Pierre Koenig, Ambassador J de St-Hardouin, Cousel Jeasn Baudier Mr. Calvy and Captain Henry Joos represent the French delegation in the meeting. The members talk to each other and smile. (World War II period).
German civilians seen walking, from time to time, in Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, during summer of 1945, after end of World War 2, in Europe. Behind them is the bombed out remains of the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral). The walls have collapsed in places and Statuary in niches have been severely damaged, including one seen headless. Camera pans up the side of the cathedral, to the base of the dome, and then to an iron fence with a makeshift sign (in beautiful script) reading "Französischer Dom." A man walks past the camera, wearing a back pack. Camera shows fallen brick and other rubble at steps, below the iron fence and sign. Glimpse of American military cameraman holding makeshift slate, with Camera equipment behind him.
Adolf Hitler and party of military officers wait to receive the president of The Slovak Republic Jozef Tiso at a railway station. Dr.Tiso, president of The Slovak Republic, detrains in Berlin and is greeted by German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, who escorts him to a waiting car and joins him in the back seat. .
Athletes running the marathon race during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin (Eleventh Olympiad). Spectators cheer. A man delivering race commentary. Kitel Son of Japan wins marathon race; Ernest Harper of England comes in second; Shoryu Nan of Japan, Third; Erkki Tamila of Finland, fourth; Vaino Muinonen of Finland, fifth; Johannes Coleman of South Africa, sixth.
A film about achievements and role of African Americans in the United States. A newspaper headlines about African American athletes at the Berlin Olympics of 1936. Spectators in a stadium. Athletes at a start line for a 100 meter race. Judge fires starting gun and race is underway. African American athletes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe of the U.S. win gold and silver medals. German and Japanese participants jump over in a High Jump event. African American athlete Cooper Johnson sets a new Olympic record in the event.
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