Opening slate states "Entire World Shocked by King Albert's death in fall from mountain." (He died February 17, 1934.) Ensuing film highlights scenes from his leadership of Belgium in World War 1. He is seen reviewing troops in formation with fixed bayonets on their rifles. Then he salutes as they march in review. The next scene shows Belgian troops in formation at the railway station in Adinkerque, Belgium. They are presenting arms and saluting as President Wilson has arrived by train to visit King Albert. Next, Wilson and the king are seen walking along the train platform, as Mrs. Wilson and others follow them. (The date is June 18, 1919. President Wilson was taking a break during the Paris Peace Conference.) The Wilsons are next seen at garden party under tents, socializing with members of the Belgian Royal party. The remainder of the film shows various scenes involving King Albert and his family in public appearances, some apparently hosting foreign officials.
View from location high above Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, where more than 50 YaG-10 trucks with 76mm antiaircraft guns (1931 model 3K) are moving in formation. Notable buildings around the square are clearly seen, including: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Spasskaya Tower; and rear of the Historic Museum. Smoky industrial sites and smoke stacks are seen in background. Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, stands on portico at the Kremlin, overlooking the parade. Next to him is Klimenty (Klementi) Y Voroshilov, People's Commissar for Defense. Closeup of Stalin smiling and waving. Glimpse of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars behind Stalin's left shoulder. The person, to Stalin's right and behind, appears to be Sergei Mironovich Kirov, who was assassinated in December, 1934. Huge formations of Soviet troops maneuver in the square. Closeup of the Yag-10 trucks with antiaircraft guns. Change of scene to Stalin sitting next to Mikhail I Kalinin, Chairman of the Soviet Central Executive Committee.
View overlooking military parade in Red Square, Moscow, Soviet Union. YaG-10 trucks with antiaircraft guns move in formation.Among buildings seen are: Saint Basil's Cathedral, and Spasskaya Tower. Joseph Stalin stands reviewing the parade with Klimenti Voroshilov. Closeup of Stalin smiling and waving. Glimpse of Vyacheslav Molotov and Sergei Kirov (who was assassinated in December, 1934). Soviet troops march in large square formations. Closeup of the trucks with antiaircraft guns. New sequence shows Mikhail Kalinin sitting next to Stalin.
Young Brazilian boys attend a class in Brazil. A boy writes 'School Henry Ford' on a blackboard. He writes English sentences on the blackboard. A teacher reads from a book while the students write in their note books. (Other clips on this same reel show verified scenes of the Fordlandia community built by Ford Motor Company in Brazil. The classroom scene shown in this clip may be at the school in Fordlandia. Data accompanying this reel of film gives a date of 1940, but this may be from circa 1934 near the time that Fordlandia operations stopped and Belterra operations began).
Views of rubber tree forests and plantation of Fordlandia, built and operated by Ford Motor Company, in Brazil, to supply rubber for the company's needs. A forest area, fields and small thatched huts on the plantation. Houses with gardens and a swimming pool. Wide view from up high of buildings on the plantation, and the Ford water tower and power plant of Fordlandia in the distance, with the Tapajos river behind. (Data accompanying this reel of film gives a date of 1940, but this may be from circa 1934 near the time that Fordlandia operations stopped and Belterra operations began).
Views of the facilities at Fordlândia, a rubber plantation and processing facility in Brazil, built and operated by Ford Motor Company to supply rubber to Ford manufacturing. A group of Brazilian rubber tree workers comes out of the woods and is walking on roads of Fordlandia. View of houses and roads. People standing in a corridor. People shopping at a store that sales cigars and various other items. View of the power generation facilities and warehouse and industrial buildings of Fordlandia. A large water tower with 'Ford' written on it. Machinery under shelter near the water tower. A worker adjusting power generation equipment below the water tower. Water running into a tank below the water tower. (Data accompanying this reel of film gives a date of 1940, but this may be from circa 1934 near the time that Fordlandia operations stopped and Belterra operations began).
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