Description: I. "Flying post office" USA: postmen sort mail in specially converted civil aircraft (shown flying over Washington).
II. Eder dam rebuilt and its hydro-electric generators again working (after stills recall damage caused by RAF 'Dambusters').
III. "Shanghai today." A stark picture of the city of 7 million inhabitants showing, besides the busy docks, people living in the crowded streets, 'day long' delays at the station, chronic inflation and escapist films. Mention of civil war in North.
IV. Rehabilitation and craft-training centres for those disabled by the war in USA, Britain and Germany.
V. "Aktuelles in Kuerze." a. The Queen Elizabeth sails on first regular peacetime voyage (passengers include Molotov). b. The news agency DANA in the US zone is handed over into German control. c. Albert Bassermann, the actor, visits Vienna. d. Referendum in France: Maurice Chevalier, de Gaulle and other notables vote.
VI. Item explaining the astronomic observations etc. behind the accuracy of radio timechecks.
VII. Sport. a. Horseracing in England. b. Powerboat racing on the Potomac in USA (President Truman presents trophy).
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Truman, Harry S (person)
Gaulle, Charles André Joseph Marie de (person)
Keywords: recreation, British civilian - sport: horseracing (object name)
recreation, United States civilian - sport: powerboat racing (object name)
communications, United States civilian - postal (object name)
aircraft, United States - transport: flying post office (object name)
destruction, German - aimed: bouncing bomb (object name)
industry, German - power: hydro electric (object name)
reconstruction, German: Eder Dam (object name)
society, Chinese - ethnic: Shanghai (object name)
medical, British civilian - long term: rehabilitation centre (object name)
medical, German civilian - long term: rehabilitation centre (object name)
medical, United States civilian - long term: rehabilitation centre (object name)
Washington D.C. (geography)
Germany & <Eder Dam> (geography)
China & Shanghai (geography)
Germany (geography)
GB (geography)
United States of America (geography)
GB, England (geography)
Potomac (River), United States of America (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: German
Title language: German
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1267 ft; Running time: 14 mins
