1... 2... 3 VOL 1 NO 3 [Main Title]

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  • Title: 1... 2... 3 VOL 1 NO 3 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 201
  • Other titles: MAGAZINE NO 3 (French title) [Alternative Title] RASSEGNA MENSILE DELL'EUROPA (Italian title) [Alternative Title] REVISTA NO 3 (Portuguese title) [Alternative Title] PERDE DE DÜNYA (Turkish title) [Alternative Title] ONE... TWO... THREE... VOLUME 1 [Series Title] MARSHALL PLAN FILMS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The first story illustrates the operation of the United Nations' World Health Organisation (WHO), focusing on its policy of preventative medicine. The discovery of a Typhus victim in Marseilles sets the wheels of WHO in motion, and illustrates dramatically how timely measures, coupled with international co-operation, can prevent epidemics and save lives. Story number two deals with security from aggression. We are shown the lead that Great Britain has taken in the design of jet aircraft, both for peace and war. The Canberra bomber is featured. The third story is about the colony of Kalmyks (Kalmucks) - described as being among the last descendents of the Golden Hordes of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire - who were living as refugees from Russia in a Displaced Persons camp near Munich, until the United States opened its doors to them under its immigration laws.
  • Description: The first story largely takes place in Marseille, France, where a ship is arriving from the Middle East. On-board, signals are hoisted to warn of possible contagious disease amongst the passengers. Reference is made to the Great Plague of Marseilles of 1720, as details from artworks, including J. F. de Troy's 'La Peste dans le ville de Marseille' ['Plague in the city of Marseilles'], are shown. The film erroneously claims this to have been an outbreak of typhus. The Port Health Officer goes aboard the ship. Previously the ship would have had to be quarantined, but now, thanks to the observation made possible by co-operation between state and the World Health Organisation (WHO), a new approach is possible. In possession of a certificate showing their vaccination history, passengers provide their names and addresses before going ashore. The headquarters of the WHO at the Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, are briefly shown. Here reports of outbreaks of disease are recorded and tracked. A daily radio bulletin provides news on outbreaks to all nations. In Marseille, the suspect case is taken to hospital. However, a problem for the new approach to disease observation develops. One of the passengers is unable to take up residence at his stated address and instead goes to stay with friends. With the suspect case confirmed as suffering from typhus, the WHO is informed, and in turn, the nations of the world. At a disinfection centre in Marseille [now home to Musée Regards de Provence] preparations are made for the arrival of the ship's passengers. It is indicated that DDT sprays may be necessary. Unaware of the need to attend the centre, the missing passenger enjoys a day at the beach. A search by the French police quickly locates him, and he heads for disinfection. The second story concerns British aviation, and its advancement in the years following the Second World War. A number of new civilian and military aircraft are shown both in the air and on the ground. Aerial views and the landing of a Bristol Brabazon are shown, as the narrator delivers some technical specification. In a workshop of Saunders-Roe (SARO), tests are carried out on turbines. Britain is noted as the world leader in gas and jet turbine design. The Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo G-AIYN is shown in the air, followed by views of Vickers Viscount G-AMAV, operated by British European Airways. Next is shown the takeoff of de Havilland Comet G-ALVG as the narrator remarks on its comfort and speed. Military jets are then featured. The Hawker P.1052 VX 279 is shown in flight, as the narrator remarks that the speed of sound has been crossed. A number of prototype English Electric Canberras are then shown, including VN 799 (the first Canberra prototype) and VX 165 (the first Canberra B2 protoype). As crowds watch the Canberras from below, the narrator notes that these aircraft are Britain's contribution to mutual security. The final story concerns a group of Kalmyk (Kalmuck) people, living at a displaced persons camp in a former barracks in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. This group is incorrectly identified by the film as the last surviving of the Kalmyks. As the section begins, these six hundred Kalmyks – who are identified as Buddhist - are without anywhere to move on to. Language lessons for the children are shown, as they prepare for the possibility of moving to different countries. Dr. Stepanov, who is identified as the leader of the Kalmyks, appears briefly. Several individuals are shown in their house making clothes and painting. This is contrasted with the role of one of the Kalmyk residents of the camp, who works in the city as a teacher at a school for other displaced persons. The young Kalmyk's are said to be quickly adapting to Western ways, and some are shown dancing and playing pool in a bar. The retention of their heritage is indicated by a display of traditional dancing. The dance is celebratory: they have have been granted permission to emigrate to the United States of America.
  • Alternative Title: MAGAZINE NO 3 (French title) [Alternative Title] RASSEGNA MENSILE DELL'EUROPA (Italian title) [Alternative Title] REVISTA NO 3 (Portuguese title) [Alternative Title] PERDE DE DÜNYA (Turkish title) [Alternative Title] ONE... TWO... THREE... VOLUME 1 [Series Title] MARSHALL PLAN FILMS [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Object_Number: NAT 201
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  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 201)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1952-1952
  • Production Country:American France
  • Production Details:Mutual Security Agency (Sponsor) Mutual Security Agency Film Section, Paris (Production company) Baylis, Peter (Production individual) Baylis, Peter (Production individual) Baylis, Peter (Production individual) Ferno, John (Production individual) Letellier, Jacques Shell Film Unit (Production company) Mason, R. H. B. (Production individual) Risi, Nelo (Production individual) Servais, Jean (Production cast) Cramer, Vittorio (Production cast) Pessa (Production cast) Uluisik (Production cast) Megarefs (Production cast)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details:Footage: 1706 ft; Running time: c.19 mins
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