March of Time -- outtakes -- UNRRA warehouse; Czech-Polish border
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Marcel Rebiere (Camera Operator)
- March of Time, Inc. (Producer)
- Jean Pages (Director)
Scope and Content
1150 GG (14:15:55) Prague, Czechoslovakia. UNRRA Warehouse. Mr. Peter Alexeef, director of UNRRA's branch in Czechoslovakia, welcoming Mr. Vaclav Majer, Minister of Food, at UNRRA's warehouse. The Chief of the Press for UNRRA, Mr. Denlinger, is also present. Several shots of the three men arriving at a table where they test sausage from cans sent by UNRRA to feed the Czech people. CU, Alexeef and Majer eating the sausage. MS, CU same. Village of Bela-Pod, the center of UNRRA's supply for agriculture. LS, pile of UNRRA's supplies. The village is in the BG. Heaps of supplies waiting for distribution to the Czech peasants. CU, "UNRRA-CZECHOSLOVAKIA" written on a box. INT, workers preparing threshing machine for the coming harvest, with the help of a UNRRA official. MS, UNRRA official explaining what the Czech workers have to do. Shots of stockage of wheels for tractors. Machine tools left by Germans pursued by the Russians in FG. MS, CU, stockage of the wheels for tractors. MS, workers setting the wheels at a tractor. A heap of agricultural machines still in their boxes in BG. 1150 II (14:21:04) LS, Czech-Polish border. Czech customers and soldiers carrying on their job. MS, Czech customs officials visiting the passengers' bags. MS, soldiers inspecting passengers' papers. Czech customs officials and soldiers inspecting travelers credentials, bags, and papers.
Note(s)
Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
Subjects
- FARMERS/FARMING
- WAREHOUSES
- CIVILIANS
- MARCH OF TIME
- VILLAGES
- POLAND
- UNRRA
- PASSPORTS
- BORDERS/CROSSINGS
- FOOD
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Places
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- , Poland
Genre
- Film
- Outtakes.