Telenews Digest: August 1948 #1, Babe Ruth funeral-Axis Sally & Tokyo Rose brought to justice-Post Olympic swim meet Paris.

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Telenews

Complete Record: (Establishing shot of Reed farm Rest Home flanked by trees. Countess Tolstoy news conference in ivy backed garden. Shots of European refugees in park like setting of Reed Farm...looking very content and relaxed Soviet refugee family (father, mother, and blond headed toddler) sitting on park bench, father speaking of escape and hope for the future. Shot of piano teacher father teaching children at the piano. Shots of children with wreathes practicing for folk dance outdoors. (LS) children playing volleyball with countess Tolstoy at foreground (L). (CU) Countess Tolstoy speaking of anecdote comparing communist to a radish (red outside, white inside). Inter title: News of the nation. Babe Ruth laid to rest (printed headline) Upshot of Yankee Stadium/ flag at half mass People filing past coffin. “the immortal bambino lies in state” (pan down) St. Patrick’s Cathedral Shot of crowd gathered in rain with black umbrellas. Comical description of Babe Ruth as coffin is unloaded from hearse (“Big barrel chested man with the pipe stem legs...”) (MS) crowd looking on. Shots of Jack Dempsey, Leo Derosher and Mel Lot. Shot of Hank Greenberg interacting with the press. (MS) Gov. Thomas E Dewey. Casket in hearse departing cathedral decorated with flowers. Tracking shot from street of crowd lined up along curb. (Voice over)“high honor to an orphan boy, who until he took up baseball was an incorrigible delinquent” Shot of funeral procession making its way down tree lined street. (pan left) crowd of people gathered to view. Inter title: “comic books incite boys to crime” (CU) Georgetown city limit sign. shot of small town gothic church. (VO) “three normal, intelligent children almost tortured a boy to death, inspired by comic book stories” (over the shoulder shot ) 3 boys sitting on grass looking at comic books. Reenactment of torture event by boys: (MS) boy stands opposite other two boys, puts kerchief over face(cowboy style) with hands on gun holster. (VO) “the game which lead to the attempted hanging of a playmate, while they seared his flesh with lighted matches... These are not slum children. they are sons of a teacher, doctor...” Shot of children crawling through the bushes like bandits, cowboys, Indians. (VO) “children show no signs of guilt... authorities blame the matter of fact treatment of torture and crime on some comic books”. (CU) shot of one comic book after another “Real clue, Penalty, Gangsters” (VO) “attackers charge of real danger to the juvenile mind with scenes like this of a man being buried alive”. Shot of comic book page with gangsters putting a man in a cement grave. (inter title) West Virginia: Contest winners take over railroad (mov)Steam train pulling into station Young female students being helped off train by woman and black porter Shot of mayor of Huntington greeting students and shaking hands. (CU) shot of checks being handed out to students. Contest winners in engineer hats waving outside the window of the train on a “victory ride”. (Intertitle) People in the news. Shot of prop plane taxing on runway. (MS) of American expatriate Mildred Gillers getting off plane “the Nazi radio’s Axis sally” Facing high court on counts of treason. Shot of Mildred Gillers surrounded by press. charged with broadcasting Nazi Propaganda. (MW) Japanese woman sitting in radio studio. Iva Togurey “Tokyo Rose” “axis apologist” (inter title) The Foreign Page. (Intertitle) Palestine roundup Prop plane taxing on runway with policeman in foreground. (London) “key figure in Palestine struggle of liberation, John Bagget Glove a.k.a. ‘Glove Pasha’” (MS) Glove Pasha exiting plane with wife. (MS) “ with family posed on runway in front of plane. Shot of Pasha and family boarding a bus. (MW) Israel. Two men walking in garden. one in white suit the other in a black suit. Soviet Minister and Foreign Minister. (MS) Two ministers smiling and posing “Russian minister walked out when Star Spangled Banner was played”. (MW) Israeli soldier standing next to American flag flying on roof...(quick pan right)... other Israeli soldier against soviet flag. Shot of Prof. James McDonald, American delegate and daughter are greeted by large crowd as they arrive in Tel Aviv. Shots of crowd “Troubled with economic problems, the new state (Israel) still faces Arabs opposition to it’s existence. Shot of packed courtroom and Judge where five Britons are being charged with espionage. (MS) of clients and lawyers talking in courtroom. Shot of man and woman Israeli soldiers in bunker securing weapons. (VO) “Israel must also be ready to defend its borders” Shots from above of soldiers running through fox holes. (inter title) Germany: Cologne Cathedral Rededicated. (LS) ruined Cologne Cathedral from war. (LS) Crowds of people lined up to see rededication. precession of young men holding flags, and cloaked priests follow behind. (LS) Cardinals and Bishops. (CU) men carrying ornate Ark into cathedral. Shot of Cathedral spires. (int) of cathedral as bishops and cardinals walk down aisle to pulpit. (VO) “peace could be found in Christ alone” (inter title) Holland: Throne Ready for New Queen. (LS) drivers polishing ornate riding carriage in courtyard. (MS) of carriage detail ( gold nude women with laurel holding up crown). (VO) In a few weeks time Queen Wilamena will ride... to her golden jubilee... then she advocate in favor of Princess Juliana” Various shots of carriage detail. Shot of men setting up lanterns in trees along roads in Amsterdam. Shot of horses being led from practice run for coronation ceremonies. Shots of workers preparing church for coronation. Low aerial shot (pan left) of Amsterdam houses from the view of a cathedral spire, ultimately revealing worker screwing in light bulbs in left frame. (MS) of worker installing light bulbs, in silhouette with large bell overhead with city scape of Amsterdam in background. (inter title) Overseas Bulletins. (LS) of wrecked blockade runners from WWII half sunk in Tobrok bay. (MS) soldiers strolling past wall riddled with bullet holes. Man walking into “El Alamein Cemetery” (LS) shot of people walking through desolate cemetery of white crosses. shot of the unveiling of war monument. (inter title) England (LS) jet plane parked in front of hangar. Detail shots of exterior of plane. (Intertitle) Germany. shots of wrecked Berlin houses after transport plane goes down in residential neighborhood. (MS) of plane wreckage against apartment bldg. Shot of girl placing bouquet of flowers at tree in memory. (inter title) The sports page. (inter title) France: Post Olympic Swim Meet Shot of swimmers diving in stadium pool. (MS) swimmer being hugged by happy woman. Shot of spectators in stands. Swimming pool shots of swimmers in competition. Swimmer (Alec Johnny) holding trophy smiling. (inter title) international horse show. Shots of horses followed by foxhounds in stadium. Sequence of uniformed riders slowly riding through stadium field. Shots of children walking ponies out onto the field. Shots of horse jumping over hurdles.