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Big Three Confer, 1945/02/15 (1945)

(1) "Meeting in Yalta - With the Foreign Secretaries Stettinius, Edon and Molotov on hand, Prime Minister Churchill is greeted, to be quickly followed by Joseph Stalin and President Roosevelt. Within the beautiful czaristic palace at Yalta in the Crimea, the heavy deliberations between the three heads of government begin, with their full staffs in attendance. Personalities on hande include Anne Boettinger, Sarah Oliver Churchill, Harry Hopkins, Steve Early, Ambassador Harriman and others." scenes of W. Averill Harriman and George Marshall and Field Marshall Wilson arrive in London, for meetings at Montgomery House, then FDR and Churchill and Stalin arrive at Yalta; (2) Poland Will Never Forget - "Lublin Massacre - When the Russians enter Lublin, Poland, a stark sight meets their eyes. Prostrate corpses of men, women and children are lying on the floor of a sewing room where they were slain. And 700 more dead are found in a nearby prison. Lublin suffered worst, in the liquidation of 1,500,000 Poles." scenes of the massacre of Polish civilians by retreating Germans; (3) Scores Die In Tornado, sweeping through Mississippi and Alabama; (4) Dogdom's Annual Show, at Westminster in New York; (5) National Scout Week; (6) China's "Tiger Joe' Joins Up - "When the U.S. 14th Air Force adopts a little 4 yr. old Chinese boy, the fun begins. His name is Tiger Joe, his equipment is strictly G.I., and everything is fine, except on those long marches, his feet are small and legs are too short." scenes of a 4-year old boy orphan found by GIs. (complete newsreel)


This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels

Production Company: Universal Studios
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
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Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - June 30, 2006
Subject: Harrowing and Cute Stories Together in One Place
WWII newsreel documenting the meeting at Yalta of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. This has lots of historical value, telling of many other important personages who attended the meeting, and showing scenes of it. Also included are harrowing stories about massacres in Lubin, Poland and the devastation wrought by a tornado in Alabama and Mississippi. Then it suddenly and rather jarringly gets lighthearted, with stories about the Westminster Dog Show, a Boy Scout Jamboree, and the adoption of a 4-year-old Chinese war orphan by a GI unit. This last story, though meant to be cute and amusing, actually comes off rather disturbing, with scenes of the 4-year-old being showered and accepted into the ranks as a fellow soldier. All in all, this is one of the more interesting WWII-era newsreels.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *** (for the lighthearted stories, not the harrowing ones, which rate a N/A). Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.