"Then follow-s¢enes from the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in the Berlin Stadium; the march-in of the nations is shown in cuts as well as the arrival of the last runner of the torch bearers' relay, and the kindling of the Olympic Flame The remainder of Section One of "Olympia" is made up of pictures of the track and field events. That is, from all but the Decathlon and the Marathon. Shots of these events are shown in "Olympia's" Section Two, Leni Riefenstahl claims that in her picture the dramatic struggle of the world's best athletes of 1936 can be seen better than they could be observed by any actual spectator even from the most favourable position in the Berlin Stadium. No - "racial, religious, national or any other discriminations" ard claimed to have been made in cutting the scenes for "Olympia." Jessie Owens, the Midnight Express, figures as prominently as any winner with Nordic features.
Miss Riefenstahl, prior to the Berlin Games, stu all kinds of sports to discover vantage points from which each individual sport ought to be photographed, (her own athletic prowess in ski-ing did not help her any because no Winter sports are included in "Olympia"). She had slides for mobile cameras installed along parts of the course in the Berlin Stadium and ditches dug for "candid camera" shots, and employed even captive balloons to obtain effects. All these technical preparations were made, Miss Reifenstahl recounts now, not without Mr Jim Ferrier, formerly of Shanghai, the South Wales amateur and close golf champion, and former Australian champion, was married quietly on January 12 to Miss Norma Jennings, of Coogee, at All Saints' Church, Woollahra, New South Wales.
They became months ago. engaged about 18
Golf has always been a common bond between Mr. Ferrier and his bride. She is well-known in Sydney as an amateur player and is a member of the N.S.W. and The Lakes clubs. Together, they have made an excellent golfüng combination, and won many club matches. She companied Mr. Ferrier around the course in all his matches.
Their wedding arrangements were kept a close secret, and neither the bride nor bridegroom were attended. Only their parents were at the church. where Archdeacon Langley officiated, The bride, who is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jennings, of Coogee, wore a wedding frock of blue chiffon with a small hat made of the same material. She carried a long trailing bouquet of blue flowers.
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