John Vincent Tillman (1907-1956) was on a fellowship at the University of Munich studying German opera between October 1935 and the summer of 1936. Tillman recorded his travels across Germany (some via motorcycle), from small towns in the Alps to Berlin, Dresden, and Munich, on 16mm film and kept a diary. He later received a doctorate from the University of Chicago and chaired the German department of St. Louis University.
Scenes of the German countryside filmed from a train. 01:00:52 Busy square in the city of Dresden with a church, market and crowds, including the Katholische Hofkirche with an ornate façade and figurative statues and a nearby tower. Along the Elbe River, a boat named"Leipzi" is docked. 01:02:02 Street scenes and a large building. 01:02:09 The Cologne cathedral with the Rhine River in the BG. Boat tour along the Rhine, Nazi flag waves from the boat, castles and architectural ruins among the cliffs. Quick view of a boat labeled"Bayonn" passing by on its way to or from France. Sights include the Pfalzgrafenstein Castle near the town of Kaub in the Rhineland-Palatinate and the Neiderwaldden Landscape Park and monument celebrating the German empire. Visiting Romerberg Square in Frankfurt, the Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg, and more sights in the city. Heidelberg and the Neckar River from a hill. Touring more of Germany, including a building with Nazi banners and flags hanging along the sides at 01:06:34.
Touring Germany