1940, Lodz, Poland: Lodz becomes Litzmannstadt. LS panorama of city. Animap highlights darkened area "Wandalen" (early history of Vandals and Germanic occupation of area). CU stone surrounding circular metal object, pull out to reveal museum (archeological?) cases of vases. "Das Gefaess Aus Biala..." label on one of the vases. Swastika carved into urn. CU of ornamental crosses and other objects, spearheads, helmets. Map of Sudetenland and Warthegau, extreme Eastern edge, points to Litzmannstadt (Lodz), arrows indicated Germanic peoples from the west converging on Litzmannstadt. 04:28:29 Series of graphics about population totals in 1820, 1821, 1825, 1840, 1906, 1915, and 1940 and the amount of land the city covered in those periods. LS Tilt down chimney to large building empty street, short pan right. MS of pan left along sidewalk and people walking, horse carriage, "Alfons Pegel" on wall above window and door. LS pan past large handsome estate. LS trolley cars rounding into square, VS of building fronts including bank branch. Title at top of otherwise blank screen, "Bevolkerungsentwicklung in Litzmannstadt" fades up to large cartoon character labelled "Polen 66Percent" and small character labelled "Juden 34Percent" in 1820, then in 1915, "53Percent Polen," "33Percent Juden," and "Deutsche 14Percent," for a total of 423,000 residents. Buildings, church, then almost 360 degree pan of central square (Adolf Hitler Platz). Pan right shot of rooftops. MLS of man's back as he walks down hallway corridor. Pan of modest room, woman cooking at stove, bed in corner, open window. CU gaslight hooks, view of long alleyway. Long table of men eating a meal. MCU of urinals. Tilt up from CU of water/sanitation drain, pouring out of gutter drain to mucky alleyway. Travelling shot along brick wall, people at window, and people walking at end of alley/muddy street. CU Fluid coming up out of storm drain with label "Lodz", following water down sidewalk, woman emptying bucket, CU of sidewalk stones, lower half of two men walking, CU of hand ringing bell, CU of pail being filled with water. AV of people at water wagon. MS man turns large wheel to pump water into bucket. CU of horse legs, then wooden wagon wheel rolling through muck, shot down nearly deserted street. LS of deserted area perhaps partially flooded, car in distance, CU of shoes walking in mud, tilt up to large empty muddy lot surrounded by fence, buildings on other side. Woman walks past corner of building. This sequence is apparently meant to illustrate the primitive, dirty "before" stage in the Lodz to Litzmannstadt transformation.