AROUND THE WORLD IN 1 HOUR
ORIGINAL SHOOTING BY THE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT
BAYER-MEISTER LUCIUS LEVERKUSEN
TELEGRAM IGE LEVERKUSEN TRAVEL AGENCY
MEET THERE 13 OCTOBER 12,000 DOCTORS - STOP -
GOOD ROOMS BOOKED KURPHARM BERLIN
TELEGRAM - DÜSSELDORF IGE LEVERKUSEN TRAVEL AGENCY
DELAY HOLIDAY
SEND BACK SLEEPER TICKETS PEISER
"From management? Maybe the new bonus?"
MANAGEMENT LEVERKUSEN, 12 OCTOBER 1931
TO MR HEIDELBERG, TRAVEL AGENCY
IN ADDITION TO YOUR CURRENT DUTIES,
YOU ARE ALSO APPOINTED HEAD OF THE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT.
YOU WILL TAKE UP YOUR POST TOMORROW.
W.R. MANN
13 October.
TELEVISION DEPARTMENT
BEWARE! HIGH-VOLTAGE
"As I never drink a single drop all year long,
"for my boss' 70th birthday..."
LEVERKUSEN, 13 OCTOBER 1931
TO THE IN-HOUSE TELEVISION DEPARTMENT,
PLEASE PUT THROUGH ONE AFTER THE OTHER
OUR BRANCHES AND PARTNERS ABROAD.
Dr MANN.
MILAN
LEVERKUSEN
FLIGHT OVER LEVERKUSEN
Here's the birthday boy!
Mr Salmon Lettlachs is ordered to report in Leverkusen
on 13 October.
ON 13 OCTOBER, REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR
Dr RUDOLF MANN LEVERKUSEN ON THE RHINE
STILL UNDER AGE, HENCE HELD FOR 5 YEARS,
UNTIL OCTOBER 1936
After work, enjoying vodka and zakuska.
TOKYO KOBE
BUCHAREST
TOMORROW Dr MANN'S BIRTHDAY
CLOSE OFFICE FOR 3 DAYS
EXPECT LARGE ORDER FROM GOVERNMENT
AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT.
"Gentlemen!
"Tomorrow, our office will stay closed
"in honour of our director general, Dr R. Mann."
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO "PHARMA" STUDERUS & CO.,
BUCHAREST
FOLLOWING YOUR OFFER,
WE HEREBY ORDER 500,000 AMPOULES OF NEOSALVARSAN,
DOSES I, II, III AND IV, FOR THE SUM OF 25,000,000 LEI.
THE MINISTER
ON THE OCCASION
OF DIRECTOR GENERAL Dr MANN'S BIRTHDAY,
WE SEND YOU OUR BEST WISHES AND THE NEOSALVARSAN ORDER
FOR THE SUM OF 25,000,000 LEI.
BRUSSELS
TO OUR ESTEEMED DIRECTOR ON HIS 70th BIRTHDAY, BELGO PHARMA
"Something... not too old-fashioned."
"Write this down."
TO THE LEVERKUSEN HEADQUARTERS,
...BELGO PHARMA WAS FOUNDED IN 1904...
...UNTIL IT WAS POSSIBLE IN 1927 TO HAVE OUR OWN BUILDING.
EVERYTHING INDICATES THAT THIS COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT
WILL HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME
BY HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
On the hunt for the best gift that can be found in Switzerland.
The harsh jury.
Cheese from Saint-Gall,
Veltiner wine, cigars from Bern.
Sampling by the connoisseurs.
Last by not least: an old friend.
LUZIUS SPRING
"With this drink, he shall live to 100!"
MEXICO
"What might he enjoy?"
A clever guy.
"He would look good in a charro outfit!"
"Let's try it! Who has the same figure?"
"I'm keeping it at all costs."
"We'll catch you!"
Now, let the party begin.
"This is a double celebration:
"our branch turns 10 and our founder 70."
HELSINKI
IG is venturing onto forbidden paths.
Liquor smugglers in sight.
Decree-law: on 13 October,
prohibition temporarily lifted in Finland.
"Any ideas?"
"What about cheese?"
"He might enjoy a bottle of Bols..."
"Delft porcelain or cigars?"
"Let's not forget tulip bulbs."
"I bet an increase in our turnover would be the best gift for him."
"Only a flu outbreak can save us."
The saviour is near. (Turnover is increasing.)
NEDIGEPHA ASPIRINE BAYER - AMSTERDAM
SEND A LOT OF ASPIRIN AND PANFLAVIN IMMEDIATELY.
IN VOLENDAM, EVERYBODY HAS THE FLU.
Help Volendam!
To Volendam.
When will the saviour reach this land?
ALL OVER THE WORLD
"Thank you."
"A gift
from Volendam."
CALCUTTA
Sacred cows under the protection of the Bayer Cross.
To honour the great "Mann".
"Hurray, we're travelling by plane!"
On the Bosphorus.
In the heat, enjoying a mocha.
What are they doing?
After the Bayer "cross-ade".
LONG LIVE Dr MANN!
A toast via the picture-telegraph.
COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen's future commercial area.
In tailcoats.
The roast for the feast.
The "Mann-ificent" race.
The winner: Dr Helbig on Aspirina,
ahead of Veramona, Atophana and Fantana.
"Hear, hear!"
"... colleagues!
"On the occasion of Dr Mann's birthday,
"we take a break from our hard work."
"Pack everything as usual then off to Sestine to party!"
DUE TO A FAMILY CELEBRATION, MANN CLOSES AGAIN!
THE CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
"Plant protection" arrives from Bucharest.
"Silence!"
PRAGUE
PHARMACEUTICAL DEPARTMENT
THE CLIENT HAS EXCEEDED THE TARGET.
EXCEEDING TARGETS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
IN CASE B, WE AGREE TO THREATEN TO STOP DELIVERIES,
BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL THE CLIENT BE UPSET.
"A drink is in order."
"...and so I suggest sending the director
"a keg of Pilsener each year,
"and even two kegs for his 75th birthday."
"I'm joining them!"
LONG LIVE Dr MANN
THE FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
BAYER-MEISTER LUCIUS
THE END
New and worth a look.
"Bayer Aspirin. We must see this."
And now, on to Igepharma's office building.
Do not disturb!
"I say... It's empty?"
"What a surprise!"
FOR HIS 70th BIRTHDAY
COST-SAVING MEASURE
"Long live Dr Mann! Three cheers for him!"
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
INCREASE YOUR TURNOVER IN 10 MINUTES.
PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT
"Today, we aren't taking any orders!"
"We're taking the day off!"
"Who has an idea for a birthday gift?"
"I know! A Buddha."
On the quest for a Buddha.
"Finally!"
"A reliable means of payment!"
"Alas, it was all for nothing!
"We won't get an export licence for another 5 years."
"Let's save it for his 75th birthday then!"
My word! A regatta in honour of Dr Mann.
"Hey, Captain, moor over here too!"
At "work" in the office.
Latest exchange rate: 100 Golden Pesos for $54.20.
ISPERT : "We need to pause our game for a short while,
"to take a look at the numbers."
ISPERT : "A letter from the Syphilis Institute?
"Looks like an order. Indeed, 30,000 Casbis ampoules!"
"And precisely for 13 October!"
Dr SCHAEFFER : "It's his work!"
"Listen, boys and girls, to some good news.
"The director turns 70 today."
Dancing the milonga in honour of Director Mann.
A fantasia for Dr Mann.
A parade.
A dance tribute.
"Greetings to all of you!
"The Tokay is ready for delivery, it will knock your socks off.
"Ad multos annos."
THE RELIABLE PRODUCER CAFIASPIRINA - BAYER
"Here's an ashtray for his meetings.
"May he enjoy his cigars to his 100th birthday."
"All of you, come down to watch the bullfight!"
COWSHED
The bull is consecrated to a personality.
"I dedicate it to Dr Mann on his 70th birthday."
In Milan's sky.
In Rome's sky.
In Naples' sky.
In Florence's sky.
In Venice's sky.
"It was hotter."
CAIRO
LISBON
"Are there really still people who don't believe in aspirin?"
The propaganda department to the rescue.
Ready to head to Leverkusen,
optimistic division, eager to work.
With a bottle of port as a birthday gift.
HAVANA
Bayer office building and factory under construction.
"It was just a dream."
"Good idea for his 75th birthday though!"
WARSAW
Birthday rest.
Let's go have a glass of old Polish mead.
Really aged.
"This one is worthy of the birthday boy!"
"Our best wishes on your birthday from the other end of the world."
Discussion about the birthday gift.
A Batavian custom during celebrations: chasing evil spirits.
The feast.
Stellinha suggests giving Dr Mann and his wife
photographs from Rio de Janeiro as a souvenir of their visit.
"It was very hot."
"Do you remember when the fridge arrived
"and the taste of Rio beer?"
As promised, we look forward to the next visit
to prepare even nicer pictures for his 75th birthday.
ATHENS
Greek wine,
and Greek dance.
10 000 wishes for Dr Mann.
Shark fins and sea cucumbers.
After the meal, "gambling".
VIENNA
BOARD MEETING ON 13 OCTOBER AT 10 AM
ON THE OCCASION OF Dr MANN'S 70th BIRTHDAY.
Baden by Vienna.
Melk on the Danube.
IN THE EVENT OF A HEADACHE, ARTERIES CONTRACT
TELEGRAM
The board meeting.
"Let's go have young wine in a tavern,
"to the rhythm of 'Vedepha'."
End of part 1.