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All Germany knows him as "the Nazi Martyr." He wrote the words of the Nazi anthem, now called "The Horst Wessel Song." But in life Horst Wessel was merely "one of many" original brownshirts. Because Horst Wessel wrote a song and happened to be one of the Browns killed by the Reds he has grown great in Death. But his life scarcely makes good enough cinema material to endow with the mighty name HORST WESSEL. As released last week Hans Westmar, One of Many goes lighter on the Jews, heavier on the Communists than did Horst Wessel. It is definitely militaristic — at a time when all Chancellor Hitler's words are of Peace. "You must be Good Europeans ! '' a pacifist teacher tells his class. "Down with arms !" "To arms!" shouts Student Hans Westmar. In order to fight, bleed and make themselves "true Germans" Hans and his classmates stage a dueling match with sabres. They thus break the antidueling law of the German Republic, one of the first laws canceled by Adolf Hitler when he became Chancellor. To tempt Hero Hans a beauteous U. S. heiress appears, but Hans scorns a life of ease in the U. S., rushes to do Nazi battle in the streets of Berlin and dies, as did Horst, assassinated by Reds. In the final scene Nazis march triumphant under Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to celebrate Hitler's rise to Chancellor. While this closing episode was being filmed excited Storm Troopers beat up a U. S. spectator who failed to salute the Nazi banner. To salute it as it flashed on the screen up popped last week's entire audience, including former Crown Prince Wilhelm.