News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

55/8

Date Released

27 Jan 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

663

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Cardiff - Wales vs England
• 2. Sutton Coldfield Rail Disaster
• 3. Kelly Takes McCarthy’s Title
• 4. Formosa - The Far East’s Powder Keg
• 5. "Flying Bedstead"
• *Rugby - France Beat Ireland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

US aircraft carriers race to Formosa as tension increases

Locations

Formosa; Taiwan

Footage sources

Warner-Pathe

Credits:

Camera

Norman William Roper

Length of story (in feet)

123

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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