News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

685

Date Released

20 Sep 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Britain’s War Chiefs at French Manoeuvres
• 2. Royal Tourists Home But Didn’t See Windsors
• 3. Ten Youths Die in Scottish Farm Holocaust
• 4. Piracy Patrol Starts before Nyon Ink Dries
• 5. Aviatrix No 1 Learns ABC of Flight
• 6. Durham Spends £1,000,000 to Be Sure of a Drink
• 7. Mechanical Hop Picker Menaces 20,000 "Holidays"
• 8. Realistic "Battle" Shows Germans Their New Army

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

Scotland’s worst fire tragedy since Paisley cinema fire. Irish potato workers trapped by flames as they slept.

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Accidents and disasters; Youth

Locations

Kirkintilloch

Library number

6708

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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