News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

717

Date Released

10 Jan 1938

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. US Dash for Water Speed Record Fails
• 2. Fascist Rumania Sets Europe New Problems
• 3. Mutiny Charges Follow Wreck of Luxury Liner
• 4. Out of Stir in Time for Stirring Time
• 5. First Pictures Panay Incident and the Capture of Nanking

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

22,000 ton liner President Hoover runs aground on barren reef. Dramatic rescue scenes of passengers who later complained of crew’s conduct.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Formosa

Library number

7086

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

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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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