News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1222

Date Released

16 Nov 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Recruiting Women Trailer
• 2. Eighth Army on Past Tobruk
• 3. The Memory Harks Back
• 4. Salute Soviet’s Silver Jubilee
• 5. Oran Landing - First Pictures

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Immense convoy of 850 ships takes US Expeditionary Force to Africa. Typical landing, at Oran, proceeds smoothly, according to plan.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Military

Library number

12479

Length of story (in feet)

320

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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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