News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1421

Date Released

11 Oct 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Princess Opens Seamen’s House
• 2. Hurricane Strikes US
• 3. Pocket Republic Honours Alexander
• 4. A Great American Passes
• 5. Now Dunkirk
• 6. Trailer: Can’t Keep an Old Blade Down

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

Last and most memorable in the chain of channel ports Dunkirk is evacuated by its 23,000 civilians. Hitherto unpublished pictures taken from German reel illustrate the early story of the Beaches.

Keywords

Occupied territories; Newsreels

Library number

14070

Length of story (in feet)

236

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

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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