News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1727

Date Released

18 Sep 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. In 1940 They Beat Invasion
• 2. Italian Peace Angers Trieste
• 3. News Flashes - Stop Press: US Paddle Steamer Explodes
• 4. News Flashes - Stop Press: Dachau Bull Race
• 5. News Flashes - Stop Press: Berlin Organ Grinders
• 6. Rio Fetes Truman
• 7. Sayajirao Wins Leger

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Section Title

News Flashes - Stop Press

Summary

Excursion steamer "Island Queen" explodes on Pittsburg waterfront. Twenty-one of the crew killed and sixteen injured.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Paramount [United States]

Library number

16490

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Ephemera

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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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