News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1884

Date Released

21 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Independent Eire Celebrates St Patrick’s Day
• 2. Egypt Restores Temple Wrecked in 27 Bc
• 3. British Motor-Bikes Sweep the Board in US Championships
• 4. Paris Spring Styles Pose for Cameras
• 5. Navy Tests Gibraltar Defences

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

1. Dayton Beach Machines manufactured in Britain win first, second and third places in America’s biggest motorcycle race, the two-hundred-mile. b. Bavarian Alps Motorcycles tow men on skis in thrilling new sport. c. Paris Inventor amuses French capital, travelling on his one-wheel motorcycle.

Keywords

Vehicles; Curiosities; Inventions and discoveries

Length of story (in feet)

144

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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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