News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1937

Date Released

22 Sep 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Britain Devalues Pound - Mix To
• 2. Duke Skippers Cricket Team to Beat Hampshire
• 3. Lakes Steamer Disaster
• 4. Ryder Cup Goes West Again
• *C of I Trailer: Give Us a Lift

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

In special newsreel interview Chancellor explains drastic government decision, taken to avert threatened financial disaster. [all underlined] On day after Chancellor broadcasts, banks close, stock brokers do record business "in the street" while nation adjusts itself to shock of devaluation.

Keywords

Politics and government; Economics; Newsreels

Library number

18084

Length of story (in feet)

201

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

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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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