News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/1

Date Released

1 Jan 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Barge Balloon Barrage
• 2. Wings over France
• 3. Gallant Finland
• 4. Finnish Troops in the Snow
• 5. Aussies Arrive in Britain
• 6. Footballs for the Forces
• 7. The King’s Quotation
• 8. Gracie Entertains Again
• *Rugby Football Final at Melbourne
• *New Streamlined Train Service - New York to Miami
• *Ireland’s Largest Bullock on Show
• *Spring Tulip Planting in New York
• *Ship Stranded at Tweed Heads, Australia
• *Football in US

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

Two thousand footballs are donated to the troops, and the first forty are being presented by a member of the French High Command.

Keywords

Football; Military

Locations

France

Length of story (in feet)

73

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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London
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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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