News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/4

Date Released

11 Jan 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Facing Danger with Men of the Minesweeping Flotilla
• 2. Snow in Rome
• 3. War in the Arctic Circle
• 4. The Prime Minister’s Speech
• 5. Gracie Entertains Again
• 6. Western Front Flares Up
• 7. Scuttled by Order of Hitler
• *Irish Cabbies Meet in Phoenix Park, Dublin
• *Miami Open Golf Tournament
• *Colonel Batista to Run for Cuba Presidency
• *US Army V Navy Football

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

Russo/Finnish war continues, and already one whole division has been completely destroyed. Finnish C-in-C General Wallenius interviews Russian prisoners for information. But as the Russians retreat they leave behind them a trail of tragic destruction.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Finland

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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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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