News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/25

Date Released

25 Mar 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Gretna Green Wedding in Australia
• 2. RAF Plane Loses Its Way
• 3. Cheltenham Gold Cup
• 4. Snooker Battle of the Brothers
• 5. RAF’s Greatest Bombing Raid
• 6. Evacuation Difficulties
• 7. George Formby in France
• *Professional Tennis in US
• *Girl Students Skiing in Italy
• *Irish Kennel Club Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

British bomber lands in France, or so he thinks, but when the pilot asks a peasant if he is in France he hears the reply in German "No, this is Germany",

Keywords

Curiosities; Aviation; Military

Locations

Germany

Length of story (in feet)

40

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

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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