News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/61

Date Released

29 Jul 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Navy on Land
• 2. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Veteran Car Rally
• 3. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Camouflaging Cars
• 4. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Baby Bison
• 5. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Children’s Variety Show
• 6. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Wedding
• 7. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: The "Go to Its" Take a Rest
• 8. Picture Paragraphs from World’s News: Bomber in Street
• 9. Toy Army to Beat Germany
• 10. American Gift to Britain
• 11. The King at a Naval Base
• 12. Nazi Bombers Beaten Off
• *Cuban Elections
• *PT at Wembley
• *Henry Ford Jnr Wedding
• *Polo for Charity in US
• *Latest Fire Pump
• *Another Zoo Baby
• *Mexican Elections
• *Testing Defences Mines

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 12

Summary

King inspects ships and Fleet Air Arm seaplanes and crews during visit to a naval shore base. During an air raid alarm he goes down into an underground air raid shelter.

Keywords

Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; War damage; Navy; Military

Length of story (in feet)

55

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

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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