News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/88

Date Released

31 Oct 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Americans with Canadian Army
• 2. South Africa Builds Its Own Tanks
• 3. Bombers and Gunners in the Making
• 4. Royal Activities
• 5. Action! An Incident in the Blitzkrieg
• 6. Anglo / Czech Pact Signed - Foreign Office
• 7. Greece at War with Italy
• 8. Mr Churchill in Scotland
• *Boys Town
• *Racing Through the Fair
• *G-Men
• *American Paratroops
• *Miami Dog Races

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

Block of London working class flats with shops at ground level is destroyed by bomb. These pictures taken three minutes after the bomb had fallen shows the immediate work of the Civil Defence Services, police, firemen and ARP workers, who were on the scene in seconds organising rescue operations.

Keywords

War damage; Civil defence

Locations

London; England

Length of story (in feet)

79

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

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

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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