News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/28

Date Released

7 Apr 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Lord Halifax Visits Famous Tea Car
• 2. Sport: Dixie’s Grand National
• 3. Sport: Duke of Windsor Referees a Charity Golf Match
• 4. Mr Menzies Sees London’s Fire Fighters
• 5. Change Here for the RAF
• 6. Spitfires in the Making
• 7. Wrens in Their Nest
• *Dog Sled Race
• *Dancing Partner Girls
• *The Columbian Mile Record

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

In a neck and neck tussle between Walter Mayel and Les McMitchell the latter wins by four yards. In the pole jump Earl Mayers sets up a world indoor record with a jump 14’ 7 1/8". In the sixty yards high hurdle Walcott beats Tomich.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

New York

Length of story (in feet)

99

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary

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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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