News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/40

Date Released

19 May 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Mr Menzies PM Speaks to America
• 2. Free French Sailors in Australia
• 3. British Models in Rio
• 4. Home Guard as Palace Guard
• 5. American Aid for Britain
• 6. Gift of Lockheed Bomber to Britain
• 7. The Kentucky Derby
• 8. The Lamb Derby
• *Australia’s Beauty Queen
• *New York Circus
• *Diving Lessons
• *Ajax for Sale
• *Baseball Makes Its Bow
• *Steeplechase at Maryland
• *Stunt Men

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

Wonder horse "Ajax" surprises everyone when he is sold for 6,500 guineas, when a price of 15,000 guineas was confidently predicted.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing

Locations

Sydney; New South Wales

Length of story (in feet)

66

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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