News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/55

Date Released

10 Jul 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. With Our Troops in Syria
• 2. Visitors from the USA
• 3. British Cruiser Visits Gambia
• 4. USA to Protect Iceland
• 5. Tanks, and More Tanks
• 6. Italian Prisoners "Down Under"
• 7. Java Stands Prepared
• 8. Soviet Russia’s Mechanised Might
• *Diving Stars at Beverly Hills
• *Man-Made Lightning
• *Big Fire in Jacksonville
• *Irish Red Cross
• *Budge V Perry - Tennis
• *Typing Tournament

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

A detachment of men from the US Marine Corps arrives in London to help the staff of the American Embassy. America’s ace radio news commentator Mr Raymond Gram Swing over here at the invitation of the BBC. American nurses who were on their way to care for air raid victims were torpedoed aboard the liner "Maarsden" in the Atlantic.

Keywords

Mass media; Ships and boats; Newspapers; War damage; Navy; Diplomacy; Military

Locations

London; England

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

Film clip

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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
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London
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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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