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

5 / 8

Summary

Workers of an Ordnance Factory present cheque to buy a tank, to Mr Law of the War Office. Another gift was that of £10,000 from Mr Garfield Weston towards the "Speed the Tanks" Fund. Members of his family attend the ceremony.

Keywords

Politics and government; Vehicles; Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Social welfare

Locations

United Kingdom

Length of story (in feet)

87

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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