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

Summary

Experiments at a Pittsburgh laboratory are being made to render aeroplanes safe in an electrical storm. A model all-metal plane is shown undergoing tests, and an actual car with a motorist, also.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Science and technology

Locations

Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

You may need to login in to external websites.

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.

Series held

View all series held by British Pathe Ltd