News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/96

Date Released

1 Dec 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Horse Racing in Baghdad
• 2. Peace or War in the Pacific
• 3. Newsbriefs from Singapore
• 4. New Homes for the Blitzed
• 5. World’s Biggest Bomber

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Corporation of Croydon set about a practical re-housing scheme for bombed out residents by furnishing empty houses and making them available to the homeless.

Keywords

Social conditions; War damage

Locations

Croydon; Surrey

Length of story (in feet)

127

Story extras:

Film clip

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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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