Some Chicken - Some Neck

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/6
Date Released
19 Jan 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
Mr Churchill in Ottawa talks of the military leaders of France at the time of the French collapse who reported to their Prime Minister that in three weeks Britain would have her neck wrung like a chicken - some chicken - some neck.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Canada; Ottawa
Length of story (in feet)
300
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Some Chicken - Some Neck', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 42/6, 19 Jan 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/99242 (Accessed 05 Jul 2025)