Trailer: "Nero ... Save Fuel"

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/16
Date Released
25 Feb 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
George Cole as a schoolboy and Alastair Sim as Nero speak to each other in rhyme and it ends with Nero telling how he burned down Rome and the boy says he was careless and should have saved it for fuel.
Keywords
Public information; Performing arts
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Trailer: "Nero ... Save Fuel"', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 43/16, 25 Feb 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/99868 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)