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A Job for the Police

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
469
Date Released
22 Dec 1963
Date recorded
8 Nov 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
794
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Job for the Police

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A gang of tough crooks quietly await the payroll-carrying car. Suddenly they strike. In a moment, cashier and driver are the victims of yet another vicious attack ... A job, you might say, for the police. True enough. But have you considered the enormous variety of jobs that add up to a policeman’s lot? Pathe Pic was invited behind the scenes - and learned to realise that policeman is a title that pays no tribute to the vast assortment of skills we encountered. Just think. A policeman is a sailor who every day patrols thirty-six miles of Thames river. He is a horseman. He is a diver. He trains dogs. He is jack of so many trades designed to weld together in the bid to save life and property. And if he isn’t always the motorist’s friend, he’s a wizard enough skid-pan driver as he excitingly demonstrates.
Keywords
Police
Locations
London; Hendon; England; Epping Forest
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Tim Brinton
Length of story (in feet)
756
Story extras:
Film clip

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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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