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Canada Gets Tanks, America Gets Busy!

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1007
Date Released
24 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Canada Gets Tanks, America Gets Busy!
  2. 2US "All Out for US" Says Lord Lothian
  3. 3News Flashes - Stop Press
  4. 4News Flashes - Stop Press
  5. 5News Flashes - Stop Press
  6. 6Canterbury Joins "Military Objectives"
  7. 7The Big Barrage You Never Hear

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
Two hundred and thirty tanks arrive by rail in Canada. In Washington, G-men put on display at annual convention. "Charlie McCarthy" famous ventriloquial dummy of films, joins American Air Force.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Curiosities; Crime; Performing arts
Locations
Washington; United States of America; California; Canada; Ontario; District of Columbia; Riverside
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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