Trailer: Digging for Victory

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

43/11

Date Released

8 Feb 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The U-Boat Menace
2. 2Polish Airmen Get Their 500th Kill
3. 3Per Ardua Ad Astra
4. 4Commando Course for Vehicles
5. 5Springboks Home from Madagascar
6. 6Trailer: Digging for Victory
7. *Massed Launching
8. *Woollies on Their Way
9. *Coastguard Manoeuvres
10. *Girls Will Be Boys
11. *Mudlarks at Melbourne

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Father Time character tells the public to prepare for winter and "Dig for Victory". Ted Ray in the role of a gardener is told by Father Time to prepare for winter but he takes no heed. Ray is then seen in the snow with no food. Hence the warning.

Keywords

Agriculture; Public information; Performing arts

Length of story (in feet)

136

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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