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  1. Lord Louis Mountbatten Takes Command of "Illustrious"

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099002
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    After undergoing repairs in an American shipyard the aircraft carrier Illustrious comes under the command of Lord Mountbatten.

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  2. Strong Words by President Roosevelt

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099003
    Story no
    2 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Roosevelt says that people who think Hitler has been blocked and halted are making a very dangerous assumption. The task of defeating Hitler may be long and arduous.

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  3. German Propaganda Films

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099004
    Story no
    3 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Further pictures of the war in Russia, taken from the German side.

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  4. Rough Water Swimming Race

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099005
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    A hundred swimmers take to the water for the rough water event at Lygala, California. The crossing proves to be very rough indeed but the winner Bill Smith Jnr does it in 20 minutes 12 seconds.

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  5. Mrs Roosevelt at Girl Guides Camp

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099006
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Mrs Roosevelt meets some of the girls at Girl Guide camp in East Otis, Mass. She then makes sync sound speech to them.

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  6. Trailer Pump Competition

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099007
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    22 teams compete in the finals of the Trailer Pump Competition, the winning team being the Edgware Road Fire Station in 1 minute 18 seconds.

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  7. Gracie Fields Back in USA

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099008
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Gracie Fields arrives back in USA by Yankee Clipper and says a few words into camera.

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  8. Soap Box Derby

    Date released
    11 Sep 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/73
    NoS ID
    099009
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    At Derby Downs, Ohio, kids prepare for soap box derby. There are 117 entries and every machine is home made.

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