Winant Visits The Troops (1941)

Unused / unissued material - location and dates unclear or unknown. VS of John Winant, US Ambassador to Britain, visits American volunteers attached to a British army unit in England. He is accompanied by Anthony Eden as he inspects and chats with the men. The men are seen marching and doing rifle training. (Lav.) Old record suggests material dated around August 1941. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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