The Lighter Side: Midget Car

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1290A

Date Released

25 Feb 1954

Date submitted

11 Feb 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Tour - Latest Pictures
2. 2Berlin - The Conference - Final Scenes
3. 3The Lighter Side: Surfing
4. 4The Lighter Side: Midget Car
5. 5The Lighter Side: An Odd Rooster
6. 6A Royal Film Premiere
7. 75th Round FA Cup
8. 85th Round FA Cup
9. 95th Round FA Cup
10. *Barbarians V All Blacks

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Section Title

The Lighter Side

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Midget Car. DESCRIPTION: A Buddhist Priest in Japan has built himself a midget car from aircraft parts and a motor-cycle engine. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Buddhist priest gets into midget car. Driving car along country lanes etc. Various scenes.

Keywords

Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Japan; Kaisagata

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

60556

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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