To Beat Traffic Jams

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1507

Date Released

21 Apr 1958

Date submitted

17 Apr 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cyprus Cinema Blown Up
2. 2Chancellor Adenauer’s Visit
3. 3Buddha’s Birthday
4. 4To Beat Traffic Jams
5. 5Award to Zeta Team
6. 6The Brussels Fair

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rotocycle Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: Meet the Rotocycle X-Roe-X: which is being built, in France, under an American license. It seems to be one of the most fascinating methods of transport, since man first went down river, on a log. SHOTLIST: MS machine unpacked and assembled. CU same. CU pilot switches on. LS take off. Low angle take off. MS machine flying. CU women watch. Various angles flying shots over field.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

73430

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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