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A Livin’ Doll

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1625
Date Released
25 Jul 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The King in the City
  2. 2Calgary Stampede
  3. 3Bluebird’s First Run
  4. 4A Livin’ Doll
  5. 5King George Vth Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Livin Doll. DESCRIPTION: This is Rainbow, the radio-controlled doll, seen here beside the basement swimming pool in a London house with the owner, Miss Honoria Plesch. Containing 7 motors, 9 relays and 20 yards of wire, Rainbow can do anything. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS small boy walking with radio controlled doll. MS same. MS same. CU doll. MS doll and boy. CU doll. MS woman with control box. CU woman with control box. CU. Control box. MS boy and doll in boats. MLS same. CU boy playing with doll. CU same. CU same. CU doll. CU control box. CU boy and doll.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Children; Inventions and discoveries; Toys and models
Locations
London; England
Card file number
80678
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:

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