Hover Scooter

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1641

Date Released

14 Nov 1960

Date submitted

10 Nov 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Miss World
2. 2Honest John Fired
3. 3Hover Scooter
4. 4After the Battle
5. 5Christmas Rush Starts
6. 6Remembrance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hover Scooter. DESCRIPTION: Aviation pioneer Lord Brabazon of Tara is still pioneering, at 76, and he’s obviously interested in the Hover Scooter. It’s based on the principle of the Hovercraft, and, like that remarkable British invention, it floats on a cushion of air. This was a pre-Motor Cycle Show demonstration at Long Ditton by the prototype. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man on hover scooter. CU man. MLS crowd. GV hover scooter. CU same. CU handle bars. CU instrument panel. GV scooter moving in circles. CU scooter revolving (bottom) LS same. MS to LS scooter riding on water. GV same. LS same.

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

England

Card file number

81367

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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