Gadoo

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2116

Date Released

22 Dec 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Newsfilm Awards
2. 2Gadoo
3. 3Top Teen
4. 4Ko Rose
5. 5Chimps on Ice

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gadoo. DESCRIPTION: Ron Ward, formerly a farmer in Perth, Western Australia, has invented a new fun toy. Three steel hoops with pedals welded between, it can carry adults as well as children and it’s already making quite an impact in Europe. SHOTLIST: LAS man balancing on Gadoo. MCU Gadoo’s pan to man welding them. CU man holds Gadoo. LAS boy on Gadoo & then upside down. GV school & children. CU girls legs on Gadoo. MS girl crosses street on Gadoo, BS ditto. MCU 3 girls pass camera. MS 3 girls on Gadoo cross road.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

95398

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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