The Auto-baby

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

503

Date Released

22 Jan 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

948

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

NoS synopsis: "About the world’s youngest regular auto driver - and a 1 H.P. car, too." C/U of a miniature car with a little girl sitting in the driving seat. She climbs out and lifts up the bonnet. C/U of her using a spanner to tighten something on the engine. Onlookers stand around and watch. She closes the bonnet and gets back into the car. On the side of the car it reads: "Automobiles d’Enfants." so this is presumably a French story. The girl drives off. High angle shot of the young girl (4 or 5 years old) driving along the street. Several men on bicycles follow closely behind. "Traffic has no terrors for her." We see her manoeuvring through a busy street. Various shots of her driving along. M/S of the girl sitting in the car and shaking hands with another young girl - an admirer presumably.

Keywords

Children; Motor vehicles

Footage sources

Pathe Re-issue

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.204
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP204
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

109

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