Gas-Bag Car

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
539A
Date Released
5 Oct 1939
Date submitted
2 Oct 1939
Date submitted
28 Sep 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas-Bag Car. DESCRIPTION: A device to counter wartime petrol shortages, the gas bag contains the equivalent of one and two-thirds gallons. SHOTLIST: The balloon is filled with gas and the lorry drives away. It goes under a bridge with only a very small margin to spare.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Economics; Road transport
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37529
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gas-Bag Car', British Movietone News Issue No. 539A, 5 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10308 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)