New Ideas from USA

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1244
Date Released
6 Apr 1953
Date submitted
23 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melon Tyres. DESCRIPTION: MELON TYRES - From California - a new water melon tyre, called a Roligon. Made of Nylon, rubber and neoprene, it can be driven over anything without discomfort of puncture. It can also be driven over a pedestrian without discomfort (to the pedestrian, that is). SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Girl testing tyre with finger. Weird vehicle fitted with tyres across whole of front and back. Sausage shaped tyres. Vehicle’s tyres go easily over boulders. CU pliable tyre over rock. Vehicle runs over man with no ill effect on him.
Keywords
Vehicles; Curiosities; Safety devices; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
California; Carmel
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
58802
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Ideas from USA', British Movietone News Issue No. 1244, 6 Apr 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18465 (Accessed 22 May 2025)