Invention

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1269
Date Released
28 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Car Safety Device. DESCRIPTION: CAR SAFETY DEVICE - A thoughtful Frenchman has invented a steering wheel that gives way and a windshield that falls forward, when a bad crash occurs. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Car drives past camera. Driver in crash helmet at new steering wheel on car. Car drives across open ground with two other cars demonstrating new device in use.
Local distribution only
This story withdrawn from issue. Originally item 6.
Keywords
Vehicles; Safety devices; Inventions and discoveries
Card file number
59792
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Invention', British Movietone News Issue No. 1269, 28 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18784 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)