The Lighter Side: Midget Car

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1290A
Date Released
25 Feb 1954
Date submitted
11 Feb 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
The Lighter Side
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Midget Car. DESCRIPTION: A Buddhist Priest in Japan has built himself a midget car from aircraft parts and a motor-cycle engine. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Buddhist priest gets into midget car. Driving car along country lanes etc. Various scenes.
Keywords
Vehicles; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Japan; Kaisagata
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60556
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Lighter Side: Midget Car', British Movietone News Issue No. 1290A, 25 Feb 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19071 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)