To Beat Traffic Jams

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1507
Date Released
21 Apr 1958
Date submitted
17 Apr 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rotocycle Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: Meet the Rotocycle X-Roe-X: which is being built, in France, under an American license. It seems to be one of the most fascinating methods of transport, since man first went down river, on a log. SHOTLIST: MS machine unpacked and assembled. CU same. CU pilot switches on. LS take off. Low angle take off. MS machine flying. CU women watch. Various angles flying shots over field.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
73430
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'To Beat Traffic Jams', British Movietone News Issue No. 1507, 21 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22339 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)