Go-Karting Globe Trotters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1675A
Date Released
13 Jul 1961
Date submitted
4 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Go-Karting Globe Trotters. DESCRIPTION: Americans Bill Davies and Stan Molt, seen here in Paris, are driving very different racing cars for a very different purpose. They have already visited many countries in their globe-trotting tour by go kart, and after 3 months in France, the plan is to visit Britain, Belgium, Scandinavia and Germany. Bill and Stan are members of a movement called Humour for Peace, and that’s the serious idea behind their travels. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU Bill Davies and Stan Molt. MCU same with go-karts. MS same drive off. TS same driving go-karts (main road). BS same. BS same. BS same - traffic. TS Bill and Stan on go-karts traffic passing. TS go-karts. MLS same among traffic. GV Bill and Stan drive past in go-karts.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
82796
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Go-Karting Globe Trotters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1675A, 13 Jul 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24183 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)