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Confidence in His Own Contrivance.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Engineering.
Motor vehicles.
Spectators.
Technology.
Transportation.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (38 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1930.
Summary:
Motor car collision staged to test a new safety bumper. Shot of a car being driven deliberately into an empty, stationary vehicle. After the collision, members of the crowd rush forwards to examine the bumper. The bumper is then tested against a steel pillar - the driver falls out of the car upon impact, but seems uninjured. A shot of the driver perched on the bumper, talking to the spectators.
Notes:
Issue number: 966-2 ; Story number within issue: 3 of 5
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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