Speed Film Reel 5 (1927)

Reel 5. Unedited material. Moving shots from interior of a car - front of bonnet just visible. Car driving along country road. Shot from car driving towards Big Ben - tree lined street passing 1920s cars and lorries, pedestrians crossing road. Car overtakes other vehicles without much room to spare. “Speeding up traffic is simple - to our camera.“ Speeded up - driving along country road. C/U of feet on the car pedals. Large group of men crowd around a sports car. Sign on the side reads: “ H.P. car built by the Sunbeam Motor Co., Wolverhampton, England.“ M/S of the car stripped of its bodywork. C/U of one of the wheels of the car. M/S of the car, large group of men push the car away from the camera. Men crowd around as driver sits in the car. Small car approaches the crowd of men. C/U of the car’s wheel. C/U of a man working on the chassis of the sports car. He is using a screwdriver to tighten a screw. C/U of part of the car’s engine. 01:47:57 - Door of factory or garage is ope