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Film, Video Magic of the bicycle

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About this Item

Title

  • Magic of the bicycle

Summary

  • This film portrays all the fun of bicycle riding and is especially designed to stimulate an interest in cycling among people of all ages. Discusses the origins and development of the bicycle while also exploring the health and social benefits of cycling.

Names

  • Walters, Glenn R., 1930-2019, screenwriter, film director
  • Saylor, Cynthia, film director
  • Sharp, Joseph (Animator), animator
  • White, Paul Dudley, 1886-1973, interviewee
  • Field, David A., 1917-1998, interviewer
  • Arnold, Schwinn & Company, presenter, sponsor
  • Valdhere Films Inc., production company

Created / Published

  • United States : [Distributor not identified, 1965]

Headings

  • -  Bicycles--History
  • -  Cycling--Health aspects
  • -  Cycling--Social aspects

Genre

  • Live-action/animation films
  • Short films
  • Sponsored films
  • Industrial films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  ©1965 Arnold, Schwinn & Co. copyright notice on film
  • -  Interviewee: Paul Dudley White.
  • -  Interviewer: David A Field.
  • -  Unable to positively determine original release and distribution.
  • -  Possibly incomplete: begins abruptly.
  • -  Part of summary from The Harrison Press.
  • -  Sources used: The Harrison Press, March 16, 1972, p. 8, viewed online February 9, 2024 via Newspaper Archive.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 24 min.) : sd., col.

Source Collection

  • MacDonald (J. Fred and Leslie W.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024601042

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Walters, Glenn R., Screenwriter, Film Director, Cynthia Saylor, Joseph Sharp, Paul Dudley White, David A Field, and Schwinn & Company Arnold. Magic of the Bicycle. produceds by Valdhere Films Inc.Uction Company [United States: Distributor not identified, 1965] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024601042/.

APA citation style:

Walters, G. R., Saylor, C., Sharp, J., White, P. D., Field, D. A. & Arnold, S. &. C. (1965) Magic of the Bicycle. Valdhere Films Inc.Uction Company, prod [United States: Distributor not identified] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024601042/.

MLA citation style:

Walters, Glenn R., Screenwriter, Film Director, et al. Magic of the Bicycle. prod by Valdhere Films Inc.Uction Company [United States: Distributor not identified, 1965] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024601042/>.