Ways And Means (1929)

C/U of lower part of the train as the pistons move backwards and forwards. C/U of wheels turning. Intertitle reads: “Feed the brute!“ High angle shot of stoker shovelling coal into the boiler. C/Us of the wheels. M/S of man applying oil to parts of the train whilst it is in motion (the train is in a shed so it doesn’t actually go anywhere while it is being tested). “Over 90 miles an hour - without moving a foot!“ Various shots of the train. “Now for a contrast.“ Man crouches down by a model railway. He sets a train off and the camera follows it as it moves around the tracks. It seems to be in his garden. High angle shot of train coming out of a tunnel and going over a bridge. South Africa - a new machine which can travel over both land and water. L/S of crowd of people watching the strange amphibious craft being moved along on wheels. “Queer, isn’t it?“ reads an intertitle. C/U of the front of the craft. We can see the body of a car inside. New York - a main road goes right through a