Following on from Snow (1963) and Rush Hour (1970), here’s The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913) – the third film we’ve plucked from the wonderful British Film Institute (BFI) Archive.
The film featured in ‘The Big Smoke: Films from a Lost London 1896-1945′, a touring programme of films from the BFI National Archive and depicts a test drive around central London in a miniature Cadillac car ordered by Queen Alexandra for Crown Prince Olav (later King) of Norway.
The Edwardian back drop is fascinating but nothing beats the deadpan expression on the mini-vehicle’s driver’s face.
More from the BFI Archive:
Snow (1963)
Rush Hour (1970)
Tea Making Tips (1941)
Piccadilly (1929)
Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Colour On The Thames (1935)
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