In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.
A clumsy oversized cyclist causes chaos.
Musty Suffer finds a bicycle and gets a job as a messenger; hilarity ensues, of course.
Musty, messenger boy, is assigned to deliver a cook stove to a certain address. In spite of the fact that there is no one home and the house locked up, Musty takes the stove in through the window.
Charley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless landlord Noah and his family.
The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless free of propaganda, and featured the first film score by the legendary composer Nino Rota.
To get his girl back, that has fallen for a biker, a worker and one of his friends enter a six day race.
A Sundown, le conseil municipal se réunit pour trouver le moyen d'enrayer la vague de banditisme qui s'est développée depuis l'annonce de l'arrivée du télégraphe. Il tombe d'accord pour faire venir Johnny Barrett, le fils de l'ancien shérif de Sundown, tué dix ans auparavant. A peine arrivé, Johnny est provoqué par les "durs" de la ville, mais, à la consternation de la population, refuse d'utiliser la violence.
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Peter Carter, un aviateur anglais, dont l'avion a été touché par la DCA, entre en contact par radio avec June, une jeune Américaine, peu de temps avant de sauter dans le vide sans parachute ! Autant dire qu'il est promis à une mort certaine. Mais, suite à un "bug" au niveau de la gestion des décès dans l'au-delà, il se retrouve sur une plage, au lieu de se présenter au bureau des entrées célestes ! Un messager est dépêché sur terre pour le chercher, mais Peter refuse de le suivre car il vient de tomber amoureux...
Henry demonstrates his two-wheel tomfoolery, but there's no happy ending for this bike.
Épouse d’un riche industriel, Maria-José est la maîtresse d’un intellectuel, professeur d’université, Juan. Au cours d’une promenade en voiture avec lui, elle écrase un ouvrier à bicyclette et prend la fuite. Tandis que son amant est bouleversé par ce drame, elle ne redoute qu’un scandale public et s’inquiète des insinuations d’un maître chanteur, Rafà. Profondément tourmenté, Juan prend conscience de sa veulerie au contact des étudiants : il démissionne de l’université et demande à sa maîtresse d’aller à la police avec lui pour avouer leur responsabilité dans la mort du cycliste...
Jiminy Cricket narrates the history and practice of bicycle safety.
Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the owner of the newspaper, dismisses him. But Cleto do not give up and shows Don Macario his latest invention: " The telemirófono ", a device that allows you to see the person talking on the phone...
The dangers of showing off while riding bicycles is related by a boy whose young brother foolishly disregarded safety instructions.
Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marital struggles.
This charming assessment of Britain's bicycle industry illustrates the popularity of cycling both as transport (for business or pleasure) and for sport in the 1950s. Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to someone rather older, while becoming romantically involved with a local farmer - at least until he tries to evict a newly-arrived expectant couple who park their caravan on his land.
This bicycle-safety film shows children what can happen when bicycles are driven carelessly and recklessly.
Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.