The Remarkable riderless runaway tricycle

A humorous fantasy about a little boy’s tricycle which is mistakenly picked up by garbage collectors and taken to the tip. However, the tricycle mysteriously takes on a personality and a will of its own, escapes from the tip and returns to its owner - but not before having aroused the suspicion of the garbage collectors and the police road patrol. Based on the book by Bruce McNillan.

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Credits

production company

Evergreen Productions

co-producer

John Sturner

Gary Templeton

director

Gary Templeton

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015838

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1982

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