| Synopsis: Legendary racecar driver Barney Oldfield plays himself in the engaging little period piece The First Auto. Russell Simpson plays livery-stable owner Hank Armstrong, who is appalled beyond words when his son Bob (Charles E. Mack) comes home with one of those newfangled "horseless carriages." Throwing Bob out of the house, Hank stubbornly sticks to his stable business, only to be driven into bankruptcy by the ever-growing popularity of the automobile. When Bob returns to his hometown to participate ... Full Synopsis
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| "A horse is practical -- a horse has got sense -- a horse is an animal, you fool!" Says breeder Russell Simpson (via an inter-title, of course) when confronted with an early automobile in this pleasantly nostalgic silent comedy-drama from Warner Bros. In fact, The First Auto, which has been restored by UCLA, is a nostalgic experience in more ways than one. A charming, if sweetly condescending, depiction ... Read Review | |
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