The First Auto
The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This automotive drama follows a young man who tries to get his father to move on with the times. His father, a horse racer, doesn't believe that automobiles are worth investing in. This was one of the last roles played by Charles Emmett Mack, who unfortunately died in a car accident not long after the release of this picture.
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The First Auto (1927) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Starring
- Russell Simpson, Charles Emmett Mack, Barney Oldfield, Patsy Ruth Miller, Frank Campeau, Gibson Gowland, Anders Randolf, William Demarest
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