The First Auto
1927
5.8 (5)
1 hr 15 min
English
See this picture---it's funny enough to make a horse laugh.
The transition from horses to automobiles at the turn of the century causes problems between a father and son.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
- automobile industry
- horseless carriage
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Top Cast
Russell Simpson as Hank Armstrong
Charles Emmett Mack as Bob Armstrong
Barney Oldfield as The Master Driver
Patsy Ruth Miller as Rose Robbins
Frank Campeau as Mayor Jim Robbins
Gibson Gowland as The Blacksmith
Anders Randolf as The Auctioneer
William Demarest as The Village Cut-Up
Top Crew
Roy Del Ruth · Director
Anthony Coldeway · Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck · Story
David Abel · Cinematographer
Martin Wall Bolger · Editor
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