My love and fascination with early movies has lead me to run across a goodie. Thanks to the Warner Brothers Archive instant I was able to see the 1927 film "The First Auto". It stars Russel Simpson and Charles Emmet Mack.
To give you a brief overview of the film with out giving to much away. The story is about a man name Hank Armstrong who loves horses and is not to thrilled with the idea of 'horseless-carriages' being invented. On the other hand, his son loves the idea and is fascinated by them. Tension builds between the two.
I personally like the beginning of the film when Hank has winning all the horse races in town. Then how the drama built up as his prize horse dies during giving birth. That scene was a definite tear-jerker. But just when you think the film is going to end in such a melancholy mood it doesn't. I won't say anymore. I don't want to spoil the ending.
If you are one who enjoys dramas and silents this would be a great film to see. Or if you have never seen silent films this is one of the few to start with along with 'Metropolis" (1927) and "The Cabinet of Doctor Calligari" (1920) among several of the Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton shorts and films.
The film "The First Auto" is available on Warner Brothers Archive Instant and on Warner Brothers Archive DVD.
The First Auto | Shop.WarnerArchive.com
References:
The First Auto on IMDB
Metropolis on IMDB
The Cabinet of Doctor Calligari on IMDB
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