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Saved by an Auto
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Allan Dwan?
Cast: (unknown)
American Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Film Supply Company of America [Flying A]. / Released 7 August 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
[?] Comedy?: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Mrs. Sam Winston, of Ranch R, went to visit in Denver. Delighted with automobiles, she orders old Sam to buy one promptly upon her return. This he does. When it arrived he spent two days in profanity and gave up the job. Meantime, Mrs. Winstons brother-in-law went to visit them from Denver. He bought a horse to ride to the ranch and was quickly arrested as a horse-thief. A friendly line-man, watching the excitement, sent the news to Ranch R. Mrs. Winston knew that ordinary horses never would reach her brother-in-law in time. Grabbing that crank firmly, Mrs. Winston got a spark, then a chug-chug. Ten minutes later she ran over an Indian who confessed the horse theft. Five minutes after that her brother-in-law had the noose taken from his neck and all was happiness.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm acetate duplicate negative, 35mm acetate master positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 18 July 2021.
References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Andrew Van Gorp.
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