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His New Automobile (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

His New Automobile (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

King Drake has the automobile craze, and announces to his fellow-boarders that he is about to buy a car. He tells his sweetheart Jane Gallup that he will invite her to drive with him down Fifth Avenue and, left alone in the parlor, they ...See moreKing Drake has the automobile craze, and announces to his fellow-boarders that he is about to buy a car. He tells his sweetheart Jane Gallup that he will invite her to drive with him down Fifth Avenue and, left alone in the parlor, they take an imaginary joy-ride, King using a stool as a steering wheel. Ned Roarer, the floorwalker, is trying to sleep in his room above the parlor and bangs his shot on the floor. In spite of this protest and a further protest on the part of the landlady, King and Jane kept right on with their noisy "automobiling." After bidding Jane goodnight, King goes to his room and writes a letter to an automobile manufacturer, ordering a new car on time payments and enclosing $1.00. The new auto arrives a few days later. King looks it over, and tries to regulate and start it according to the instructions in the book of rules provided by the manufacturer. The car starts unexpectedly and King and Jane run after it. During the preliminary try-out, the car stops dead and King gets underneath to see what the trouble is. After righting matters, he rides off with Jane to meet with all sorts of trouble before he gets the hang of manipulating the steering apparatus. Getting too confident of his newly acquired skill as a chauffeur, he is warned by Jane that he will be arrested for speeding. But his speeding doesn't last long, as he loses control and the car, owing to his faulty steering, begins to skid backwards. After managing to stop the car, King and Jane consult the book of rules to ascertain the cause of the reverse action. King inspects the feed tank, but something goes wrong in the works, resulting in a terrific explosion. After a while, King picks himself up, looking like a tramp and aching from head to foot. He looks around for Jane and picks her up on the adjacent rocks in a most woebegone condition. Giving Jane a sympathetic kiss, he looks up and spies the remains of the auto smoldering in the branches of a tree. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot King Drake King Drake See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Jane Gail Jane Gallup Jane Gallup See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Ned Reardon Ned Roarer - The Floorwalker Ned Roarer - The Floorwalker See fewer	The Marble Heart (1915)
Joseph Granby Actor Actor See fewer	The Great Romance (1919)
Arline Pretty Actress Actress See fewer	The Primrose Path (1925)