One Wild Ride

One Wild Ride
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Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Written byHal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
F. Richard Jones
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Production
company
Hal Roach Studios
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • December 6, 1925 (1925-12-06)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

One Wild Ride is a 1925 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1][2] It was the 45th Our Gang short subject to be released.[3]

Synopsis

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The gang has a taxi, consisting of an old Model T with no engine, pushed by a horse. When the owner takes his horse back, they must rely on motorists to tow them to the top of the hill so they can coast down. Little Farina borrows the car and it runs out of control all over town, causing mayhem everywhere it goes.

Notes

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This 1925 Our Gang short was remade in the 1932 Little Rascals short Free Wheeling.

1925 print advertisement with watermelon stereotype.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Filming Locations

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The big hill used in the film starts at the intersection of Rose Avenue and Overland Avenue in the Palms section of Los Angeles.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Silent Era: One Wild Ride". silentera.com. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: One Wild Ride". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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