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Rotating backdrop behind a stationary Ford meant to give the illusion of the vehicle speeding through pastures.
"The Auto Bandit"
"Every kid in the gallery... probably felt like yelling 'get a horse'" at the ludicrous display.
It's cast and played well enough, but the plot goes nowhere, and is inherently ridiculous as it's been rushed for vaudeville's speed.
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Variety, vol. 32: 6. 10, Oct. 1913