Alkali Ike's Auto

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Alkali Ike's Auto
Directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Written byGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Produced byGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Starring Augustus Carney
Harry Todd
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • May 20, 1911 (1911-05-20)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Alkali Ike's Auto is a 1911 American silent short comedy film directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. The film is the first in the "Alkali Ike" series. [1]

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Preservation

Also preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [2]

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References

  1. "Silent Era – Alkali Ike's Automobile". silentera. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.4 c.1978