One Wild Ride

One Wild Ride
One Wild Ride
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach ; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach; F. Richard Jones
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Production; company	Hal Roach Studios
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	December 6, 1925;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated November 25, 2025

One Wild Ride is a 1925 short silent comedy film, the 45th in the Our Gang series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[1]^[2] It was remade in the 1932 short Free Wheeling .^{[ citation needed ]}

Plot

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

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Mickey Daniels as Mickey
Johnny Downs as Johnnie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Mary Kornman as Mary

Additional cast

Jackie Hanes as Little Bellingham
Unknown actress as Little girl
Ed Brandenburg as Sprinter
Richard Daniels as Johnnie's grandfather
F. F. Guenste as Butler
Al Hallett as Man with bird cage
Fay Holderness as Governess
Dorothy Vernon as Mickey's mother
Pal the Dog as Himself

Filming locations

The high hill shown in the film starts at the intersection of Rose Avenue and Overland Avenue in the Palms section of Los Angeles.^[3]

References

↑ "Silent Era: One Wild Ride". silentera.com. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

External links

One Wild Ride at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: One Wild Ride". silentera.com. Retrieved September 13, 2008.

[NY_Times-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] 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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