A couple of auto enthusiasts advertise their desire to own a car in the newspaper. A lawyer of dubious standing persuades them to purchase his vehicle.
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The Mechanical Mania of 1917: A Celluloid Time CapsuleThe year 1917 represented a pivotal junction in the American consciousness, a time when the internal combustion engine was transitioning from an elitist curiosity to a populist necessity. This societal shift is captured with frantic, slapstick energy in An Auto Nut....
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert P. Kerr
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"The Mechanical Mania of 1917: A Celluloid Time CapsuleThe year 1917 represented a pivotal junction in the American consciousness, a time when the internal combustion engine was transitioning from an elitist curiosity to a populist necessity. This societal shift is captured with frantic, slapstick energy in An Auto Nut. While many films of the era, such as The Fall of a Nation, were preoccupied with grand political narratives or the looming specter of global conflict, this short comedy focuses it..."
