Series: Paul Parrott
Director: Jay A. Howe
Producer: Hal Roach
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Stars: James Parrott, Jobyna Ralston
Company: Pathé Exchange
Released: 26 November 1922
Length: 1 reel
Production No.: C-64
Filming dates: August 15-19, 1922
Rating: -/10
The Flivver
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Basically, two men compete to reach a young lady before the other. In one car we have Paul (James Parrott), who has his car delivered to him in a crate, which he unpacks and assembles in a car-like fashion; and his rival suitor George Rowe, who eagerly tries to find a quicker route to the waiting lady. Along the way, Paul gets a tow from other vehicles, including a streetcar, whilst George tries desperately to enlist taxi drivers to get him to his destination. After several failed attempts to get into a taxi, the rival does eventually find someone (Eddie Baker) who is willing to drive him to where he needs to go. Both men arrive at the lady's house at approximately the same time and she gets into George's car. It seems that the rival has won, but for a bump of his car with Paul's, which catapults the lady from one car to the other. The rival's driver laughs at the farce (despite having his vehicle bumped) and the rival angrily protests as Paul drives off in his flivver with the lady. |
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Favourite bit There is a nice scene where James Parrott gets his hands on a large magnet, which unfortunately for him attaches itself to everything metal along the way, including parts of his car. |
| Trivia • Copyrighted December 14, 1922. • Also listed for November 29, 1922. • Two sources were used to construct the footage I have from the film, which is still incomplete. I have uploaded my version to my YouTube channel. • A "flivver" is a cheap car, in generally poor condition. • On the back of the streetcar there is a sign which says "Pay as you enter rear end". Sounds rather anal to me. |
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James Parrott Paul |
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Jobyna Ralston The girl |
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George Rowe The rival |
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Eddie Baker Car driver |
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William Gillespie Car driver stopped by officer |
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Sammy Brooks Taxi passenger |
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| SHOT ON LOCATION (click any image to enlarge) 
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| Acknowledgements: Dave Glass (help with footage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpTcSknyhaE&t=1s (extra footage) This page was last updated on: 26 November 2023 |