19 May 1911 Comedy, Western 11 mins
Alkali Ike and Mustang Pete are both wooing the same woman. Ike hopes to take her for a horseback ride, but she chooses instead to go with Pete, who has a horse and carriage. Ike trades his horses for an automobile, hoping to win her over that way, but things do not work out as planned.
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Augustus Carney as Alkali Ike
Harry Todd as Mustang Pete
Margaret Joslin as Betty Brown
Arthur Mackley as Man in Apron
United States 19 May 1911
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25 October 1911
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10 April 1911
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25 December 1911
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18 February 1911
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19 January 1911
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