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.
Watch the official Alkali Ike's Auto 1911 trailer in HD below.
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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04 September 1911
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23 March 1911
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20 February 1911
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02 February 1911
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24 September 1911
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