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Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile

1961 · 52 min

A gentle, nostalgic archival ramble through old photographs and footage, more educational than gripping, best for curious history-minded viewers.

Directed by
Robert L. Bendick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Groucho Marx
Overview
Combining photos, narration, musical orchestration, and archival pre-WWI footage, the filmmakers vividly capture the automobile and its transformative impact upon American history and culture

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Directed by
Robert L. Bendick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Groucho Marx
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Robert L. Bendick
    Written by
    Philip H. Reisman Jr.
    Starring
    Groucho Marx
    Runtime
    52 min
    Languages
    English

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