What’s the movie? 

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Ever wondered how they filmed motoring action scenes in the 1920s? Here’s how. With all that equipment and weight installed at the front it seems good that there’s a couple of passengers in the back seat for compensation!

Now here’s a little game. This archive picture has been with us for ages and we never really knew who these people were or what film they would be in until we started a little search. With Google at our service, we found out remarkably soon more about it. This was a box office success at its time and there’s lots of information to be found. And what’s more: a copy of the original and now almost century-old footage that was shot here is available freely on the web. And it is very amusing, too!

We’re not giving away anything else, but are sure you lot will be able to crack this yourself. Spoiler: things don’t end well for the car!

Words by Jeroen Booij. Picture from the archive.

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