This is a short film that was included as a DVD extra with Warner Brother's film, "Pete Kelly's Blues". I love how classic Warner films on DVDs seem to include a few shorts from the same year of the feature film--often a cartoon and a live action short. They don't have to do this--and it's a great selling point, as I'd pick a Warner DVD over most others because of this.
"Gadgets Galore" is a short about the story of the first automobiles. Lots of crazy scenes involving some idiots driving insanely are narrated with an attempt at humor--sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. Although all the footage appears to be vintage, I think much of it was actually created (for the most part) for this film--it looked very good and the stock footage was integrated well with the new.
So is it any good? Well, to the average viewer probably not. However, fans of auto racing will probably love the actual film clips from the 1910s and 20s.
"Gadgets Galore" is a short about the story of the first automobiles. Lots of crazy scenes involving some idiots driving insanely are narrated with an attempt at humor--sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. Although all the footage appears to be vintage, I think much of it was actually created (for the most part) for this film--it looked very good and the stock footage was integrated well with the new.
So is it any good? Well, to the average viewer probably not. However, fans of auto racing will probably love the actual film clips from the 1910s and 20s.