{"product_id":"rubber-tires-silent","title":"Rubber Tires (Silent)","description":"Working girl Mary Ellen Stack lives in poverty in New York with her parents and kid brother. They decide to sell their dilapidated home and make a go of it in California. To make the journey, Mary Ellen purchases a slightly used automobile from the local junk dealer. Little does she realize that it is the first car ever built by the Tourist Motors Company, and they are offering a substantial ($10,000) reward for it. When word gets out that the prized automobile is on the road, treasure hunters all over the country head out in hot pursuit of it -- while the Stack family is completely unaware that the solution to all their money problems is literally right underneath their noses...\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRubber Tires\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming comedy directed by Alan Hale, Sr., who is best known to film fans as a character actor. He had winning supporting parts in classics such as \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1934), \u003ci\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e (1940). Hale also memorably played Little John to both Douglas Fairbanks' and Errol Flynn's archers in \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e (1938). His son, Alan Hale, Jr., is recognizable to generations of TV viewers as the Skipper on \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1964-1967). Gorgeous leading lady Bessie Love got her start with D.W. Griffith, who cast her in his epic \u003ci\u003eIntolerance\u003c\/i\u003e (1916). She is best remembered for her role in the science fiction extravaganza \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e (1925) and her Academy Award nominated turn in \u003ci\u003eThe Broadway Melody\u003c\/i\u003e (1929). Frank Coghlan, Jr., or \"Junior Coghlan\" as he is called here, was a popular child star during the silent era. As a young adult he played his most famous role: Billy Batson in the Republic serial \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Captain Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e (1941).\u003ci\u003eRubber Tires\u003c\/i\u003e was released under the alternate name \u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Reward\u003c\/i\u003ein Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802309550230,"sku":"089218820495","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218820495.jpg?v=1762193550","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/rubber-tires-silent","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}