Thanks for the Buggy Ride

Thanks for the Buggy Ride is a 1928 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Beatrice Van and Tom Reed. The film was first released on April 1, 1928, by Universal Pictures. Due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was prepared late in 1928. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film stars Laura La Plante, Glenn Tryon, Richard Tucker, Kate Price, Jack Raymond and Trixie Friganza. ^[1][2][3]

Thanks for the Buggy Ride
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Screenplay by	Beatrice Van Tom Reed
Story by	Byron Morgan
Starring	Laura La Plante Glenn Tryon Richard Tucker Kate Price Jack Raymond Trixie Friganza
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Edward M. McDermott
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1928 (1928-4-1)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent Version Sound Version (Synchronized) English Intertitles

Cast

• Laura La Plante as Jenny
• Glenn Tryon as Joe Hall
• Richard Tucker as Mr. McBride
• Kate Price as Mrs. Crogan
• Jack Raymond as Mr. Belkoff
• Trixie Friganza as Actress
• Lee Moran as Bill Barton
• David Rollins as Harold McBride

Music

The sound version of the film featured a theme song entitled “Thanks for the Buggy Ride” by Jules Buffoon.

Reception

Time magazine called the movie "one more somewhat rickety vehicle for the comic daintiness of Cinemactress Laura La Plante":

It is an antiquated wagon, moving along upon wheels of device so often employed that they squeak loudly: thus, at a picnic, pigs gobble the sandwiches; when the picnickers, a young songwriter and a dancing instructress, seek nearby shelter they are embarrassingly mistaken for a married couple, which, later on, they become. Thanks for the Buggy Ride seems to be unconscious of its triteness. It has a careless, youthful, bumptious gaiety, which gives it the quality of a nutting bee, or a hayride in a Ford truck organized for the amusement of juvenile sophisticates. ^[4]