MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN: A Top-of-the-Line Roadster

By Betsy J. Green

A “Flying A” director’s new car made the pages of a national movie magazine.

“Alan Dwan . . . drove into Santa Barbara with his new $6,000 Simplex 90-horsepower roadster. It is white, has splendid lines, and will be used by Mr. Dwan in scouting about for [silent film] locations.” – Motion Picture News, April 12, 1913

Betsy’s Way Back When book — Movies & Million-Dollar Mansions — is now available in local bookstores and at Amazon.com. This is the seventh book in her series on the history of Santa Barbara. Learn more at betsyjgreen.com​.