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{{Short description|American documentary (1996)}}
{{about||the 1931 short film|Taken for a Ride (1931 film)|the song by the band Tally Hall|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album)#Taken for a Ride}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Taken for a Ride
| image = Pacific-Electric-Red-Cars-Awaiting-Destruction.
| caption =
| director = Jim Klein
| producer =
| writer =
| narrator = {{unbulleted list
| Jim Klein
| [[Renée Montagne]]
}}
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = [[New Day Films]]
| released = {{Film date|1996}}
| runtime = 55 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}} '''''Taken for a Ride''''' is a [[documentary]] film by Martha Olson and Jim Klein about the [[General Motors streetcar conspiracy|Great American Streetcar Scandal]]. The 55-minute film was first broadcast on August 6, 1996 on the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] television series ''[[POV (TV series)|POV]]''.
==Synopsis==
''Taken for a Ride'' begins with interviews on the inefficiencies and congestion on [[Transportation in Los Angeles|Los Angeles' highways.]] Next, the film displays a variety of archival footage on streetcar systems around the United States,
==Analysis==
==References==
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==External links==
▲*[http://www.pbs.org/pov/takenforaride/ ''Taken for a Ride''] at the P. O. V. website
*{{IMDb title|id=0236785|title=Taken for a Ride}}
*[http://culturechange.org/issue10/taken-for-a-ride.htm Article on the film at Culture Change magazine]
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