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Kid Auto Races at Venice

19146 minUnited States
Comedy
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
6:21
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Henry Lehrman · Public domain

Synopsis

A camera crew tries to record a children's race in Venice, California, but a spectator repeatedly places himself in front of the lens. Pushing him aside only encourages another attempt to become the subject of the picture. The sporting event continues around a small battle over who deserves the camera's attention.

Cast

DirectorsHenry Lehrman

Behind the scenes

Chaplin and Henry Lehrman performed among spectators at an actual race. This was the first released film to show Chaplin's Tramp costume, although Mabel's Strange Predicament had been filmed with the character before it.

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