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Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914·7 min·US
Director: Henry Lehrman
Comedy
Spotlight: Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp interferes with the celebration of several kid auto races in Venice, California (Junior Vanderbilt Cup Race, January 10 and 11, 1914), standing himself in the way of the cameraman who is filming the event.

The Tramp interferes with the celebration of several kid auto races in Venice, California (Junior Vanderbilt Cup Race, January 10 and 11, 1914), standing himself in the way of the cameraman who is filming the event.

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Registering the Registry 2020: Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) — Medium

Analysis of Chaplin's screen debut of the Tramp character filmed at the 1914 Pushmobile Parade in Venice, California.

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp

Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

Film Director

Frank D. Williams

Frank D. Williams

Cameraman (uncredited)

Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

The Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

writer

Frank D. Williams

cinematographer

Enrique Juan Vallejo

cinematographer

Henry Lehrman

writer

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