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Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

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Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914

0h 7m

5.6(164 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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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4 featured cast members

Starring

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)

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Directed by: Henry Lehrman
Written by: Charlie Chaplin
Henry Lehrman
Produced by: Mack Sennett

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