1914·Comedy·7m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Henry Lehrman
car race
black and white
silent film
newsreel cameraman
short film
IMDB
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Cast
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp
Henry Lehrman
Film Director
Frank D. Williams
Cameraman (uncredited)
Gordon Griffith
The Boy (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Lehrman
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Screenplay
Henry Lehrman
Screenplay
Frank D. Williams
Director of Photography
Mack Sennett
Producer
Popular Reviews
34 reviews
George Langrish
8.0★ · 04/19/26
the fact that the people at the race aren’t actors and are actually just members of the public makes this even better and this was genuinely quite funny
the fact that the people at the race aren’t actors and are actually just members of the public makes this even better and this was genuinely quite funny
Willow
6.0★ · 01/20/26
the tramp be posing up a storm for that camera
the tramp be posing up a storm for that camera
Liam D
This was honestly frying me what a marvelous thing that we can still laugh at the same things people over 100 years ago would laugh at
This was honestly frying me what a marvelous thing that we can still laugh at the same things people over 100 years ago would laugh at
gracie
he is so me ... unfortunately i, too, would be following the camera around 'subtly'
watching the people in the background laughing at him is so strangely endearing - seeing this is like watching the inception of genius
watching the people in the background laughing at him is so strangely endearing - seeing this is like watching the inception of genius
he is so me ... unfortunately i, too, would be following the camera around 'subtly'
watching the people in the background laughing at him is so strangely endearing - seeing this is like watching the inception of genius
watching the people in the background laughing at him is so strangely endearing - seeing this is like watching the inception of genius
ZZAP
4.0★ · 06/22/25
This is the first film where Chaplin plays the Tramp, the problem is that the latter is not that funny because he is a braggart and in a certain sense haughty, while the one we all know better ("The Kid" for example) is a person who brags but with a heart of gold and at times naive.
This is the first film where Chaplin plays the Tramp, the problem is that the latter is not that funny because he is a braggart and in a certain sense haughty, while the one we all know better ("The Kid" for example) is a person who brags but with a heart of gold and at times naive.