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Poster of Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914 · Film · 7 min

  • Comedy

Plot

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.

About Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice (also known as The Pest) is a 1914 American film starring Charles Chaplin. It is the first film in which his "Little Tramp" character makes an appearance before the public. The first film to be produced that featured the character was actually Mabel's Strange Predicament; it was shot a few days before Kid Auto Races but released two days after it; this film, meanwhile, was released only five days after the first film in which Chaplin appeared, Making a Living. In 2020, Kid Auto Races was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

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Cast

  • Charlie ChaplinThe Tramp
  • Henry LehrmanFilm Director
  • Frank D. WilliamsCameraman (uncredited)
  • Gordon GriffithThe Boy (uncredited)
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