Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

NR 1914 · 7 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy

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 · Written by Charlie Chaplin

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