Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914Short⏱️ 11mNot Rated

ShortComedy

⭐ 5.7

IMDB Rating

3,560 votes

The Tramp wanders into and disrupts the filming of a go-kart race.

Director

Henry Lehrman

Writers

Henry Lehrman, Charles Chaplin

Stars

Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Gordon Griffith

Release Date

February 7, 1914

Language

None, English

Country

United States

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💬 37

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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Chaplin

as Tramp

Henry Lehrman

as Film Director

Gordon Griffith

as The Boy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

1300 Main Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Keystone Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Kid Auto Races in Venice is interesting first look at Chaplin's Tramp character

by tavm • 2006-11-09

6/10

"Kid Auto Races in Venice is historical in that it marks Charlie Chaplin's first appearance as The Tramp. In this short film, The Tramp is a spectator in a soap box derby race that is being filmed. Throughout the short, Charlie keeps getting in front of the camera and getting pushed off by either the cameraman or other spectators. In addition, he almost gets knocked off by some of the kid racers! Obviously not much to mention of the plot of this six minute short but for some reason I was constantly amused by Chaplin's constant wandering in and out of the path of where the race cars we..."

💡 Did You Know?

This was the first film in which Charles Chaplin played his most famous character, The Tramp. With only a small number of exceptions, Chaplin would play only The Tramp (or slight variations on the character) on film until The Great Dictator (1940).