Kid Auto Races at Venice
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56% Critic Match

Kid Auto Races at Venice

5.6 / 10 1914 7mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

The Tramp

Lead
Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

Film Director

Frank D. Williams

Frank D. Williams

Cameraman (uncredited)

Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

The Boy (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Lehrman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Kid Auto Races at Venice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker