Kid Auto Races at Venice

E145697

American film black-and-white film comedy film silent short film

Kid Auto Races at Venice is a 1914 silent comedy short film notable for introducing Charlie Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character to audiences.

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Label	Occurrences
Kid Auto Races at Venice canonical	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ
chronologyWithinCareer	one of Charlie Chaplin’s earliest films ⓘ
cinematography	Frank D. Williams ⓘ
colorProcess	black and white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Henry Lehrman ⓘ
distributor	Keystone Studios ⓘ
era	silent film era ⓘ
eventDepicted	children’s soapbox car races ⓘ
featuresCharacter	The Tramp ⓘ
filmFormat	35 mm ⓘ
filmingLocation	Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Venice, Los Angeles, California
hasAlternativeDescription	early Keystone comedy featuring Chaplin’s Tramp at a kids’ auto race ⓘ
hasFilmStarDebutOf	The Tramp ⓘ
hasFilmTechnique	direct address to camera ⓘ improvised comedy ⓘ
hasGenre	comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	development of Charlie Chaplin’s screen persona ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	a spectator who keeps stepping in front of the camera ⓘ
hasWorkType	short subject ⓘ
isBlackAndWhite	true ⓘ
isSilent	true ⓘ
notableFor	first public appearance of Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp character ⓘ
originalLanguage	Silent film ⓘ
partOf	Keystone comedies ⓘ
portrayedBy	Charlie Chaplin ⓘ
producer	Mack Sennett ⓘ
productionCompany	Keystone Studios ⓘ
releaseDate	1914-02-07 ⓘ
releaseYear	1914 ⓘ
runningTimeCategory	short film ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	6 ⓘ
setting	Venice, California ⓘ
sound	silent ⓘ
starring	Charlie Chaplin ⓘ Henry Lehrman ⓘ
writer	Henry Lehrman ⓘ

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The Tramp → firstAppearance → Kid Auto Races at Venice ⓘ

Keystone Studios → significantWork → Kid Auto Races at Venice ⓘ