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Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) is a silent comedy short, directed and produced by Mack Sennett and starring Sennett, Mabel Normand, and Barney Oldfield as himself. It is considered one of the earliest to include the plot of a villain tying a young damsel to the tracks of an oncoming locomotive; a holdover from the Gaslight era of Victorian stage melodrama.
Original Release
06/02/1913
US Release
06/02/1913
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mabel Normand | Mabel |
| Ford Sterling | The Villain |
| Barney Oldfield | Barney Oldfield |
| Raymond Hatton | Loyal Henchman |
| William Hauber | Villager / Cop |
| Helen Holmes | Villager |
| Rube Miller | Villager / Train Engineer |
| Carmen Phillips | Villager |
| Mack Sennett | Mabel's Boyfriend |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mabel Normand | Mabel |
| Ford Sterling | The Villain |
| Barney Oldfield | Barney Oldfield |
| Raymond Hatton | Loyal Henchman |
| William Hauber | Villager / Cop |
| Helen Holmes | Villager |
| Rube Miller | Villager / Train Engineer |
| Carmen Phillips | Villager |
| Mack Sennett | Mabel's Boyfriend |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mack Sennett | Producer |
