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Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

  • 19131913
  • 13m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
379
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POPULARITY
223,799
383,991
Mabel Normand, Barney Oldfield, and Mack Sennett in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
ComedyShort
Virtuous Mabel rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mabel's anxious boyfriend turns for... Read allVirtuous Mabel rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mabel's anxious boyfriend turns for help to the great Barney Oldfield, who jumps in his racing car and speeds to the rescue.Virtuous Mabel rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mabel's anxious boyfriend turns for help to the great Barney Oldfield, who jumps in his racing car and speeds to the rescue.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
379
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
223,799
383,991
  • Director
    • Mack Sennett
  • Stars
    • Mabel Normand
    • Mack Sennett
    • Ford Sterling
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mack Sennett
  • Stars
    • Mabel Normand
    • Mack Sennett
    • Ford Sterling
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    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Harry Langdon and Alice Ward in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Raymond Hatton, Mabel Normand, and Ford Sterling in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Mabel Normand and Barney Oldfield in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Mabel Normand in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, and Ford Sterling in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
    Mabel Normand, Barney Oldfield, Mack Sennett, and Ford Sterling in Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)

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    Mabel Normand
    Mabel Normand
    • Mabel
    Mack Sennett
    Mack Sennett
    • Mabel's Boyfriend
    Ford Sterling
    Ford Sterling
    • The Villain
    Barney Oldfield
    Barney Oldfield
    • Barney Oldfield
    Raymond Hatton
    Raymond Hatton
    • Loyal Henchman
    William Hauber
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Helen Holmes
    Helen Holmes
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Rube Miller
    Rube Miller
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Carmen Phillips
    Carmen Phillips
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mack Sennett
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Fourth of twelve movies that starred The Keystone Kops.
    • Goofs
      Jealous villain Ford Sterling has been spurned by damsel Mabel Normand. Vengeful Sterling wields a large mallot before his two henchman tie Mabel to the railroad tracks. As Sterling steps onto the tracks he drops the mallot onto his feet and reacts in pain for the camera. If one watches him drop the mallot over & over again on video or dvd you can see that the mallot doesn't come any where near his feet.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)

    User reviews12

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    3/10
    Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life is mostly blah but interesting to see once
    Having recently discovered the films of Mabel Normand and seen some of her great slapstick scenes with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life was a big disappointment for me since Ms. Normand spends most of the short film tied onto railroad tracks because villain Ford Sterling didn't accept Mabel's rejection of his advances (glad to see her do so by knocking him down, however!). When her bashful boyfriend Mack Sennett finds out, he gets real-life race car driver Barney Oldfield to help him rush to her rescue. Also on hand are the Keystone Kops who get a hilarious scene at the end. Other than that and some of Mr. Sterling's over-the-top performance, this was mostly blah for me. Worth a look at least once for silent movie buffs. I saw this on YouTube with a score that contained some modern music from John Williams and other scores from recent movies and TV shows.
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    5
    • tavm
    • Jul 28, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Барни Олдфилд мчится, спасая жизнь
    • Filming locations
      • Inglewood Train Station, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Keystone Film Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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