The Marathon
Brief Synopsis
A man gets chased into an ongoing marathon.
Cast & Crew
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Alfred J. Goulding
Director
Harold Lloyd
Bebe Daniels
Snub Pollard
Sammy Brooks
Fred C. Newmeyer
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Short
Silent
Release Date
1919
Production Company
Rolin Films
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Technical Specs
Duration
10m
Synopsis
A man gets chased into an ongoing marathon.
Director
Alfred J. Goulding
Director
Cast
Harold Lloyd
Bebe Daniels
Snub Pollard
Sammy Brooks
Fred C. Newmeyer
Lew Harvey
Wallace Howe
Dorothea Wolbert
William Petterson
Noah Young
Gaylord Lloyd
Marie Mosquini
Gus Leonard
Bud Jamison
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Short
Silent
Release Date
1919
Production Company
Rolin Films
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Technical Specs
Duration
10m
Articles
The Marathon (1919)
This 1919 short by director Alf Goulding features one of the earliest screen appearances of the "mirror gag" later popularized by the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933). In a film full of characters swapping places with one another for comic effect, Harold Lloyd flees from a similarly dressed policeman only to find himself on the back side of a broken mirror. He's safe as long as he can continue to pretend to be the man's reflection. When a woman comes to the mirror, though, all bets are off.
The Marathon (1919)
This 1919 short by director Alf Goulding features one of the earliest screen appearances of the "mirror gag" later popularized by the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933). In a film full of characters swapping places with one another for comic effect, Harold Lloyd flees from a similarly dressed policeman only to find himself on the back side of a broken mirror. He's safe as long as he can continue to pretend to be the man's reflection. When a woman comes to the mirror, though, all bets are off.
