Charles Chaplin, para muitos o maior génio da história do Cinema, começou a sua actividade cinematográfica em 1914.
Um dos primeiros filmes foi: “Kid Auto Races at Venice”.
Indicado como sendo rodado em 7 de Fevereiro de 1914, o seu 2º filme; sendo o 1º rodado em 3 de Fevereiro de 1914.
Este filme foi mesmo o primeiro filme em que aparece a famosa personagem “Charlot”, ou “Tramp” = “Vagabundo”.
Charlie, dressed as a tramp for the first time, goes to a baby-cart race in Venice, California. He causes a great deal of trouble and confusion, both on off the track (getting in the way of the cameraman) and on (interfering with the race). He succeeds in irritating both the participants and the public.Charlie visits the Kid Auto Races at Venice, California. It's a big event with thousands of spectators along the track, where the kids compete with another in small cars. A film team is trying to capture the event, but whenever they put up the camera, Charlie walks around in front of it. The film director is irritated and tries to push Charlie aside, but Charlie comes back over and over again. In the end the director gets furious and kicks Charlie in his backside. Charlie revenges himself by making wry faces straight into the lens. Afterwards Charlie writes a letter to his girl friend, complaining that his picture didn't pass the censor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004189/The Kid Auto Race in Venice : Mack Sennett : Free Download & Streaming : Internet ArchiveCurioso que a FIAT entra neste filme de Chaplin, apesar de ser nos EUA e a FIAT sendo Italiana nunca se ter virado muito ao longo da história para os EUA.
http://ppavideo.blogspot.com/2011/12/charlie-chaplin-kid-auto-races-at.html 
