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The Marathon (S)

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Original title

The Marathon

Year

1919

Running time

14 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred J. Goulding

Cast

Producer

Rolin Films

Genre

Comedy | Silent Film. Sports. Short Film

Synopsis

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.

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The Marathon (S)

1919

Alfred J. Goulding