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The Marathon (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Marathon' is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive at George Eastman House.
Plot
Bebe is besieged by suitors who want to take her to watch a local marathon. Bebe's father, a former heavyweight boxer, scares off all the suitors but Snub who wins him over by offering him a cigar. Not long afterward, Harold arrives to woo Bebe too. He gets into a scuffle with both Snub and Bebe's father. The police are summoned. Harold flees Bebe's house in a hurry and becomes entangled among the marathon runners who also angrily pursue him.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Lew Harvey
* Wallace Howe
* Gus Leonard
* Gaylord Lloyd
* Marie Mosquini
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* William Petterson
* Dorothea Wolbert
* Noah Young
See also
* Harold Lloyd filmography
References
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