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  • Marathon Maniacs (1917)
  • Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy
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Marathon Maniacs (1917)
Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Max and Whiskers both love Pearl, an athletically inclined young woman, who takes a keen interest in sports. There is to he a marathon race in which Max and Whiskers are the favored ones in the betting, and they are training faithfully for...See moreMax and Whiskers both love Pearl, an athletically inclined young woman, who takes a keen interest in sports. There is to he a marathon race in which Max and Whiskers are the favored ones in the betting, and they are training faithfully for the race, but each one has decided to put something over on the other. They revert to tricks in the training quarters. On the day of the race Max plants an automobile out on the course and hides it. Whiskers secures a fleet horse and hides the animal in a safe place. Max and Whiskers watch each other. They drop out of the race, and Max finds the hidden horse of Whiskers and puts a sharp burr under the saddle. Whiskers has found some nitroglycerin, which he puts in the radiator of the car of Max. They both ride for it and have harrowing experiences with the horse and the machine. The marathon runners are plodding along, and the judges are perched in a stand over the road. Pearl is following in her automobile. The race finishes with Max and Whiskers arriving at the tape at the same time, Max in the motor car and Whiskers on the horse. The stand of the judges is knocked down in the confusion, but Max loses as Whiskers feebly staggers under the wire - winner by a whisker. Written by Moving Picture World, September 22, 1917 See less
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Director
Craig Hutchinson
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Craig Hutchinson (scenario)
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Updated Sep 17, 1917
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Sep 17, 1917 (United States)

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