Barney Oldfield's Race For a Life is a 1913 silent comedy short film directed by the late Mack Sennet.
Virtuous Mabel rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mabel's anxious boyfriend turns for help to the great Barney Oldfield, who jumps in his racing car and speeds to the rescue.
Victims[]
- Two Unnamed Train Conductors - Beaten to death by The Jealous Villain and his two henchmen.
- Unnamed Henchman - Strangled to death by The Jealous Villain.
- Five Unnamed Police Officers - Shot by The Jealous Villain.
- The Jealous Villain - Committed suicide by strangling himself with his bare hands, crushing his windpipe.
Deaths[]
- Total - 9
- All Men
Group Deaths[]
Police Officers[]
- Total - 5
- All Men
Criminals[]
- Total - 2
- All Men
Civilians[]
- Total - 2
- All Men
Kill Counts[]
- The Jealous Villain - 8 (Deceased)
- Al St. John - 1
Trivia[]
- This film is one of the earliest recorded instances of the trope with a damsel in distress being tied to a train tracks by a mustached villain only to be saved just in time.