Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life is a 1913 American silent comedy short film, directed and produced by Mack Sennett. It stars Sennett, Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, The Keystone Cops and Barney Oldfi
Iconic film still, with left to right: Hank Mann; Ford Sterling; Al St John and in foreground Mabel Normand
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Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was a pioneer American racing driver. His name was "synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". He was the winner of the inaugural AAA National Cha
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
…a 1913 American silent comedy short film, directed and produced by Mack Sennett. It stars Sennett, Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, The Keystone Cops and Barney Oldfield as himself, in his film debut. It was distributed by the Keystone Film Company, and released in the United States on June 3, 1913. The film is preserved…
Oldfield, c. 1920
Henry Ford standing next to Oldfield's first car in 1902
Oldfield driving the Peerless "Green Dragon" at Lakeside Track in San Diego, California, in April 1907
Barney Oldfield sitting in his Blitzen Benz at Daytona (undated)