The Marathon (film)

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