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A 1913 silent Creator/KeystoneStudios comedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Creator/MabelNormand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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A 1913 silent Creator/KeystoneStudios comedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Creator/MabelNormand as "[[TheDanza [[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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* ChokeHolds: The Villainous Rival's WeaponOfChoice seems to be violent strangulation.
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* ChokeHolds: The Villainous Rival's WeaponOfChoice preferred means of combat seems to be violent strangulation.
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* DastardlyWhiplash: The Villainous Rival. While he doesn't have ''quite'' the look this term conjures up nowadays, he still embodies the tropes with his [[DarkIsEvil black coat,]] NiceHat, ComicalOverreacting, usage of a classic DeathTrap, and ''especially'' [[BeardOfEvil his mustache,]] which he [[CharacterTic twirls constantly.]]
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* DastardlyWhiplash: The Villainous Rival. While he doesn't have ''quite'' the look this term conjures up nowadays, he still embodies the tropes with his [[DarkIsEvil black coat,]] NiceHat, Nice Hat, ComicalOverreacting, usage of a classic DeathTrap, and ''especially'' [[BeardOfEvil his mustache,]] which he [[CharacterTic twirls constantly.]]
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This was one of the first -- [[{{Troperiffic}} and one of the most straightforward]] -- "railroad rescue" movies. However the concept -- [[NeverLiveItDown which is still highly associated with silent cinema to this day]] -- was an import from the world of theatre, where it had already been a mainstay for half a century.
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This was one of the first -- [[{{Troperiffic}} and one of the most straightforward]] -- "railroad rescue" movies. However the concept -- [[NeverLiveItDown [[PublicMediumIgnorance which is still highly associated with silent cinema to this day]] -- was an import from the world of theatre, where it had already been a mainstay for half a century.
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* ChainedToARailway: The earliest known example of this in film, [[note]] not counting ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNb6dbFni8 The Train Wreckers]]'' (1905) -- which skipped the actual chaining -- or ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFY1qnYFG0 Buster in Nodland,]]'' (1912), which only had a toy train, not a "proper" railway [[/note]] and it was already considered a tired old cliche, which is why it's used in this satirical comedy. The trope actually dates back to Victorian stage melodrama.
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* ChainedToARailway: The earliest known example of this in film, film. [[note]] That is, not counting ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNb6dbFni8 The Train Wreckers]]'' (1905) -- which skipped the actual chaining -- or ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFY1qnYFG0 Buster in Nodland,]]'' (1912), which only had a toy train, not a "proper" railway railway. [[/note]] and it It was already considered a tired old cliche, which is why it's used in this satirical comedy. The trope actually dates back to Victorian stage melodrama.
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* ChainedToARailway: The earliest known example of this in film, and it was already considered a tired old cliche, which is why it's used in this satirical comedy. The trope actually dates back to Victorian stage melodrama.
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* ChainedToARailway: The earliest known example of this in film, [[note]] not counting ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNb6dbFni8 The Train Wreckers]]'' (1905) -- which skipped the actual chaining -- or ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFY1qnYFG0 Buster in Nodland,]]'' (1912), which only had a toy train, not a "proper" railway [[/note]] and it was already considered a tired old cliche, which is why it's used in this satirical comedy. The trope actually dates back to Victorian stage melodrama.
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* ChainedToARailway: The earliest known example of this in film, and it was already considered a tired old cliche, which is why it's used in this satirical comedy. The trope actually dates back to Victorian stage melodrama.
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A 1913 silent comedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Mabel Normand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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A 1913 silent Creator/KeystoneStudios comedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Mabel Normand Creator/MabelNormand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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]][[note]] From left to right: Mack Sennet, Mabel Normand, and Ford Sterling. [[/note]]]]
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->''"So you have these three modes of action occuring all at once: the handcart, the locomotive that is racing towards the same spot, and Barney in the car. And it's really quite breathtaking to watch and see who will get there first."''
-->-- '''The Museum of Modern Art,''' describing the climax of the film.
-->-- '''The Museum of Modern Art,''' describing the climax of the film.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barney_5.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: [[BlatantLies Shifty?! Who, Me? I'm not even here...]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350: [[BlatantLies Shifty?! Who, Me? I'm not even here...]]]]
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* MisteatmentInducedBetrayal: One of the Villainous Rival's henchmen has a HeelFaceTurn after his boss chokes him out and leaves him to die. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It's thanks to him that the Bashful Suitor learns of Mabel's kidnapping in time to save her.]]
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* MisteatmentInducedBetrayal: MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: One of the Villainous Rival's henchmen has a HeelFaceTurn after his boss chokes him out and leaves him to die. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It's thanks to him that the Bashful Suitor learns of Mabel's kidnapping in time to save her.]]
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* TheRace: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title.]] The climax involves Barney Oldfield and the Bashful Suitor racing against the Villainous Rival and his remaining henchman to reach Mabel in time. The Keystone Cops also partake in the chase, [[RedShirtArmy but they are of no help whatsoever.]]
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* TheRace: RacingTheTrain: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title.]] The climax involves Barney Oldfield and the Bashful Suitor racing against the Villainous Rival and his remaining henchman to reach Mabel in time. The Keystone Cops also partake in the chase, [[RedShirtArmy but they are of no help whatsoever.]]
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* BadBoss: The Villainous Rival is quite HotBlooded and physically abuses his henchmen for the slightest mishaps.
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* TheRace: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's right there in the title.]] The climax involves Barney Oldfield and the Bashful Suitor racing against the Villainous Rival and his remaining henchman to reach Mabel in time. The Keystone Cops also partake in the chase, [[RedShirtArmy but they are of no help whatsoever.]]
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* WolverinePublicity: Barney Oldfield really only appears for the climax, essentially filling the role of TheLancer. [[StuntCasting Presumably,]] his name made it into the title because of his RealLife fame. [[SmallRoleBigImpact That said, he plays a ''very'' important role, being almost single-handidly responsible for Mabel's rescue.]]
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* MisteatmentInducedBetrayal: One of the Villainous Rival's henchmen has a HeelFaceTurn after his boss chokes him out and leaves him to die. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain It's thanks to him that the Bashful Suitor learns of Mabel's kidnapping in time to save her.]]
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The Villainous Rival may be LaughablyEvil, and come across as an IneffectualSympatheticVillain at first, but he racks up quite a body count by the end, and Mabel just ''barely'' avoids becoming one of his victims.
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* VillainExitStageLeft: Gloriously [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Rather than living on to pester our heroes another day, the Villainous Rival meets a very [[KilledOffForReal definitive, final end.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: The Villainous Rival gets increasingly unhinged throughout the film, culminating in him offing his last henchman, a squad of policemen, and finally himself.
* VillainousBreakdown: The Villainous Rival gets increasingly unhinged throughout the film, culminating in him offing his last henchman, a squad of policemen, and finally himself.
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* BeardOfEvil: The Villainous Rival has his twirly mustache, and the henchman who ''doesn't'' abandon him has a full trimmed beard.
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* AngryFistShake: The Villainous Rival does one whenever he's really upset, which -- given his temprament -- [[CharacterTic happens quite often.]]
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* ChokeHolds: The Villainous Rival's WeaponOfChoice seems to be violent strangulation.
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* GoodCounterpart: Barney Oldfield is presented as one for the Villaimous Rival Both have an affinity for fast vehicles, but the former is far nicer to women, lacks the latter's violent tendencies, and is much calmer overall.
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* HandcarPursuit: The villains use a handcar to reach the train station and steal an engine. The Keystone Cops later use the same method of transportation to go after them. [[TheCavalryArrivesLate However, Mabel has already been rescued by the time they arrive.]]
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* RailroadTracksOfDoom: More so than usual, as the "engineer" is actually ''trying'' to kill people.
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* WorldOfHam: There's a fair amount of hamminess in this film, particularily from Sennet and Sterling.
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* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Barney Oldfield and the Villainous Rival are both seen chomping on cigars.
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* TreeCover: All three of the villains somehow manage to hide behind a single tree -- albeit a big one -- before they kidnap Mabel.
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* DastardlyWhiplash: The Villainous Rival. While he doesn't have ''quite'' the look this term conjures up nowadays, he still embodies the tropes with his [[DarkIsEvil black coat,]] NiceHat, ComicalOverreacting, usage of a classic DeathTrap, and ''especially'' [[BeardOfEvil his mustache,]] which he [[CharacterTic twirls constantly.]]
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* JustInTime: Our heroes manage to get both Mabel and themselves off the tracks ''right'' before the train engine passes by.
* MadBomber: The Villainous Rival throws some lit explosives at Barney Oldfield's car.
* NoNameGiven: The Bashful Suitor and the Villainous Rival. [[IAmNotLeonardNimoy Plenty of viewers tend to refer to them by the names of their actors as a result.]]
* MadBomber: The Villainous Rival throws some lit explosives at Barney Oldfield's car.
* NoNameGiven: The Bashful Suitor and the Villainous Rival. [[IAmNotLeonardNimoy Plenty of viewers tend to refer to them by the names of their actors as a result.]]
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* BewareOfTheSillyOnes: The Bashful Suitor comes off like an awkward dork at first, but this doesn't stop him from saving Mabel from an oncoming train.
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* BewareOfTheSillyOnes: BewareTheSillyOnes: The Bashful Suitor comes off like an awkward dork at first, but this doesn't stop him from saving Mabel from an oncoming train.train.
* DamselInDistress: Mabel. She ''is'' strong enough to defend herself against the Villainous Rival's advances, but his henchmen prove to be too much for her.
* DamselInDistress: Mabel. She ''is'' strong enough to defend herself against the Villainous Rival's advances, but his henchmen prove to be too much for her.
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* InteractiveNarrator: Mabel clearly gets flustered after being described as "sweet and lovely" by her own introductary text.text.
* PoliceAreUseless: The Villainous Rival effortlessly guns down a squad of Keystone Cops -- with a six shooter, no less -- making them fall over like bowling pins.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The Villainous Rival effortlessly guns down a squad of Keystone Cops -- with a six shooter, no less -- making them fall over like bowling pins.
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* BewareOfTheSillyOnes: The Bashful Suitor comes off like an awkward dork at first, but this doesn't stop him from saving Mabel from an oncoming train.
* DrivenToSuicide: At the end of the film, the Villainous Rival ends up putting a gun to his head. Though since he turns out to be out of bullets, he makes do with strangeling himself instead.
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The film starts off with Mabel and her very shy suitor falling in love, Sterling's character, [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous as he is,]] then unsuccessfully tries to woo Mabel for himself. [[IfICantHaveYou Not taking the rejection well,]] he decides to have her ChainedToARailway, [[DisproportionateRetribution steal a train and run her over.]]
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The film starts off with Mabel and her very shy suitor falling in love, Sterling's character, [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous as he is,]] then unsuccessfully tries to woo Mabel for himself. [[IfICantHaveYou Not taking the rejection well,]] he decides to have her ChainedToARailway, [[DisproportionateRetribution steal a train and run her over.]]]]
Fortunately for Mabel, RealLife racing champion Barney Oldfield [[ContrivedCoincidence just happens to be in town with his trusty car.]] What follows is a [[TitleDrop race for a life]] where Oldfield and Sennet try to reach and rescue Mabel before Sterling has time to enact his unscrupulous plan.
This was one of the first -- [[{{Troperiffic}} and one of the most straightforward]] -- "railroad rescue" movies. However the concept -- [[NeverLiveItDown which is still highly associated with silent cinema to this day]] -- was an import from the world of theatre, where it had already been a mainstay for half a century.
The film also features appearances from a squad of Keystone Cops, (all of whom are killed in the climax,) and a pre-''Hazards of Helen'' Helen Holmes, who briefly appears as an extra.
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Fortunately for Mabel, RealLife racing champion Barney Oldfield [[ContrivedCoincidence just happens to be in town with his trusty car.]] What follows is a [[TitleDrop race for a life]] where Oldfield and Sennet try to reach and rescue Mabel before Sterling has time to enact his unscrupulous plan.
This was one of the first -- [[{{Troperiffic}} and one of the most straightforward]] -- "railroad rescue" movies. However the concept -- [[NeverLiveItDown which is still highly associated with silent cinema to this day]] -- was an import from the world of theatre, where it had already been a mainstay for half a century.
The film also features appearances from a squad of Keystone Cops, (all of whom are killed in the climax,) and a pre-''Hazards of Helen'' Helen Holmes, who briefly appears as an extra.
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A 1913 SilentComedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Mabel Normand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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A 1913 SilentComedy, silent comedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Mabel Normand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
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A 1913 SilentComedy, directed by Mack Sennet, who also stars in the film as [[TheHero "a bashful suitor,"]] alongside Mabel Normand as "[[TheDanza "Mabel sweet and lovely,"]] Ford Sterling as [[BigBad "a villainous rival,"]] and Barney Oldfield AsHimself.
The film starts off with Mabel and her very shy suitor falling in love, Sterling's character, [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous as he is,]] then unsuccessfully tries to woo Mabel for himself. [[IfICantHaveYou Not taking the rejection well,]] he decides to have her ChainedToARailway, [[DisproportionateRetribution steal a train and run her over.]]
The film starts off with Mabel and her very shy suitor falling in love, Sterling's character, [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous as he is,]] then unsuccessfully tries to woo Mabel for himself. [[IfICantHaveYou Not taking the rejection well,]] he decides to have her ChainedToARailway, [[DisproportionateRetribution steal a train and run her over.]]
