21 November 1900 Comedy 1 mins
Filming of a character sketch by the well-known vaudevillian Charles E. Grapewin. On a bare stage backed by a dark curtain, a man dressed in a three-piece suit and overcoat holds a racing program and excitedly watches a race supposedly taking place offstage.
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Charley Grapewin as Chimmie Hicks
Frederick S. Armitage Director
Chimmie Hicks at The Races Trailer
United States 21 November 1900
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