- Country: France
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1910-09-01
- Director: Louis J. Gasnier , Max Linder
- Writers: Max Linder
- Language: None | French
- Stars: Max Linder , Rastrelli
- Runtime: min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Un cross-country original (France, French Republic) , Un cross-country original , Ein originelles Wettlaufen (Germany) , Ein originelles Wettlaufen (Austria) , An Original Cross-Country Running (United Kingdom)
- Plot:
The entering conditions of a race ran thus: "Each competitor must be attired in a dress suit and a top hat; he must carry an umbrella in one hand, a lighted pipe in his mouth, lead a dog on a leash, and must be mounted on roller skates." Dogs of all sizes, shapes and breeds yelp, bark and dance on their leashes; perspiring and unhappy-looking men struggle to make headway or surmount high obstacles, whilst open umbrellas wave wildly in the air, or curve and gambol merrily along the ground. However, all things must come to an end, and in due course the race is finished. In the last picture we see Max Linder bestowing a crown of paper laurels on the winner.
- IMDB:tt1018801
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