The Runaway Horse

1908 ActionComedy 7 minutes Directed by Louis J. Gasnier

About The Runaway Horse

A laundry man leaves his horse and cart to make a delivery. The horse finds a bag of oats and eats the whole bag. When the man comes out, the horse has so much energy that the cart bolts.

Cast & crew

More about The Runaway Horse

Louis J. Gasnier directed the French comedy.

Themes

  • a horse left at the curb
  • a bag of oats
  • a cart that will not stop
  • horse
  • oats
  • laundry
  • cart
  • Gasnier

Preservation

A print is on the Internet Archive.

Scenes

  • The horse finishes the oats before the driver returns.
  • The cart takes off down the street.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-the-runaway-horse)