The Runaway Horse

The Runaway Horse

Directed by Louis J. Gasnier

Produced by Pathé Frères

19087 min6.0 / 10

A lighthearted silent-era slapstick comedy built around a simple, physical premise: a horse's chaotic energy unleashed by overeating.

A laundry man parks his horse-drawn cart to make a delivery. While he is inside, his horse sees a bag of oats and starts to eat them. By the time the man comes back outside, the horse has eaten a whole bag of oats, and has so much energy that he begins to race out of control.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Runaway Horse sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does The Runaway Horse end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Runaway Horse easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Runaway Horse scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Runaway Horse violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

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