A Race for a Handkerchief (1909): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1909, A Race for a Handkerchief is a comedy film.

What it’s about. Gus is making violent love to his cousin Sue, to whom he is engaged, when all at once, he has a desire to sneeze and finds to his consternation that he is without that very necessary article, a pocket handkerchief. Becoming very much excited in his embarrassment, he begins turning his pockets inside out and getting redder and looking more awkward every minute, until Sue, becoming disenchanted with her foolish looking lover, hastens to greet Arthur, whom she sees approaching. It is plain that the latter is gaining ground with Miss Sue, when all at once he begins to sneeze and is unable also to locate his handkerchief. He forgets that on entering he had laid it with his hat on the table, where Gus was fortunate to find it and owing to which good fortune the latter is able to regain the side of his fiancée, who is now alone, as Arthur, feeling that awful tickling sensation in his nose, had to flee.

Who’s in it. A Race for a Handkerchief stars Suzanne Demay, Charles Prince and Louis Blanche.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, A Race for a Handkerchief sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Race for a Handkerchief page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Race for a Handkerchief tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.