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His Prehistoric Past

His Prehistoric Past

1914Short⏱️ 22mNot Rated
ShortComedy
5.3
IMDB Rating
1,150 votes

Charlie dreams he is in the Stone Age, where King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler, falls in love with the king's favorite wife, Sum-Babee. During a hunting trip the king is pushed over a cliff. Char...

Director
Charles Chaplin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, May Wallace
Release Date
December 7, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
as Weakchin
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
as King Lowbrow
May Wallace
May Wallace
as The Queen
👤
Gene Marsh
as Sum-Babee - Lowbrow's Favorite Water Maiden
👤
Fritz Schade
as Ku-Ku aka Cleo - Medicine Man
👤
Cecile Arnold
as Cavewoman
Al St. John
Al St. John
as Caveman
👤
Helen Carruthers
as Cave-Woman
Syd Chaplin
Syd Chaplin
as Cop in Park
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Ted Edwards
as Caveman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Keystone Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

dream sequencehit in the headflirtingclubshot in the butt

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

not great but at least it's interesting!
by planktonrules2006-07-02
7/10

"This is an early Chaplin short. Almost all of his earliest films from 1914-1915 were plot less and pretty incoherent. However, considering the generally poor quality of films of the time, they were adored by the public. It was only a few years later that Chaplin's films began to be great works of art--with real scripts, higher production values and some coherence. This film is one of Chaplin's earliest. And, considering how early it was made, it's surprising how much plot there actually is. Charlie is a caveman in a land where there are 1000 women for every man. He defeats the ..."

💡 Did You Know?

In 1916, during the First World war, this film was released in the UK in 2-parts.

📖 Synopsis

Charlie dreams he is in the Stone Age, where King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler, falls in love with the king's favorite wife, Sum-Babee. During a hunting trip the king is pushed over a cliff. Char...