His Prehistoric Past
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| His Prehistoric Past | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Mack Swain Gene Marsh Fritz Schade Cecile Arnold Al St. John |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
| Distributed by | Keystone Studios |
| Release date(s) | 7 December 1914 |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | |
| Language | Silent film English (Original titles) |
| IMDb profile | |
His Prehistoric Past is a short movie written by and directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1914. He also stars in this short.
[edit] Synopsis
Set in the stone age, King Low-Brow rules the land and a harem of wives. When Charlie arrives in this land (where every man has one thousand wives), he falls in love with the King's favorite wife. When the King falls over a cliff, he is presumed dead and Charlie crowns himself King. The King, however, is not dead and comes back and bashes Charlie over the head with a rock. It turns out it was a dream and a police man bashed Charlie over the head with his club because he was sleeping in the park.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Chaplin - Weakchin
- Mack Swain - King Lowbrow
- Gene Marsh - Sum-Babee, Lowbrow's Favorite Water Maiden
- Fritz Schade - Sum-Babee, Lowbrow's Favorite Water Maiden
- Cecile Arnold - Cavewoman
- Al St. John - Caveman
[edit] External links
- His Prehistoric Past at the Internet Movie Database
- His Prehistoric Past at archive.org (viewable, downloadable film)

