His Prehistoric Past (1914)
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- Not Rated
- 22min
- Short, Comedy
- 07 Dec 1914 (USA)
- Short
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. Charlie...
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| Charles Chaplin | ... |
Weakchin
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| Mack Swain | ... |
King Lowbrow
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| May Wallace | ... |
The Queen
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Gene Marsh | ... |
Sum-Babee - Lowbrow's Favorite Water Maiden
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Fritz Schade | ... |
Ku-Ku aka Cleo - Medicine Man
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Cecile Arnold | ... |
Cavewoman
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| Al St. John | ... |
Caveman
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Helen Carruthers | ... |
Cave-Woman
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| Syd Chaplin | ... |
Cop in Park (uncredited)
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Ted Edwards | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Vivian Edwards | ... |
Cavewoman (uncredited)
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
Caveman Masher (uncredited)
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Charles Lakin | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Grover Ligon | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Frank D. Williams | ... |
Caveman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Charles Chaplin | ... | () |
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| Mack Sennett | ... | producer |
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| Frank D. Williams | ||
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| Charles Chaplin | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dan Albert | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
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- Mutual Film (1914) (United States) (theatrical)
- Tri-Stone Pictures (1923) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Magnet Film Exchange (1918) (United States) (theatrical) (Greater New York Area)
- Western Import Company (1916) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Keystone Komödien 1914)
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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. Charlie proclaims himself king, but Ku-Ku discovers the real king alive. They return to find Charlie and Sum-Babee together.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Funniest Man in the World (1967). See more » |