His Prehistoric Past
1914 · 22 min · US
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Set mostly in the Stone Age, a prehistoric king, with a harem of wives, rules a beach. Charlie arrives and falls for the king's favorite wife. In the end, it turns out to have been a dream; Charlie was asleep in the park.
Comedy
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1914 · Source: Charlie Chaplin Films
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His Prehistoric Past: Film Analysis — Apocalypse Later Film Reviews
Critical analysis of Chaplin's final Keystone production examining its dream-fantasy device and comic execution.
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Detailed film-by-film examination of this Chaplin short including production context and critical reception.
Cast
Principal players
Charlie Chaplin
Weakchin
Mack Swain
King Lowbrow
G
Gene Marsh
Sum-Babee
Fritz Schade
Ku-Ku aka Cleo
Cecile Arnold
Cavewoman
Al St. John
Caveman
May Wallace
The Queen
T
Ted Edwards
Caveman (uncredited)
Vivian Edwards
Cavewoman (uncredited)
C
Charles Lakin
Caveman (uncredited)
G
Grover Ligon
Caveman (uncredited)
Frank D. Williams
Caveman (uncredited)
B
Billy Gilbert
Caveman Masher (uncredited)
Helen Carruthers
Cavewoman (uncredited)
Crew
Charlie Chaplin
writer
Frank D. Williams
cinematographer
