His Prehistoric Past

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	United States
Language	Silent film English (Original titles)

His Prehistoric Past is a short movie written by and directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1914. He also stars in this short. It was Chaplin's last film with Keystone Studios.

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.

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

External links

His Prehistoric Past at the Internet Movie Database
His Prehistoric Past available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

v • d • e Films directed by Charlie Chaplin

Keystone Studios (1914)	Twenty Minutes of Love • Caught in the Rain • A Busy Day • Her Friend the Bandit • Mabel's Married Life • Laughing Gas • The Face on the Bar Room Floor • Recreation • The Masquerader • His New Profession • The Rounders • The Property Man • The New Janitor • Those Love Pangs • Dough and Dynamite • Gentlemen of Nerve • His Musical Career • His Trysting Place • Getting Acquainted • His Prehistoric Past

Essanay Studios (1915-1918)	His New Job • A Night Out • The Champion • In the Park • A Jitney Elopement • The Tramp • By the Sea • His Regeneration (uncredited) • Work • A Woman • The Bank • Shanghaied • A Night in the Show • Burlesque on Carmen • Police • Triple Trouble

Mutual Film Corp (1916-1917)	The Floorwalker • The Fireman • The Vagabond • One A.M. • The Count • The Pawnshop • Behind the Screen • The Rink • Easy Street • The Cure • The Immigrant • The Adventurer

First National (1918-1923)	A Dog's Life • The Bond • Shoulder Arms • Sunnyside • A Day's Pleasure • The Professor • The Kid • The Idle Class • Pay Day • The Pilgrim

United Artists (1923-1952)	A Woman of Paris • The Gold Rush • The Circus • City Lights • Modern Times • The Great Dictator • Monsieur Verdoux • Limelight

Later productions	A King in New York • The Chaplin Revue • A Countess from Hong Kong • The Freak

See also	Charlie Chaplin filmography • Roy Export Company Establishment

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