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His Prehistoric Past is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Charlie Chaplin released in USA on 7 december 1914 with Charlie Chaplin
His Prehistoric Past (1914)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 7 december 1914
Length 20minutes
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes La préhistoire
Rating53%
His Prehistoric Past is a 1914 American short silent comedy film, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, featuring a Chaplin in a stone-age kingdom trying to usurp the crown of King Low-Brow to win the affections of the king's favorite wife. The film was Chaplin's last at Keystone Studios.
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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.Actors
Charlie Chaplin
(Weakchin)
Mabel Normand
Mack Swain
(King Lowbrow)
Fritz Schade
(Ku-Ku aka Cleo)
Al St. John
(Caveman)
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