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His Prehistoric Past

  • 19141914
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
958
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POPULARITY
186,083
44,629
His Prehistoric Past (1914)
ShortComedy
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 tr... Read allCharlie 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 th... Read allCharlie 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.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
958
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
186,083
44,629
  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Mack Swain
    • May Wallace
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Mack Swain
    • May Wallace
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    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin and Mack Swain in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)
    Charles Chaplin in His Prehistoric Past (1914)

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Weakchin
    Mack Swain
    Mack Swain
    • King Lowbrow
    May Wallace
    May Wallace
    • The Queen
    Gene Marsh
    • Sum-Babee - Lowbrow's Favorite Water Maiden
    Fritz Schade
    • Ku-Ku aka Cleo - Medicine Man
    Cecile Arnold
    • Cavewoman
    Al St. John
    Al St. John
    • Caveman
    Helen Carruthers
    • Cave-Woman
    Syd Chaplin
    Syd Chaplin
    • Cop in Park
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Edwards
    • Caveman
    • (uncredited)
    Vivian Edwards
    • Cavewoman
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Gilbert
    • Caveman Masher
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Lakin
    • Caveman
    • (uncredited)
    Grover Ligon
    • Caveman
    • (uncredited)
    Frank D. Williams
    • Caveman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin
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    • Trivia
      This film is among the 34 short films included in the "Chaplin at Keystone" DVD collection.
    • Connections
      Featured in Maailman hauskin mies (1967)

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    Very unfunny early movie by an undeniable comedic genius
    His Prehistoric Past was one of Chaplin's earliest movies and easily one of his least funny. It is without the social messages that his later films (even the short silent-films) contained, and is also without any truly funny scenes. Chaplin neither directed nor produced this movie, and it is doubtful that even he found it at any point funny.

    Charlie Chaplin left to his own creative devices was a genius - plain and simple. HPH is not his project, however, and consequently is a very poor example of a Chaplin flick.

    Do yourself a favor, rent a different Chaplin film (almost any will make your sides hurt from laughing and brain giddy from greater social awareness), but don't waste your time or money on His Prehistoric Past.
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    • packofk9s
    • Apr 19, 2000

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1914 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hula-Hula Dance
    • Production company
      • Keystone Film Company
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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