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| Buster Keaton | ... | The Boy | |
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Margaret Leahy | ... | The Girl |
| Wallace Beery | ... | The Villain | |
| Joe Roberts | ... | The Girl's Father | |
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Lillian Lawrence | ... | The Girl's Mother |
| Kewpie Morgan | ... | The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug (as Horace Morgan) | |
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In his first independently produced feature film Buster tells of love and romance through three historical ages: the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and the Modern Age. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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24 September 1923 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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There are two references in the Roman section a--one classical and one biblical. The classical reference is to the story of Androcles and the lion (when Buster Keaton is in the dungeon) and the biblical one is to Samson bringing down the temple upon himself and his enemies (when Keaton collapses Wallace Beery's house). See more »Goofs
As Buster is driving to Margaret's house, his porkpie hat is battered. But when he arrives, it's fresh and undamaged, and looks brand-new. See more »Alternate Versions
In 1995, Film Preservation Associates copyrighted a version with an orchestral score; no details were specified on the print. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"The Three Ages," Buster Keaton's first feature-length film after a number of comedy shorts, is his parody of Griffith's "Intolerance." Keaton tells three parallel stories about the perils of romance, one set in the Stone Age, one during the Roman Empire, and one during the 20th century.
In the context of Keaton, I don't see "The Three Ages" given a lot of mention. This is a shame, since while it's not Keaton's finest work, it ranks with his funniest. In one scene, Buster falls into a pit with a lion. Afraid of getting eaten, he pampers the lion and gives it a manicure. What follows is one of the funniest visual gags I've ever seen.