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The Caveman (1915)

The Caveman poster
Original title
The Cave Man
Directed by
Theodore Marston
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A comedy about a man whose behavior is compared to that of a caveman. He has trouble fitting into modern society and his romantic pursuits are clumsy.

lightheartedplayfuldatedslapstickwhimsicalbreezysilly

What happens

The Caveman is a lost 1915 silent film comedy directed by Theodore Marston and starring Robert Edeson. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and is based on a 1911 stage play, The Caveman. Several of the scenes were filmed in the Homestead Steelworks. It is based on a 1911 play by Gelette Burgess. The play starred Robert Edeson. The story was refilmed by Warner Brothers in 1926. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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