The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1917)
- Directed by
- Willis H. O'Brien
- Genre
- animated film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
At the dawn of time, a caveman chases a woman around while a brontosaurus and a giant baboon get into antics. It is a silent comedy short made with stop motion animation.
playfulwhimsicallightheartedold-fashionedcomicquaintlively
What happens
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy is a 1915 American comedy silent short film. It was animated with stop motion by Willis H. O'Brien. The film was distributed by Thomas Edison's film company Conquest Pictures in 1917. The film is also known as The Dinosaur and the Baboon (American reissue title). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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