| His Prehistoric Past | |
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| Directed by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Written by | Charlie Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Mack Swain Gene Marsh Fritz Schade Cecile Arnold Al St. John |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
| Distributed by | Keystone Studios |
| Release date(s) | 7 December 1914 |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English (Original titles) |
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 favourite 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.
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