His Prehistoric Past
About His Prehistoric Past
Charlie dreams he is in a stone-age kingdom on a beach. King Low-Brow, played by Mack Swain, keeps a group of wives. Charlie tries to take the crown and the king's favorite wife. He wakes on a park bench. The dream was the whole story.
Cast & crew
More about His Prehistoric Past
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed, and edited it. Mack Sennett produced. Frank D. Williams photographed it. Keystone released the two-reeler on 7 December 1914. A timed copy runs 21 minutes 49 seconds. It was the last Chaplin short released while he was still at Keystone. Getting Acquainted was the last one he shot there. Gene Marsh, Fritz Schade, Cecile Arnold, and Al St. John are billed.
Themes
Look
Frank D. Williams photographed the beach kingdom and the park bench where the dream ends.
Preservation
Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Mack Swain did not work with Chaplin again until Pay Day in 1923.
- Sydney Chaplin and Billy Gilbert are on the Wikidata cast.
- Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Charlie reaches for Low-Brow's crown, then wakes on the bench.
Also available
- Internet Archive (CC_1914_12_07_HisPrehistoricpast)
