Directed by Buster Keaton
1h 4m
Comedy
The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a villain for the girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men display their brawn through a chariot race, using dogs instead of horses. In contemporary times, the man finds himself overcome by modernity, including a very fragile car.
Buster Keaton
The Boy
Margaret Leahy
The Girl
Wallace Beery
The Villain
Joe Roberts
The Girl's Father
Lillian Lawrence
The Girl's Mother
Kewpie Morgan
The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug
Lionel Belmore
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
George Davis
Roman Guard Knocked Down (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Old Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Buster Keaton
Director
Edward F. Cline
Director
Jean C. Havez
Writer
Joseph A. Mitchell
Writer
Clyde Bruckman
Writer
Buster Keaton
Writer
Robert Ives
Assistant Director
Buster Keaton
Producer
Fred Gabourie
Art Direction