Movie·1923·1h 4m
Three Ages
A cyclone of laughs and thrills
Directed By
Edward F. Cline
Country
United States of America
Language
No Language
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The Story
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.
Written By
Clyde Bruckman, Joseph A. Mitchell, Jean C. Havez
Producer
Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
Cinematography
Elgin Lessley
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
140 votes
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// cast
Cast
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)
Blanche Payson
The Amazon (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Edward F. Cline
Director
Buster Keaton
Director, Writer, Producer
Clyde Bruckman
Writer
Joseph A. Mitchell
Writer
Jean C. Havez
Writer
Joseph M. Schenck
Producer
Elgin Lessley
Director of Photography
William C. McGann
Director of Photography
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