''The Caveman'' is a
lost 1915 silent film comedy directed by
Theodore Marston
Theodore Marston (August 10, 1868 in Minnesota – October 2, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American silent film director and writer during the early silent period. He directed films including '' Aurora Floyd'' in 19 ...
and starring Robert Edeson. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and is based on a 1911 stage play, ''The Caveman''. Several of the scenes were filmed in the
Homestead Steelworks.
[''The Daily Messenger'', 12/2/1915, p. 5]
It is based on a 1911 play by Gelette Burgess. The play starred Robert Edeson. The story was
refilmed by Warner Brothers in 1926.
Plot
Cast
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Robert Edeson
Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer.
Life and career
Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...
- Hanlick Smagg
*Fay Wallace - Madeline Mischief
*Lillian Burns - Dolly Van Dream
*George De Beck - Brewster Bradford
*Frances Connelly - Mrs. Van Dream
*John T. Kelly - Mr. Van Dream
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Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage ...
- Theodore Glush
*William Sellery - Solomon Huggins
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Chick Morrison - Manager of Steel Plant
References
External links
The Caveman at IMDb.com*
1915 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Theodore Marston
American films based on plays
American black-and-white films
1915 comedy films
Lost American films
Silent American comedy films
Vitagraph Studios films
Lost comedy films
1915 lost films
1910s American films
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