''The Prehistoric Man'' is a 1924 British
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
A. E. Coleby and starring
George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), Harding, James"Robey, George" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 10 May 2014. known professionally as George Robey, was an ...
,
Marie Blanche and
H. Agar Lyons
Harry Agar Lyons (1 April 1878 – 1944) was an Irish-born British actor. He was born in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland in 1878 and died in Wandsworth, London, England in 1944 at age 72.
Lyons is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of fi ...
.
[Low p.127]
Cast
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George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), Harding, James"Robey, George" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 10 May 2014. known professionally as George Robey, was an ...
as He-of-the Beetle Brow
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Marie Blanche as She-of-the Permanent-Wave
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H. Agar Lyons
Harry Agar Lyons (1 April 1878 – 1944) was an Irish-born British actor. He was born in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland in 1878 and died in Wandsworth, London, England in 1944 at age 72.
Lyons is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of fi ...
as He-of-the-Clutching-Hand
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W. G. Saunders as He-of-the-Knotty-Joints
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Johnny Butt
John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era.
He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire.
Selected filmography
* ''The Chimes'' (1914)
* '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The ...
as He-of-the-Cedar-Mop
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Elsie Marriott-Watson as She-of-the-Tireless-Tongue
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Laurie Leslie as He-of-the-Matted-Beaver
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1924 films
1924 comedy films
British comedy films
British silent feature films
Films directed by A. E. Coleby
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent comedy films
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