''Brute Force'' (also known as ''Primitive Man'') is a 1914 short silent

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directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring

Robert Harron Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed film ...

and

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

. The film was shot in Chatsworth Park,

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. It is a story of

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and dinosaurs, and perhaps the first live-action dinosaur film.''Primitive Man'', (a.k.a. Brute Force) at silentera.com
/ref> It is a sequel to Griffith's earlier film, "Man's Genesis" (1912).

Plot summary

Cast

as Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days) *

as Lillywhite * William J. Butler as Priscilla's Father (Prologue) *

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as Brute Force * Edwin Curglot as Caveman * Alfred Paget as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) * Jennie Lee as Cavewoman Rest of cast listed alphabetically: *

Edwin August Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He ac ...

* Lionel Barrymore *

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as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) * John T. Dillon as In Club (Prologue) * Frank Evans as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) * Harry Hyde as In Club (Prologue) * J. Jiquel Lanoe as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) *

Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt; February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American stage and film actor whose career in motion pictures spanned the silent and sound eras. He performed in over 100 screen productions between 1913 and 1952 an ...

as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

as Valet (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) * Joseph McDermott as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) * W. C. Robinson as Valet (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days) *

George Siegmann George A. Siegmann (also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such as ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915), ' ...

(unconfirmed) *

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...

(unconfirmed) * Kate Toncray as Tribeswoman (The Old Days)

In Popular Culture

Footage from the film was used in the animated series ''

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'' for the episode "Ugh".

References

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* * 1914 films 1910s fantasy drama films 1914 short films American fantasy drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films about dinosaurs Films about cavemen Films directed by D. W. Griffith Films shot in Los Angeles Biograph Company films 1914 drama films 1910s American films Silent American drama films Silent American fantasy films Silent fantasy drama films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub