The Caveman (1915 film)

The Caveman
Directed byTheodore Marston
Written byMarguerite Bertsch
Based onplay, The Caveman, by Gelett Burgess
Produced byVitagraph Company of America
StarringRobert Edeson
CinematographyReginald E. Lyons
Distributed byV-L-S-E
Release date
  • November 29, 1915 (1915-11-29)
Running time
5 reels

The Caveman is a lost[1] 1915 silent film comedy directed by Theodore Marston and starring Robert Edeson. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and is based on a 1911 stage play, The Caveman.[2] Several of the scenes were filmed in the Homestead Steelworks.[3]

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

  • Robert Edeson - 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
  • Charles Eldridge - Theodore Glush
  • William Sellery - Solomon Huggins
  • Chick Morrison - Manager of Steel Plant

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Caveman
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Caveman
  3. ^ The Daily Messenger, 12/2/1915, p. 5


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