Three Ages

Three Ages

64 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 24, 1923

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.

Three Ages

64 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 24, 1923

Three Ages
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Buster Keaton Productions
Original title Three Ages
Directors Robert Ives, Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Writers Joseph A. Mitchell, Jean C. Havez, Clyde Bruckman

Cast

Buster Keaton

as The Boy

Margaret Leahy

as The Girl

Wallace Beery

as The Villain

Joe Roberts

as The Girl's Father

Blanche Payson

as The Amazon

Kewpie Morgan

as The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug

George Davis

as Roman Guard Knocked Down

Louise Emmons

as Old Fortune Teller

Lionel Belmore

as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)

Lillian Lawrence

as The Girl's Mother