The Caveman (1915 film)

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The Caveman
Directed by Theodore Marston
Written by Marguerite Bertsch
Based onplay, The Caveman, by Gelett Burgess
Produced by Vitagraph Company of America
Starring Robert 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]

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It is based on a 1911 play by Gelette Burgess. The play starred Robert Edeson. The story was refilmed by Warner Brothers in 1926.

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