The Caveman | |
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Directed by | Theodore Marston |
Written by | Marguerite Bertsch |
Based on | play, The Caveman, by Gelett Burgess |
Produced by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Starring | Robert Edeson |
Cinematography | Reginald E. Lyons |
Distributed by | V-L-S-E |
Release date | November 29, 1915 |
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.
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