Film

Three Ages

1923 · 1h 4m · Comedy

A cyclone of laughs and thrills

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

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.

Buster Keaton

The Boy

Margaret Leahy

The Girl

Wallace Beery

The Villain

Joe Roberts

The Girl's Father

Lillian Lawrence

The Girl's Mother

Kewpie Morgan

The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug

Lionel Belmore

Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

George Davis

Roman Guard Knocked Down (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Old Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

The Amazon (uncredited)

• Buster KeatonDirector · Writer · Producer
• Edward F. ClineDirector
• Jean C. HavezWriter
• Clyde BruckmanWriter
• Joseph A. MitchellWriter
• Joseph M. SchenckProducer
• Elgin LessleyDirector of Photography
• William C. McGannDirector of Photography

Masters of Cinema 100th Anniversary Trailer

Release date

September 24, 1923

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 4m

Rated

U

Genres

Comedy

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