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.

6.8

64 min

Cast

Buster Keaton

as The Boy

Margaret Leahy

as The Girl

Wallace Beery

as The Villain

Joe Roberts

as The Girl's Father

Lillian Lawrence

as The Girl's Mother

Kewpie Morgan

as The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug

Lionel Belmore

as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

George Davis

as Roman Guard Knocked Down (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

as Old Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

as The Amazon (uncredited)

Director

Buster Keaton

Edward F. Cline