Three Ages

Buster Keaton
1923-09-24

A cyclone of laughs and thrills
6.8
64 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Buster Keaton The Boy Unowned
Margaret Leahy The Girl Unowned
Wallace Beery The Villain Unowned
Joe Roberts The Girl's Father Unowned
Lillian Lawrence The Girl's Mother Unowned
Kewpie Morgan The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug Unowned
Lionel Belmore Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Unowned
George Davis Roman Guard Knocked Down (uncredited) Unowned
Louise Emmons Old Fortune Teller (uncredited) Unowned
Blanche Payson The Amazon (uncredited) Unowned