Brute Force (1914)
A psychological comedy founded on the Darwinian theory of the evolution of man
1914 · NR · 0h 36m · Adventure, Action, Drama, History
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama, History
A thin gent in formal wear, amid a club or party, reads a book about primitive man after he's ignored by a pretty lady. We see the book enacted: Weakhands loses his girlfriend to Bruteforce, but chances upon a design for a weapon to vanquish his rival and win her back.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: Frank E. Woods
Cinematography: Billy Bitzer
Cast
Robert Harron as Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)Mae Marsh as LilywhiteWilliam J. Butler as Priscilla's Father (Prologue)Wilfred Lucas as Brute ForceEdwin Curglot as CavemanAlfred Paget as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)Jennie Lee as Rejected CavewomanHarry Carey as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)More like this
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