Three Ages

A cyclone of laughs and thrills

Three Ages — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 24, 1923
• Runtime
• 64 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Buster Keaton

Three Ages — Cast

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)