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Brute Force

"A psychological comedy founded on the Darwinian theory of the evolution of man"

1914-04-24 Adventure 36mins

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. His tribe sees this and sets him up as their leader. With the club, he fends off various creatures (a winged lizard, a snake, a dinosaur) and a rival tribe led by Monkeywalk. The women even manage to repel an attack. But the rival tribe discovers the secret of the club themselves, and capture the women. Weakhands, sitting in despair, chances upon a new weapon: the bow and arrow.

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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. His tribe sees this and sets him up as their leader. With the club, he fends off various creatures (a winged lizard, a snake, a dinosaur) and a rival tribe led by Monkeywalk. The women even manage to repel an attack. But the rival tribe discovers the secret of the club themselves, and capture the women. Weakhands, sitting in despair, chances upon a new weapon: the bow and arrow.

  • Released
    1914-04-24
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    36mins
  • Genre
    Adventure, Action, Drama, History, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    No Language
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  • Production
    Biograph Company

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D.W. Griffith
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Cast

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)
Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Lilywhite
William J. Butler

William J. Butler

Priscilla's Father (Prologue)
Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Brute Force
Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

Rejected Cavewoman
Harry Carey

Harry Carey

In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days) (uncredited)

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