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.

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)

Louise Emmons

Old Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

The Amazon (uncredited)