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The Cave Man (1915)
50 min | Comedy

The Cave Man (1915)

50 min | Comedy

Realizing the folly and superficiality of society, Madeline Mischief, in the spirit of a wager, claims she could choose at random any man from the streets and make of him in a very short time a leader of society. Her friends laugh at her, ...See moreRealizing the folly and superficiality of society, Madeline Mischief, in the spirit of a wager, claims she could choose at random any man from the streets and make of him in a very short time a leader of society. Her friends laugh at her, but she determines to prove her contention and places one-half of a $100 bill in an envelope with a note reading: "If the finder of this is a woman, give it to the nearest man; if a man, call at Room 1798, Clarion Hotel, at once, for the other half of enclosed bill." Hanlick Smagg, a burly coal-heaver, finds the envelope and, after some hesitation, goes into the fashionable apartment house, still carrying his shovel. Then follow many amusing Incidents of Hanlick's introduction to society as a sociologist, for, although Hanlick proves very tractable, he is like a bull in a china shop. However, a barber, haberdasher and the necessary accoutrements of a gentleman convert Smagg into a very passable type, but his temporary breaks are only put down as eccentricity, for is he not studying the life of the "submerged tenth"? When he passes upon a painting, all listen breathlessly, and under Madeline's coaching he soon becomes a social lion. But the inevitable follows. Hanlick falls in love with Madeline, and Dolly Van Dream, her friend, falls in love with him. But Hanlick breaks up threatened complications by reverting to the old type and going back to the "submerged tenth," and coal-heaving. Finally he gets a job at the steel works, turns out a valuable invention and gains a fortune. Now a genuine man of the world, he once more meets Madeline, who has never forgotten him, and the joyful outcome is that he elopes with her, without opposition in the old caveman fashion and romantic way. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Edeson Hanlick Smagg Hanlick Smagg See fewer	The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Fay Wallace Madeline Mischief Madeline Mischief See fewer	Mating (1913)
Lillian Burns Dolly Van Dream Dolly Van Dream See fewer	A Florida Enchantment (1914)
George De Beck Brewster Bradford Brewster Bradford See fewer	The Heights of Hazard (1915)
Frances Connelly Mrs. Van Dream Mrs. Van Dream See fewer	Sonny Jim and the Family Party (1915)
John T. Kelly Mr. Van Dream Mr. Van Dream See fewer	Green Stockings (1916)
Charles Eldridge Theodore Glush Theodore Glush See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
William Sellery Solomon Huggins Solomon Huggins See fewer	Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)
Chick Morrison Manager of Steel Plant (as Charles Morrison) Manager of Steel Plant (as Charles Morrison) See fewer	Black Beauty (I) (1921)