The Three Ages

Directed by Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline
Starring Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy
Run Time 60 min

Inspired by D. W. Griffith’s Intolerance, Buster made this hilarious comedy in which two young men compete for the same girl in different epochs: the stone age, ancient Rome, and America during prohibition.

Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory in association with Cohen Film Collection.

Name Role
Joseph M. Schenck Producer
Wallace Beery Cast Member
Buster Keaton Producer
Buster Keaton Director
Buster Keaton Cast Member
Buster Keaton Writer
Eddie Cline Director
Clyde Bruckman Writer
Margaret Leahy Cast Member
Jean C. Havez Writer
Joseph A. Mitchell Writer
Run time 60 min
Year Completed 1923