Brute Force (1914 film)

Brute Force (also known as Primitive Man) is a 1914 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring Robert Harron and Mae Marsh. The film was shot in Chatsworth Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. It is a story of cavemen and dinosaurs, and perhaps the first live-action dinosaur film. It is a sequel to Griffith's earlier film, Man's Genesis (1912).

Brute Force
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Produced by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Robert Harron Mae Marsh
Cinematography	G.W. Bitzer
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release dates	April 25, 1914 (1914-04-25) September 22, 1915 (1915-09-22) (re-release)
Running time	33 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Cast

• Robert Harron as Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)
• Mae Marsh as Lillywhite
• William J. Butler as Priscilla's Father (Prologue)
• Wilfred Lucas as Brute Force
• Edwin Curglot as Caveman
• Alfred Paget as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• Jennie Lee as Cavewoman

Rest of cast listed alphabetically:

• Edwin August
• Lionel Barrymore
• Harry Carey as In Womanless Tribe (The Old Days)
• John T. Dillon as In Club (Prologue)
• Frank Evans as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• Harry Hyde as In Club (Prologue)
• J. Jiquel Lanoe as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• Elmo Lincoln as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• Charles Hill Mailes as Valet (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• Joseph McDermott as In Club (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• W. C. Robinson as Valet (Prologue) / Tribesman (The Old Days)
• George Siegmann (unconfirmed)
• Blanche Sweet (unconfirmed)
• Kate Toncray as Tribeswoman (The Old Days)

See also

• List of films featuring dinosaurs
• D. W. Griffith filmography
• Harry Carey filmography
• Lionel Barrymore filmography
• Blanche Sweet filmography

External links

• Brute Force at IMDb
• Brute Force at AllMovie