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The Primitive Man
Also known as Brute Force in the USA
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Robert Harron [Harry Faulkner (in the prologue); and Weakhands (in the old days)], Mae Marsh [Priscilla Mayhew (in the prologue); and Lily White (in the old days)], William J. Butler [Priscilla’s father (in the prologue)], Wilfred Lucas [Brute Force], Alfred Paget [a man in the club (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Edwin Curglot [a tribesman (in the old days)], Jennie Lee [the rejected tribeswoman (in the old days)], Harry Carey [a tribesman from the womanless tribe (in the old days)], John T. Dillon [a man in the club (in the prologue)], Frank Evans [a man in the club (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Harry Hyde [a man in the club (in the prologue)], J. Jiquel Lanoe [a man in the club (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Elmo Lincoln [a man in the club (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Charles Hill Mailes (Charles H. Mailes) [a valet (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Joseph McDermott [a man in the club (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], W.C. Robinson [a valet (in the prologue); and a tribesman (in the old days)], Kate Toncray [a tribeswoman (in the old days)], [?] Edwin August?
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Cinematography by [?] G.W. Bitzer? / © 14 November 1913 by Biograph Company. © 24 November 1914 by Biograph Company. Released in England in March 1914, and in the USA as Brute Force on 25 April 1914. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format. / Working title: Wars of the Primal Tribes. Interior and exterior shots with live animals disguised as prehistoric beasts, and utilizing a mechanical dinosaur.
Comedy-Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 August 2023.
References: Film credits : Niver-First pp. 164-165; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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