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Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants (1928)
, 17minutes
Directed by Frank Butler, Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes La préhistoire, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Edna Marion, Dorothy Coburn, Tiny Sandford

The film takes place in the Stone Age, where the leader (King) of the cave people declares that all the males between 13 and 99 years of age must find a female mate or face banishment. Ollie starts looking for a wife and in the scene it says "anyones will do" but is constantly clubbed on the head by the annoyed "husbands" Eventually Ollie finds an available girl but doesn't realise that Stan, with whom he has become friends is already intending to marry this girl. As both Stan and Ollie pursue the same girl, this eventually leads to several contests to win the affections of the young Blushing Rose.
The Lost World
The Lost World (1925)
, 1h46
Directed by Harry O. Hoyt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Virginia Brown Faire, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes, Alma Bennett

From a lost expedition to a plateau in Venezuela, Paula White brings the journal of her father explorer Maple White to the eccentric Professor Challenger in London. The journal features sketches of dinosaurs which is enough proof for Challenger to publicly announce that dinosaurs still walk the earth. Met with ridicule at an academic meeting at the Zoological Hall, Challenger reluctantly accepts a newspaper's offer to finance a mission to rescue Maple White. Professor Challenger, Paula White, sportsman Sir John Roxton, news reporter Edward Malone (who is a friend of Roxton and wishes to go on the expedition to impress his fiancée), a sceptical professor Summerlee, an Indian servant Zambo, and Challenger's butler Austin leave for the plateau.
Felix Trifles with Time
Felix Trifles with Time (1925)

Directed by Otto Messmer
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, La préhistoire, Time travel films, Films about cats, Children's films

Felix is a hungry cat in the city, looking for food remnants in a trash bin. Finding nothing inside, he heads toward a nearby apartment building. To his amazement, he finds roast chicken hanging next to an upper window. To reach it, he sneaks into a musician's tuba which then propels him upward. Felix gets his hands on the meat, only to have himself grabbed and thrown back down by a resident.
Three Ages
Three Ages (1923)
, 1h3
Directed by Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Mafia films, La préhistoire, Gangster films
Actors Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery, Joe Roberts, Lillian Lawrence, Lionel Belmore

Three plots in three different historical periods—prehistoric times, ancient Rome, and modern times (the Roaring Twenties)—are intercut to prove the point that men's love for woman have not significantly changed throughout history. In all three plots, characters played by Buster Keaton and Wallace Beery compete for the attention of the same woman, played by Margaret Leahy. Each plot follows similar "arcs" in the story line in which Keaton's character works for his beloved's attention and eventually wins her over.
The Original Movie
The Original Movie (1922)
, 8minutes
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un scénariste

« Qu’en était-il du triste sort infligé aux scénaristes à l’époque des cavernes ? Jugez par vous-mêmes ». Un personnage chauve et à lunettes, assis dans son bureau, producteur de la préhistoire — reconnaissable à son short en peau de bête — reçoit une proposition de script sous forme d’un rouleau de parchemin qu’il commence à réduire à grands coups de ciseaux. Il auditionne d’abord une jeune femme qui se livre à un numéro de charme se terminant par un grand écart, puis il reçoit un clown coiffé d’un chapeau melon (qui pourrait être Charlot), avant d’engager un athlète qui lui montre sa force en malmenant une chèvre que l’on a remarquée auparavant broutant le short du producteur et les pages refusées. « Et maintenant, ils tournent ce qui reste de l’histoire ». On assiste à une querelle entre l’athlète et celui qui doit être le réalisateur, qui se termine par un K.O. général. Puis la vedette, chevauchant la chèvre comme un pur-sang, galope dans la nature, suivi par un dinosaure qui sert de grue pour effectuer un mouvement de caméra, l’appareil de prise de vues étant très drôlement actionné par le caméraman qui fait tourner un pédalier de vélo et non pas une manivelle. L’homme au petit chapeau s’exerce ensuite au lancer de couteaux sur l’athlète, ligoté par un singe, puis fait la cour à la belle. Le couple reçoit enfin la bénédiction d’un chaman perché en haut d’un cocotier. Le film doit encore subir les outrages de la censure, représentée ici par trois hommes à chapeau haut-de-forme qui menacent le producteur à qui il ne reste plus qu’à mutiler la pellicule. « Et c’est alors que s’avance le fier scénariste pour voir ce qu’on a fait de son chef d’œuvre ». La projection commence avec le titre à double sens : « Qui est le bouc ? bâclé d’après l’histoire d’Aloysius Flintpebble ("pierre à silex")». Film qui a obtenu le « visa N° 7-11 » ! Il ne reste de l’histoire filmée que des débris sans queue ni tête mais qui se termine par un mariage. Le scénariste s’arrache les cheveux et met au tapis le producteur. « C’est un bon scénario qui reconnaît son auteur… Après, ça devient un film » (It’s a wise scenario that knows its own author… after it gets in the movies).
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)
, 19minutes
Directed by Willis O'Brien
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire
Actors Willis O'Brien, Herbert M. Dawley

Most of the plot is unknown. The Ghost of Slumber Mountain originally took up 3000 feet of film and three reels, equivalent to approximately 40 minutes. After the film premiered at the Strand Theater, manager Walter Hayes ordered Dawley to cut the film down to about one reel because it was too long. A restored version runs approximately 19 minutes.
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915)
, 5minutes
Directed by Willis O'Brien
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques

It starts with a caveman going to give some flowers to a cavegirl. He fails when he hits a tree. However, he keeps going. However, the "Self Appointed Hero" of the story steals the girl's heart. Meanwhile, an evil Gorilla-like creature called "Wild Willie" the Missing Link is watching them. When the Missing Link goes to the lake to get some water, where the dinosaur is, the dinosaur kills the Missing Link and goes away. Then the "Hero" finds the Missing Link and takes the credit for killing Wild Willie.
His Prehistoric Past
His Prehistoric Past (1914)
, 20minutes
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes La préhistoire
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Fritz Schade, Al St. John, Cecile Arnold

Set in the stone age, King Low-Brow rules the land and a harem of wives. When Charlie arrives in this land (where every man has one thousand wives), he falls in love with the King's favorite wife. When the King falls over a cliff, he is presumed dead and Charlie crowns himself King. The King, however, is not dead and comes back and bashes Charlie over the head with a rock. It turns out it was a dream and a police man bashed Charlie over the head with his club because he was sleeping in the park.
Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
, 12minutes
Directed by Winsor McCay
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Winsor McCay, Max Fleischer, Tom Powers, John Bunny

When her master McCay calls her, the frisky, childlike Gertie appears from a cave. Her whip-wielding master has her do tricks such as raising her foot or bowing on command. When she feels she has been pushed too far, she nips back at her master. She cries when he scolds her, and he placates her with a pumpkin. Throughout the act, prehistoric denizens such as a flying lizard continually distract Gertie. She tosses a mammoth in the lake; when it teases her by spraying her with water, she hurls a boulder at it as it swims away. After she quenches her thirst by draining the lake, McCay has her carry him offstage while he bows to the audience.