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  • The Cave Dwellers (1914)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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The Cave Dwellers (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy
While out walking with Daddy and Mother, Sonny Jim finds a spooky-looking cave in the hillside and starts to explore it, but is prevented by Daddy. Sonny tells his boy friends about the cave and they run away, leaving notes for their ...See moreWhile out walking with Daddy and Mother, Sonny Jim finds a spooky-looking cave in the hillside and starts to explore it, but is prevented by Daddy. Sonny tells his boy friends about the cave and they run away, leaving notes for their parents saying they are going to become cavemen. After exploring the mysteries of the cave all go in for a swim in a lake nearby. On their return to the cave, one of them nonchalantly fills his father's pipe with tobacco and lights up. The others are envious, and after some persuasion, he lets them try smoking it. All but Sonny who only took one puff, become deathly sick. Meantime, the several fathers and mothers find the notes and there is great excitement. Daddy Jim remembers the cave in the hillside, and tells the others that the boys must be there. To teach the youngsters a lesson, the men tie handkerchiefs over their faces mask-fashion, and. followed by the mothers proceed to the cave. It is now dark and the youngsters are huddled together in the cave beginning to get frightened. Suddenly they hear a noise outside. Sonny cheerfully whispers, "It sounds like a lion." Then the masked men stalk in while the boys' hearts almost stop beating. The men lead the boys outside. The women appear and a joyful reunion follows. On their way home, Sonny sleepily whispers in Daddy's ear he guesses he would rather be "just Daddy's little boy than a cave-dweller." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Tefft Johnson
Writer
Elaine S. Carrington (story) (as Elaine Sterne)
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Updated Oct 26, 1914
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Oct 26, 1914 (United States)

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4 cast members
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Bobby Connelly's primary photo
Bobby Connelly
Sonny Boy Sonny Boy   See fewer
The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
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Tefft Johnson
Sonny Boy's Father Sonny Boy's Father   See fewer
Sonny Boy at the Bat (1916)
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Mabel Kelly
Sonny Boy's Mother Sonny Boy's Mother   See fewer
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Toto the Dog
Toto - Sonny Jim's Dog Toto - Sonny Jim's Dog   See fewer
The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
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