1914-12-7，查理的过去。Charlie dreams he is in the stone age. There King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler, falls in love with the king's favorite wife, Sum-Babee. During a hunting trip the king is pushed over a cliff. Charlie proclaims himself king,

仿佛有那么一瞬间看到了镜头的平等，那便是如何将日常之中的滑稽奉为现代艺术，且这个滑稽是完全属于现代人的，比如做梦

查理做梦了，梦见他想踹走国王，自立为王，娶一千个老婆，可又让爬上来的国王一块大石头砸醒了

查理的过去，卓别林尚处在基石的混沌的表面中，但脑子，拐杖，烟斗已经就位。

卓别林早期作品，闹剧。野蛮人打扮。