''Twas Ever Thus'' is a 1915 American

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directed by

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, written by Elsie Janis, and starring Elsie Janis, Hobart Bosworth,

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, Myrtle Stedman, Harry Ham, and Helen Wolcott. It was released on September 23, 1915, by

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In the

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, a caveman named Long Biceps tries to court a cavewoman named Lithesome. Lithesome's father, Hard Muscle, is against the marriage. Long Biceps manages to defeat Hard Muscle, winning Lithesome. The film then jumps to the

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, where a women named Prudence Alden leaves

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to care for her wounded brother in the south. Prudence falls in love with a Confederate soldier named Frank Warren. Frank's father, Col. Warren, opposes the romance. Frank defeats him, and continues his relationship with Prudence. The film jumps to 1915, where a women named Marian Gordon is trying to become a novelist. A publisher named John Rogers tells her that that she needs more life experience, so Marian takes a job as a maid in his house. She falls in love with his son, Jack. John approves of their relationship. Marian releases a bestselling novel.

Cast

* Elsie Janis as Lithesome / Prudence Alden / Marian Gordon *

as Hard Muscle / Col. Warren / John Rogers *

as Long Biceps / Frank Warren / Jack Rogers * Myrtle Stedman as Joysome / Betty Judkns / chorus girl * Harry Ham as Joe Alden / Sub-editor *Helen Wolcott as Jean Hopkins / Helen Farnum *Joe Ray as A Tough *Ludloe Goodman as George St. John *Charles Wainwright as Jack's Friend * Art Acord as Manservant (uncredited)

Production

The film was supposed to include four sections, but the fourth section, set in 1905, may not have ended up in the film. Scenes set in the stone age were shot in

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. The film is considered lost.

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* 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

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