One Million B.C. (1940)
April 5, 1940Release Date
One Million B.C. (1940)
April 5, 1940Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Victor Mature
Tumak
Carole Landis
Loana
John Hubbard
Ohtao
Lon Chaney Jr.
Akhoba
Mamo Clark
Nupondi
Conrad Nagel
Narrator
Inez Palange
Tohana
Hal Roach, Jr.
Director
Edgar Edwards
Skakana
Hal Roach
Director
Mickell Novack
Writer
Nigel De Brulier
Peytow
George Baker
Writer
Joseph Frickert
Writer
Jacqueline Dalya
Ataf
Mary Gale Fisher
Wandi
Grover Jones
Writer
Norman Budd
Rock Person
Harry Wilson
Rock Person
John Northpole
Rock Person
Lorraine Rivero
Rock Person
Harold Howard
Rock Person
Ricca Allen
Rock Person
Adda Gleason
Rock Person
Edward Coxen
Rock Person
Ben Hall
Shell Person
Creighton Hale
Shell Person
Audrey Manners
Shell Person
Rosemary Theby
Shell Person
Patricia Pope
Shell Person
Chuck Stubbs
Shell Person
Jimmy Boudwin
Shell Person
Ora May Carlson
Shell Person
James Coppedge
Rock Person
Kay Frye
Shell Person
Betty Greco
Rock Person
Aida Hernandez
Rock Person
Robert Kent
Mountain Guide
Boots Lebaron
Shell Person
Jean Porter
Shell Person - Loana's Sister
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 5, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Genres
Wiki.
One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles Cave Man, Man and His Mate, and Tumak.
The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist Tumak, a young caveman who strives to unite the uncivilized Rock Tribe and the peaceful Shell Tribe, Carole Landis as Loana, daughter of the Shell Tribe chief and Tumak's love interest, and Lon Chaney Jr. as Tumak's stern father and leader of the Rock Tribe. Chaney's billing differs from that of his home studio Universal Pictures in that Hal Roach elected to retain the "Jr." instead of billing him under his father's name, possibly because Roach was co-directing the film with his own son Hal Roach Jr.
The film was a popular success and was nominated for two Academy Awards for its special effects and musical score, although the film is controversial for its use of live animals dueling.