Teenage Cave Man (1958)

Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

R. Wright Campbell (screenplay)

Release Date:

July 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future of humanity is in his hands

Plot:

A young man defies tribal laws and searches for answers. The result of his quest yields knowledge of past generations.

Plot Keywords:

Caveman | Post Apocalyptic | Great Dane | Post Nuclear War | End Of Civilization

Cast

Robert Vaughn	...	The Symbol Maker's teenage son
Darah Marshall	...	The Blond Maiden
Leslie Bradley	...	The Symbol Maker
Frank DeKova	...	The Black-Bearded One
Charles P. Thompson	...	Member of the tribe (as Charles Thompson)
June Jocelyn	...	The Symbol Maker's wife
Jonathan Haze	...	The curly-haired boy
Beach Dickerson	...	Fair-haired boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-tom player / Bear
Ed Nelson	...	Blond tribe member
Robert Shayne	...	The Keeper of the Small Fire
Marshall Bradford	...	Member of the tribe
Joseph Hamilton	...	Member of the tribe (as Joseph H. Hamilton)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barboura Morris	...	Young tribe member (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Corman

Writing credits
R. Wright Campbell		(screenplay)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer
Roger Corman	....	producer
James H. Nicholson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Albert Glasser		(as Al Glasser)

Cinematography by
Floyd Crosby

Film Editing by
Irene Morra		(as Irene Mora)

Costume Design by
Marjorie Corso		(as Margo Corso)

Production Management
Maurice Vaccarino	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Bohrer	....	assistant director

Art Department
Karl Brainard	....	property master

Sound Department
Herman Lewis	....	sound
Philip Mitchell	....	sound (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Blaisdell	....	costume designer: beastman costume (uncredited)

Other crew
Bill Martin	....	title designer
Ellis Burman	....	dinosaur sequences (uncredited)
Roy Seawright	....	dinosaur sequences (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Malibu Productions

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1958) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound recording

Also Known As:

Out of the Darkness
Prehistoric World
Teenage Caveman (USA) (alternative spelling)
Adolescente delle caverne (Italy) [it]
El adolescente de las cavernas (Venezuela) [es]

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (Certificate #19088)

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Malibu Productions

Trivia:

Beach Dickerson, a Corman regular, did quadruple roles...not only is he the fair-haired boy that drowns in quicksand, he is also the stranger riding in from the burning plains, the bear that attacks the hunting party, and even plays a drummer during the funeral for his own character!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

caveman from u.n.c.l.e.

As a Roger Corman fan this one was a must see.Robert Vaughn who was later to star on TVs man from u.n.c.l.e.plays the title role of a rebellious youth who dares questions the laws of the tribe.there's plenty of stock footage from; one million bc(1940)with the big lizards with fins glued on their backs.but there's a surprise ending.the more recent movie; the village(2004)seems to borrow from this.teenage caveman was originally titled;prehistoric world,but American international wanted to cash in on their other 2 movies teenage werewolf and teenage franken- stein which were both hits.f-troop star frank DeKova also stars.this is on a double feature DVD with viking women and the sea serpent,another corman flick.Roger Corman had a way of making entertaining movies on low budgets.I'm giving it 6 out of 10.