'Twas Ever Thus


Twas Ever Thus is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth, written by Elsie Janis, and starring Elsie Janis, Hobart Bosworth, Owen Moore, Myrtle Stedman, Harry Ham, and Helen Wolcott. It was released on September 23, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

In the Stone Age, 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 American Civil War, where a woman named Prudence Alden leaves Boston 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 woman 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

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 Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
The film is considered lost.