The Lost World
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
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Harry O. Hoyt
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Wallace Beery is the rather eccentric "Prof. Challenger" - an eminent explorer who tries to convince his justifiably sceptical peers of a plateau in the Amazonian jungle where there be dinosaurs... Derided and ridiculed, he secures some funding from "Sir John Roxton" (Lewis Stone), assembles a team and back they go - promising to return with proof positive. The acting is adequate - that's not what matters, really - it's the wonderful and fluent actions of the stop motion photography that makes the stand out. These effects are superb. Basic, sure, and the scale of the sets around them isn't likely to convince anyone - but the story really picks up pace amidst the jungle as these beasts fight each other and look for the odd snack or two for themselves (one even looks like he's stopped for a Woodbine!)... They manage to capture an injured one and take it home - not quite the proof the Londoners were expecting when it starts marauding round Piccadilly! It is groundbreaking, this - and set the standards for a world of creatives like Ray Harryhausen to build upon.
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Harry O. Hoyt is the director of The Lost World.
The cast of The Lost World includes Bessie Love as Paula White, Gilbert Roland as Extra, Wallace Beery as Prof. Challenger, Arthur Hoyt as Prof. Summerlee, Leo White as Percy Potts, Bull Montana as Ape Man, Lewis Stone as Sir John Roxton, Lloyd Hughes as Edward E. Malone, Alma Bennett as Gladys Hungerford, Margaret McWade as Mrs. Challenger, Frank Finch Smiles as Challengers Diener, Jules Cowles as Zambo, and more.
The duration of The Lost World is 1h 44 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Lost World trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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The Lost World was released on 02 Feb 1925.
The Lost World is listed under Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Horror, Science Fiction, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
The Lost World has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Wallace Beery is the rather eccentric "Prof. Challenger" - an eminent explorer who tries to convince his justifiably sceptical peers of a plateau in the Amazonian jungle where t..."
