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AdventureFantasyDrama

The Lost World

- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

Release Date : 1925-02-02

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : First National Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Bessie Love

Character Name : Paula White

Original Name : Bessie Love

Gender : Female

Lewis Stone

Character Name : Sir John Roxton

Original Name : Lewis Stone

Gender : Male

Wallace Beery

Character Name : Prof. Challenger

Original Name : Wallace Beery

Gender : Male

Lloyd Hughes

Character Name : Edward E. Malone

Original Name : Lloyd Hughes

Gender : Male

Alma Bennett

Character Name : Gladys Hungerford

Original Name : Alma Bennett

Gender : Female

Arthur Hoyt

Character Name : Prof. Summerlee

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Margaret McWade

Character Name : Mrs. Challenger

Original Name : Margaret McWade

Gender : Female

Bull Montana

Character Name : Ape Man

Original Name : Bull Montana

Gender : Male

Frank Finch Smiles

Character Name : Challengers Diener

Original Name : Frank Finch Smiles

Gender : Male

Jules Cowles

Character Name : Zambo

Original Name : Jules Cowles

Gender : Male

George Bunny

Character Name : Colin McArdle

Original Name : George Bunny

Gender : Male

Charles Wellesley

Character Name : Maj. Hibbard

Original Name : Charles Wellesley

Gender : Male

Arthur Conan Doyle

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Arthur Conan Doyle

Gender : Male

Virginia Brown Faire

Character Name : Marquette

Original Name : Virginia Brown Faire

Gender : Female

Nelson McDowell

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Nelson McDowell

Gender : Male

Gilbert Roland

Character Name : Extra

Original Name : Gilbert Roland

Gender : Male

Leo White

Character Name : Percy Potts

Original Name : Leo White

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

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.