The Lost World

"Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story"

1925 1h 44m EN

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

“Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story”

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Cast

Bessie Love
Paula White
Lewis Stone
Sir John Roxton
Wallace Beery
Prof. Challenger
Lloyd Hughes
Edward E. Malone
Alma Bennett
Gladys Hungerford
Arthur Hoyt
Prof. Summerlee
Margaret McWade
Mrs. Challenger
Bull Montana
Ape Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry O. Hoyt
Writers: Marion Fairfax
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harry O. Hoyt, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George McGuire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bessie Love and Lewis Stone and Wallace Beery carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0016039 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Harry O. Hoyt directs. Arthur Edeson behind the camera. George McGuire cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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1101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Harry O. Hoyt, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor George McGuire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bessie Love and Lewis Stone and Wallace Beery carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story".
7IMDB entry: tt0016039 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "central and south america", "professor", "brontosaurus".

The technical file

Cinematography: Arthur Edeson
Editing: George McGuire
Makeup / hair: Cecil Holland
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Lost World (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 6,175 votes
MPAA: Passed
US box office: $1,194,450

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2022-06-06
★ 7/10
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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