The Lost World (1925)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Harry O. Hoyt

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel)
Marion Fairfax (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 June 1925 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stupendous story!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Expedition | Prehistoric | Reporter | Dinosaur

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bessie Love	...	Miss Paula White (as Miss Bessie Love)
Lewis Stone	...	Sir John Roxton (as Mr. Lewis Stone)
Wallace Beery	...	Prof. Challenger (as Mr. Wallace Beery)
Lloyd Hughes	...	Edward E. Malone (as Mr. Lloyd Hughes)
Alma Bennett	...	Gladys Hungerford (as Miss Alma Bennett)
Arthur Hoyt	...	Prof. Summerlee (as Mr. Arthur Hoyt)
Margaret McWade	...	Mrs. Challenger (as Miss Margaret McWade)
Bull Montana	...	Ape-Man (as Mr. Bull Montana)
Frank Finch Smiles	...	Austin (Challenger's butler) (as Mr. Frank Smiles)
Jules Cowles	...	Zambo (Roxton's servant) (as Mr. Jules Cowles)
George Bunny	...	Colin McArdle (as Mr. George Bunny)
Charles Wellesley	...	Maj. Hibbard (as Mr. Charles Wellesley)
Jocko the Monkey	...	Jocko
Arthur Conan Doyle	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:64 min (1991 alternate version) | USA:93 min (2000 alternate version) | USA:64 min (Kodascope Version) | USA:106 min (original version) | 100 min (1998 George Eastman House Restoration)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White | Color (hand-colored) | Color (tinted and toned)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Spain:T | USA:Unrated

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

Arthur Conan Doyle attended the movie with his family. He liked it.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The newspaper headline announcing Malone's departure is dated in January. Right after this is shown, Malone types that he has been gone for less than three months and it is now December 12th.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Up (2009)

Soundtrack:

The Lost World

Greatly enjoyed this great Silent Film

Always enjoyed the silent films and how actors were able to show their real talents by acting from head to toe with no sound at all, except the piano player in the movie house. This film starred some great Classic actors, Wallace Berry, Lewis Stone(Sir John Paxton), and Besie Love, (Miss Paula White),"The Barefoot Contessa",'54, and many more. I could hardly believe the special effects that were created in this film, I never expected to see Dinosours and prehistoric animals with movement in the year 1925. All I can say, this picture must have been a great success years ago, however, this film at times made me think about "King Kong" and how Kong escaped and almost destroyed New York City. If you love to watch what people enjoyed in the 1920's, this is worth viewing.