The Lost World
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story
1925 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Harry O. Hoyt |
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| Writer: | Arthur Conan Doyle, Marion Fairfax |
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| The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 1925 |
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| Director: | Harry O. Hoyt |
| Writer: | Arthur Conan Doyle, Marion Fairfax |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | central and south america, dinosaur, natural horror, brontosaurus, lost world, professor, ape man, based on novel or book, amazon rainforest, allosaurus |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Frank Finch Smiles | Challengers Diener |
| Jules Cowles | Zambo |
| George Bunny | Colin McArdle |
| Charles Wellesley | Maj. Hibbard |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Himself |
| Virginia Brown Faire | Marquette |
| Nelson McDowell | Lawyer |
| Gilbert Roland | Extra |
| Leo White | Percy Potts |
| Name | Job |
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| Arthur Conan Doyle | Author |
| Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects, Special Effects |
| Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Cecil Holland | Makeup Artist |
| Marion Fairfax | Screenplay |
| Marcel Delgado | Special Effects |
| Milton Menasco | Art Direction |
| George McGuire | Editor |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Harry O. Hoyt | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Earl Hudson | Producer |
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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.