The Lost World
1925 poster
Directed by	Harry Hoyt
Produced by	Jamie White (executive) Earl Hudson (unc)
Written by	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (novel) Marion Fairfax (screenplay)
Starring	Bessie Love Lewis Stone Wallace Beery Lloyd Hughes Alma Bennett
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Editing by	George McGuire
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date(s)	February 2, 1925 (USA) June 22, 1925 (USA, wide release)
Running time	106 (original) 55 (Kodascope 16 mm) 64 (1991) 100 (1998) 93 (2000)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles
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The Lost World is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's book of the same name. The movie stars Wallace Beery as Professor Challenger. This version was directed by Harry O. Hoyt and featured pioneering stop motion special effects by Willis O'Brien (an invaluable warm up for his work on the original King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper). The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Lost World is the name of: the Lost World (genre) literary genre. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (603x790, 182 KB) For use in The Lost World (1925 film) article per fair use laws. ... Jamie White is an American radio personality and actress of Lithuanian descent, who is most notable for having hosted mornings on KYSR Star 98. ... Earl Hudson is the drummer for hardcore punk band Bad Brains, brother of lead singer H.R. (singer) Paul Hudson. ... Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) is the British author most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... Marion Fairfax (born Marion Neiswanger October 24, 1875 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died October 2, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) was a screenwriter and Broadway playwright. ... Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American motion picture actress. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an Academy Award-winning American actor, best known for his portrayal of Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934) as well as more than 200 other movie roles over a 36-year span. ... Lloyd Hughes (21 October 1897 - 6 June 1958) was an American, juvenile, silent film actor. ... Arthur Edeson (October 24, 1891 - February 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer. ... The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1924 in film 1925 1926 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films Ben-Hur His People The Unholy Three The Freshman Movies released Movies released in 1925 include: Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859–7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau (native name is Tepuyes) in South America (Venezuela) where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an Academy Award-winning American actor, best known for his portrayal of Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934) as well as more than 200 other movie roles over a 36-year span. ... Professor Challenger (sitting) as illustrated by Harry Rountree in Conan Arthur Doyles short story The Poison Belt in Strand Magazine. ... Harry O. Hoyt is an American film director whose career began in the silent era. ... Willis OBrien with his Academy Award. ... For other uses, see King Kong (disambiguation). ... Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, American Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer. ... Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Plot synopsis

The Brontosaurus escapes and causes havoc in the city - the very first example of a plot device which would be used in innumerable later films

The journal of explorer Maple White is recovered from a plateau in South America featuring sketches of dinosaurs, which is enough proof for the eccentric Professor Challenger that dinosaurs still walk the earth. With that, John Roxton (sportsman), news reporter Edward Malone (whom wishes to go on the expedition to impress his fiance'), Challenger and Paula White (as well as an Indian servant, Zambo) leave for the plateau. They get onto the plateau by cutting down a tree and using it as a bridge, but it is knocked over by a brontosaurus, leaving them trapped. The explorers are shocked when they discover that a large rock has been sent their way by an ape-man perched on top of a ledge. As the crew look up to see their attacker, Challenger spies a Pteranodon (mistakenly referred to as a pterodactyl in the film) overhead and proves that the statement in Maple White's diary is true. The explorers witness various life-and-death struggles between the prehistoric beasts of the platue. During which, an Allosaurus makes its way to the camp site and attacks the exploration party. It is finally driven off by Ed Malone who throws a burning torch into the beast's mouth. Convinced that the camp isn't safe, Ed Malone climbs a tree to search for a new location, but is attacked by the ape-man. John Roxton succeeds in shooting the ape man, but the creature is merely wounded and escapes before John can finish him off. The explorers then make preparations to live on the plateau potentially indefinitely. A catapult is constructed and a in search for Maple White, his remains are found confirming his death. It is at this time that Ed confesses his love for Paula and the two are unofficially wed. Shortly afterwards, as the paleontologists are observing a Brontosaurus, it is attacked by an allosaur and falls of the edge of the platue, becoming trapped in a mud bank. Soon afterwards, a volcano erupts, causing a mass stampede among the giant beasts of the prehistoric world. In the end, the crew is saved when Paula White's pet monkey Chico climbs a rope up the plateau and the crew climb down. As Ed makes his descent, he is again attacked by the ape-man who pulls the rope later. The ape-man is again shot, and this time killed, by Sir. John Roxton. The Brontosaurus that was pushed off the plateau had landed softly in the mud at the bottom of the plateau, and Challenger manages to bring it back to London, as he wants to put it on display. However, it escapes and causes havoc until it reaches Tower Bridge, where it's massive weight causes it to break through, into the English channel where it swims away. Challenger is morose as the creature leaves, whereas Edward Malone discovers that the love he left in London has married in his absence, allowing him an Paula to be together. Image File history File links Lost_World_1925_Still_02. ... Image File history File links Lost_World_1925_Still_02. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Species (type) Pteranodon (from Greek πτερ- wing and αν-οδων toothless), from the Late Cretaceous (santonian-campanian, 85-82 million years ago) of North America (Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota) was one of the largest pterosaur genera, with a wingspan of up to 9 m (30 feet). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Species type (Marsh, 1878) Paul, 1987 Mateus , 2006 jimmadseni Chure, 2000 vide Glut, 2003 Synonyms Creosaurus Marsh, 1878 Labrosaurus Marsh, 1879 Camptonotus Marsh, 1879  ?Epanterias Cope, 1878 Allosaurus (IPA: ) was a large (up to 11. ... For other uses see, see Brontosaurus (disambiguation). ...

Cast/Characters in The Lost World

A herd of Triceratops from the film

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Himself (pre-word; identified, but not in cast list)
• Bessie Love – Paula White
• Lewis Stone – Sir John Roxton
• Lloyd Hughes – Edward Malone
• Wallace Beery – Professor Challenger
• Arthur Hoyt – Professor Summerlee
• Alma Bennett – Gladys Hungerford
• Virginia Browne Faire – Marquette the half-cast girl (uncredited)
• Bull Montana – Ape Man/Gomez
• Francis Finch-Smiles (billed as "Finch Smiles") – Austin
• Jules Cowes (in blackface) – Zambo
• Margerette McWade – Mrs. Challenger
• George Bunny – Colin McArdle
• Charles Wellesly – Major Hibbard (uncredited)
• Nelson MacDowell – Attorney (uncredited)
• Chris-Pin Martin – Bearer/Cannibal (Scenes Deleted)
• Jocko the Monkey – Himself
• Mary the Chimpanzee – Herself (uncredited)

Note: All human cast members who are listed in the on-screen credits are billed as "Mr..." or "Miss..." Image File history File links Lost_World_1925_Still_01. ... Image File history File links Lost_World_1925_Still_01. ... Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) is the British author most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American motion picture actress. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Lloyd Hughes (21 October 1897 - 6 June 1958) was an American, juvenile, silent film actor. ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an Academy Award-winning American actor, best known for his portrayal of Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934) as well as more than 200 other movie roles over a 36-year span. ... Professor Challenger (sitting) as illustrated by Harry Rountree in Conan Arthur Doyles short story The Poison Belt in Strand Magazine. ... Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874-January 4, 1953) was an American film actor. ... Virginia Browne Faire (June 26, 1904 - June 30, 1980) was an American silent-film actress. ... Bull Montana (May 16, 1887 in Voghera, Italy - January 24, 1950 in Los Angeles, California), was a professional wrestler and American actor. ... This reproduction of a 1900 minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co. ... George Bunny (13 July 1867 – 16 April 1952), was an American actor. ... Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of apes in the genus Pan. ...

Bestiary

Prehistoric Creatures

• Agathaumas
• Allosaurus
• Ape man
• Brontosaurus
• Diplodocus (mentioned in the Program, but not shown)
• Pteranodon
• Stegosaurus
• Trachodon
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus

Species Agathaumas (great wonder) was a ceratopsid resembling Triceratops. ... Species type (Marsh, 1878) Paul, 1987 Mateus , 2006 jimmadseni Chure, 2000 vide Glut, 2003 Synonyms Creosaurus Marsh, 1878 Labrosaurus Marsh, 1879 Camptonotus Marsh, 1879  ?Epanterias Cope, 1878 Allosaurus (IPA: ) was a large (up to 11. ... Ape-Man is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ... For other uses see, see Brontosaurus (disambiguation). ... For the extinct amphibian, see Diplocaulus. ... Species (type) Pteranodon (from Greek πτερ- wing and αν-οδων toothless), from the Late Cretaceous (santonian-campanian, 85-82 million years ago) of North America (Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota) was one of the largest pterosaur genera, with a wingspan of up to 9 m (30 feet). ... Species Marsh, 1877 (type) Marsh, 1887 Gilmore, 1914 Stegosaurus (IPA: ) is a genus of stegosaurid armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) in what is now western North America. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Species (type) Marsh, 1890 Triceratops (IPA: ) was a herbivorous genus of ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago (mya) in what is now North America. ... Species T. rex (type) Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus Cope, 1892 Dynamosaurus Osborn, 1905  ?Nanotyrannus Bakker, Williams & Currie, 1988 Stygivenator Olshevsky, 1995 Dinotyrannus Olshevsky, 1995 Tyrannosaurus (pronounced IPA: , meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of theropod dinosaur. ...

Other animals on the plateau

• Capuchin Monkey
• Chimpanzee
• Unidentified lizards with frills and feathers

Type species Simia capucina Linnaeus, 1758 Species Cebus capucinus Cebus albifrons Weeper uolivaceus Cebus kaapori Cebus apella Cebus libidinosus Cebus nigritus Cebus xanthosternos Cebus queirozi Tufted Capuchin (Cebus apella) The capuchins are the group of New World monkeys classified as genus Cebus. ... Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of apes in the genus Pan. ...

Animals seen in the Amazon, but not the plateau

• Anaconda
• Caiman or Alligator
• Marsh Deer
• Leopard (stock footage)
• Peccary
• Python
• "Spectical Bears"
• South American Tree Sloth (stock footage)

For other uses, see Anaconda (disambiguation). ... Genera Alligator Caiman Melanosuchus Paleosuchus Alligators and caimans are reptiles closely related to the crocodiles and forming the family Alligatoridae (sometimes regarded instead as the subfamily Alligatorinae). ... For other uses, see Alligator (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Blastocerus dichotomus (Illiger, 1815) The Marsh Deer, Blastocerus dichotomus, is the largest deer species from South America. ... For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation). ... Species Tayassu Tayassu tajacu Tayassu pecari Catagonus Catagonus wagneri The peccaries (also known by its Spanish name, javelina or pecarí) are medium-sized mammals of the family Tayassuidae. ... Synonyms Pythonoidea - Fitzinger, 1826 Pythonoidei - Eichwald, 1831 Holodonta - Müller, 1832 Pythonina - Bonaparte, 1840 Pythophes - Fitzinger, 1843 Pythoniens - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Holodontes - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Pythonides - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Pythones - Cope, 1861 Pythonidae - Cope, 1864 Peropodes - Meyer, 1874...

Restorations of The Lost World

• George Eastman House - Laserdisk preservation with stills showing missing scenes
• George Eastman House - Film restoration using materials from Czechoslovakian archive. Many sequences still missing and some inadvertently left out
• David Shepard, Serge Bromberg - DVD restoration using Kodascope prints, Czechoslovakian archive materials, and trailers

David Shepard (b. ...

Missing or Deleted Scenes

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sits at his desk, writing The Lost World (footage of Doyle, found in some copies, was taken from a 1927 interview)
• Ed Malone sees three people sent to interview Challenger, bruised and bandaged
• Ed Malone escapes from Challenger in the Zoological Museum by climbing on the back of the Brontosaurus skeleton
• The explorers are attacked by cannibals
• The native bearers, lead by Gomez, mutiny and injure Zambo's arm
• Challenger scrambles onto railing of bridge to watch the Brontosaurus swim out to sea

Scenes rediscovered but not added back

• A Brontosaurus feeds on some leaves
• A Triceratops family enjoy each other's company
• An Allosaurus is distraught over a Brontosaurus escaping over a cliff
• Two brontosaurs have a confrontation
• A Triceratops herd is seen with an Allosaurus in the background
• A Trachodon eats while an Allosaurus stalks it from the background
• An Agathaumas and Stegosaurus battle over space

(These can be found as animation outtakes on some DVD copies)

• In 2004 an incomplete, original tinted/toned/hand-colored nitrate 35 mm print of the original version of The Lost World was discovered and purchased by Film Preservation Associates.

Miscellanea

• Willis O'Brien combined animated dinosaurs with live-action footage of human beings, but at first he was only able to do this by separating the frame into two parts. As work went on, O'Brien's technique grew better and he could combine live-action and stop-motion footage in the same part of the screen.
• In 1922, Conan Doyle showed O'Brien's test reel to a meeting of the Society of American Magicians, which included Harry Houdini. The astounded audience watched footage of a Triceratops family, an attack by an Allosaurus and some Stegosaurus footage. Doyle refused to discuss the film's origins. On the next day, the New York Times ran a front page article about it, saying "(Conan Doyle’s) monsters of the ancient world, or of the new world which he has discovered in the ether, were extraordinarily lifelike. If fakes, they were masterpieces"^[1].
• The dinosaurs of this film were based on the artwork of Charles R. Knight.
• Some of the dinosaur models used in the film came into the famous collection of the fantasy lover Forrest J Ackerman. The models were not specially preserved, and with time the rubber dried out and fell to pieces, leaving only the metallic frame.
• The Lost World became the first film to be shown to plane passengers. This happened in April 1925 on a London-Paris flight by the company Imperial Airways. As film stock of the era was nitrate and highly flammable, this was a risky undertaking on a wood and fabric-hulled plane.
• This was the first feature length film made in the United States, possibly the world, to feature model animation as the primary special effect, or stop motion animation in general.
• This is the first dinosaur hit and it will lead to the dinosaurs from King kong to Jurassic Park III

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References

See also

• List of stop-motion films

This is a list of stop-motion films from around the world organised in order of release date; theatrical releases as well as made-for-TV and direct-to-video movies. ...

External links

• The Lost World at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lost World at Google Video
• Review of Image DVD and history of the different versions of the film
• Celluloid Dinosaurs: The Lost World Restored: Interview with David Shepard, History of Restoration (Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette)
• Silent Movie Monsters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World