The Lost World (1925) [Silent Movie]
1h 46min. // Explorer Professor Challenger is taking quite a beating in the London press thanks to his claim that living dinosaurs exist in the far reaches of the Amazon. Newspaper reporter Edward Malone learns that this claim originates from a diary given to him by fellow explorer Maple White’s daughter, Paula. Malone’s paper funds an expedition to rescue Maple White, who has been marooned at the top of a high plateau. Joined by renowned hunter John Roxton, and others, the group goes to South America, where they do indeed find a plateau inhabited by pre-historic creatures, one of which they even manage to bring back to London with them.
Directed by: Harry O. Hoyt
Writing Credits: Arthur Conan Doyle (based upon the 1912 novel by) and Marion Fairfax (screenplay)
Starring: Wallace Beery (as Prof. Challenger), Bessie Love (as Paula White), Lloyd Hughes (as Ed Malone) and Lewis Stone (as Sir John Roxton)
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Awards:
WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 1998. National Film Registry.
NOMINATED. Annie Awards, 1994. Best Animated Home Video Release.
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