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The Lost World

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The Lost World
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NR,1hr 2min
Genres:
Action,Sci-Fi
Release:
1925
Directors:
Harry Hoyt, William Dowling
Distributor:
Sling Shot
Starring:
Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery  ...more
Synopsis: This adventure virtually butchers its source, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel. But with stop-motion photography and special effects that were incredibly innovative in 1924 and 1925, who cared? These effects were the whole film, and Wallace Beery's inspired performance was a bonus. The tale opens on reporter Edward Malone (Lloyd Hughes), who wants to marry Gladys Hungerford (Alma Bennett). Gladys, however, only wants to marry a man of great deeds. So Malone, having asked his editor for an adventuresome ... Full Synopsis
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Hans J. Wollstein, AMG Review
Reportedly seven years in the making, this silent adventure based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic 1912 novel was a watershed mark in special effects filmmaking. Willis H. O'Brien's stop-motion work, which would reach near-perfection in King Kong (1933), was much admired in its day and although primitive by modern standards remains visually engaging. So does Wallace Beery, complete with a theatrical ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Bessie Love
Paula White
Lloyd Hughes
Edward J Malone
Wallace Beery
Prof. Challenger
Arthur Hoyt
Prof. Summerlee
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