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6.7/10 • 146

1925-02-021h 44m

AdventureFantasyDramaHorrorRomanceScience FictionThriller

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Stupendous Story

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

Directors
Harry O. Hoyt
Editors
George McGuire

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  1. Bessie Love

    Bessie Love

    Paula White

  2. Lewis Stone

    Lewis Stone

    Sir John Roxton

  3. Wallace Beery

    Wallace Beery

    Prof. Challenger

  4. Lloyd Hughes

    Lloyd Hughes

    Edward E. Malone

  5. Alma Bennett

    Alma Bennett

    Gladys Hungerford

  6. Arthur Hoyt

    Arthur Hoyt

    Prof. Summerlee

  7. Margaret McWade

    Margaret McWade

    Mrs. Challenger

  8. Bull Montana

    Bull Montana

    Ape Man

  9. Frank Finch Smiles

    Frank Finch Smiles

    Challengers Diener

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Jun 6, 2022

7/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookcentral and south americaprofessorbrontosaurusamazon rainforestdinosaurape manlost worldallosaurusnatural horror