The Lost World (1925) (U)

 The Lost World is a 1925 American silent fantasy giant

monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan

Doyle’s 1912 novel of the same name. The film was

produced and distributed by First National Pictures,

a major Hollywood studio at the time, and stars Wallace

Beery as Professor Challenger. It was directed by Harry O.

Hoyt and featured pioneering stop motion special effects

by Willis O’Brien, a forerunner of his work on the original

King Kong. Introduction talk from Matt Wingett.