The Lost World

Highlighted by stunning special effects work from Willis O'Brien (who went on to help create the look of the original "King Kong"), this silent epic was based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sent to investigate a professor who believes that dinosaurs still exist, an eager young reporter joins the researcher, a hunter/explorer, and a stunning beauty on a trip to the Amazon where they all encounter prehistoric beasts. Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes star. 110 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; deleted scenes; short films "R.F.D., 10,000 B.C." (1917), "The Ghosts of Slumber Mountain" (1918); "Creation" test footage. Silent with music score.