



The Lost World (1925) Blu-ray Posted May 30, 2017 11:36 PM by



U.S. label Flicker Alley has announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Harry O. Hoyt's film The Lost World (1925), starring Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes, and Alma Bennett. The release will be available for purchase on September 19.



Synopsis: True to its title, the 1925, 10-reel version of The Lost World effectively disappeared from circulation in 1929 all known positive prints destroyed a move by First National Pictures to help clear the way for another creature film utilizing special effects and Willis O Brien s cutting-edge animation techniques: King Kong. For more than 80 years, only abridged editions of The Lost World remained in existence... until now!



Follow Professor Challenger, played by the inimitable Wallace Beery, as he and a crew of curious explorers embark on an expedition in search of a mythical, prehistoric plateau in South America. Along for the adventure are eminent scientist Summerlee (Arthur Hoyt, the director s brother), sportsman Sir John Roxton (Lewis Stone), journalist Ed Malone (Lloyd Hughes) and Paula White (Bessie Love), whose father disappeared on the same plateau. The party is not there long before the lost world of the jungle begins to reveal its secrets: a primitive ape-man, a Pterodactyl flying through the air, a massive Brontosaurus feeding upon the trees, the vicious Allosaurus, and many more monstrous beasts of the Jurassic age.



Flicker Alley, Lobster Films, and Blackhawk Films are thrilled to present the world-premiere Blu-ray edition of Arthur Conan Doyle s The Lost World, the most complete version of the film ever released. This visually stunning 2K restoration, accomplished by Lobster Films, features newly-discovered scenes and special effect sequences, incorporating almost all original elements from archives and collections around the world. Renowned silent film composer Robert Israel contributes a new and ambitious score, performed by a full orchestra in 2016.



*This edition is dedicated to David Shepard, and to the collectors, archives, and passionate cinema lovers, who help preserve films for future generations.



Special Features: Deleted Scenes - Restored outtakes from a 1925 original nitrate transfer of The Lost World.

- Restored outtakes from a 1925 original nitrate transfer of The Lost World. R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917) - Short film directed by Willis O Brien for producer Thomas Edison.

- Short film directed by Willis O Brien for producer Thomas Edison. The Ghosts of Slumber Mountain (1918) - Short film written and directed by Willis O'Brien in a new 2K restoration by the Dinosaur Museum.

- Short film written and directed by Willis O'Brien in a new 2K restoration by the Dinosaur Museum. Creation (1930) - Unfinished film directed by Willis O Brien that nonetheless convinced Merian C. Cooper to hire O Brien for King Kong.

- Unfinished film directed by Willis O Brien that nonetheless convinced Merian C. Cooper to hire O Brien for King Kong. Booklet Essay - The Lost World: Secrets of the Restoration by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films.





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Subtitle May 30, 2017 Oh yeah, getting this one, day one!!

King Arthur May 31, 2017 interesting

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Top contributor RickZarber May 31, 2017 Ooh, I'm very excited for this! I watched this and the 1960 Irwin Allen version back to back once about ten years ago, never having seen either. I actually preferred this one! Can't wait to see it in restored / HD glory.

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Top contributor John_Drake May 31, 2017 Brilliant that they are finally releasing this!



A fitting tribute to David Shepard.

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Top contributor StarDestroyer52 May 31, 2017 Yes. So glad to see this classic coming to BluRay. Before King Kong there was The Lost World.

swansong May 31, 2017 The foundation for stop action animation photography. Very interested to see this. camaro May 31, 2017 Really looking forward to this one! I'm really happy they are including The Ghosts of Slumber Mountain on it as well and restored. I think it was a lost film as well and is still half missing?

hewylewis May 31, 2017 FINALLY!!!! David Roesler May 31, 2017 Day one purchase!

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Top reviewerTop contributor ArnoldLayne56 May 31, 2017 I find these restorations of lost films irresistible and will continue to support Flicker Alley by adding this to my collection. Thanks FA!

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Top contributor Tom Servo May 31, 2017 Excellent! I just hope they restored the scene where the girl kicks the dinosaur in the head with a gymnastics twirl.

charlieray1 May 31, 2017 I'm excited about this ... but also a little confused. Is this the full film? In the article it sounds like there's no more footage than the Blackhawk DVD. If that's the case, it's disappointing. The original, full-length movie has been missing for decades, a 60 minute edit being he most familiar version. Blackhawkmanaged to add in another 30 minutes, but in a way it hurt the film. The 60 minute version exised all the subplots and worked well on its own. The 90 minute version added back just portions of the missing subplots, but with (roughly) another 20 minutes still missing, they don't work. They are incomplete portions that don't stand on their own. Is this that version, or have they found more footage? I'll certainly buy this either way, but if that footage is still gone, the shorter version is the more entertaining. Even though it's severly cut, it doesn't feel as choppy as the longer does. dougkuhn May 31, 2017 Thumbs way up! Thank you so much Flicker Alley; I have all of your Cinerama presentations and will definitely be picking this one up.

Daveismyhero May 31, 2017 You can get free shipping in the U.S. if you preorder it from Flicker Alley withing the next 24ish hours. $29.95 out the door for me.

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Top reviewer Blu-Velvet May 31, 2017 This is really exciting. I have had THE LOST WORLD on 8mm film and 16mm film (both dupes of the 5-reel Kodascope abridgement), then a good DVD of the Kodascope version from the original negative, and later two different DVDs of different restorations incorporating footage found in a Czechoslovakian print. According to Flicker Alley's website, this new restoration incorporates additional footage discovered after the two previous restorations were done and now runs about 110 minutes, incorporating some Handschliegel color tinting. There's an amazing-looking HD clip on their website, showing off the crisp visual clarity, the rich color tinting, the Handschliegel colored flames over the overall blue night tint, and the fine orchestra score. It's definitely a must-buy for any fans of stop-motion animation, fantasy films, or silent films in general.

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Top contributor BHolst May 31, 2017 @Daveismyhero

I think it is free worldwide shipping, at least my order to be shipped to Sweden was $29.95 in total!

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Top contributor Tom Servo May 31, 2017 Hope you're right, Blu-Velvet. The listing here says 64 minutes. RandCanuck Jun 01, 2017 Flicker's web page for this release says 110 minutes, though that may include the bonus features.

EManT2200 Jun 01, 2017 Ordered, this is gonna be great !

AKNewbie Jun 01, 2017 Can upgrade my Flicker Alley MOD DVD of Lost World. Pre-ordered.

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