



First Look at New Restoration of The Lost World (1925) Posted June 7, 2017 06:13 PM by



U.S. label Flicker Alley has sent us a new preview clip for the recent restoration of director Harry O. Hoyt's film The Lost World (1925), starring Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes, and Alma Bennett. The classic film will be released on Blu-ray 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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hoytereden Jun 07, 2017 It looks fantastic.

siegfried61 Jun 07, 2017 Amazing!!!

stairfox Jun 07, 2017 Awesome!

RalphoR Jun 07, 2017 An absolute must have! David Roesler Jun 07, 2017 Hope O'Brian's other classic Sci-Fi films also make it to bluray like "The Black Scorpion" and "The Giant Behemoth."

Martin_31 Jun 07, 2017 Looks incredible. Gonna be my first Flicker Alley release.

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Top reviewer ravenus Jun 07, 2017 Hope in the UK Eureka gets to lease this for an upgrade of their DVD. WVMark Jun 07, 2017 That looked really good.

BILLONEEG Jun 08, 2017 Flicker Alley & Lobster Films have done incredible restorations & "The Lost World" continues their great reputation. I look forward to getting this one.



I'd also would like to put in a request for them to track down & assemble all the parts from the different versions of "The Amazing Colossal Man" & make the most complete version. I really liked this film as a kid & would love to get it on Blu-Ray.

Interdimensional Jun 08, 2017 BILLONEEG, the rights to Amazing Colossal Man are with Susan Hart. I don't think anyone has been able to license any of the movies she owns for blu-ray.

swansong Jun 08, 2017 This is looking really beautiful, and clearly a must own for fans of this genre of film making. An historic release. Looking forward to seeing the complete film in hi def glory. And very interesting special features to boot.

Gentle Star Jun 09, 2017 Is that T-Rex smoking a giant spliff? elm0catt Jun 09, 2017 Here's hoping that they use the original inter-titles and not the altered/PC censored ones that were used in the Eastman Restoration! jamesbobo Jun 11, 2017 YouTube has this film in its complete form that runs 92 minutes. So why is this 64 minutes and "the most complete form available"? Is the youtube version run at a slower frame per second speed as this one?

TheStranger87 Jun 11, 2017 Still has better effects than Jurassic World.

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Top contributor badblokebob Jun 12, 2017 @jamesbobo According to Flicker Alley's website this one runs 110 minutes, so... someone's got it wrong.

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Top contributor MacEachaidh Jun 14, 2017 Would have loved to see this get a steelbook version, similar to Flicker Alley's Méliès release.

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