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SILENT FILM - THE LOST WORLD - 1925

  • The Majestic Theatre 3 Factory Street Pomona, QLD, 4568 Australia (map)

The Lost World is a 1925 American silent fantasy giant monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 novel of same name.

From a lost expedition to a plateau in the borders of Peru, Brazil & Colombia. Paula White brings the journal of her father, explorer Maple White, to the eccentric Professor Challenger in London. The journal features sketches of dinosaurs which is enough proof for Challenger to publicly announce that dinosaurs still walk the earth. Challenger reluctantly accepts a newspaper's offer to finance a mission to rescue Maple White. Professor Challenger, Paula White, sportsman Sir John Roxton, news reporter Edward Malone (who is a friend of Roxton and wishes to go on the expedition to impress his fiancée), a skeptical professor Summerlee, an Indian servant Zambo, and Challenger's butler Austin leave for the plateau and the story begins.

Things to note about this film - This is the first dinosaur-oriented film hit, and it led to other films, from King Kong to the Jurassic Park series. It was also the first film to be screened on a plane by Imperial Airways & was the first feature-length film made in the United States, possibly the world, to feature ‘stop motion’ animation in general. Film duration 1hr & 46 minutes.

No need to book get your ticket at the door. $15 and free for kids 13 and under. Door & bar open 11am. Coffee, tea & refreshments available. Movie screens at 12 noon.