THE LOST WORLD
Movie
Year: 1960
Director: Irwin Allen
US Premiere: 13 July 1960
Plot Summary
Film based on Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure about an expedition party heading into unknown territory inhabited by prehistoric animals.
Cast
Michael Rennie - Lord John Roxton
Jill St. John - Jennifer Holmes
David Hedison
- Ed Malone
Claude Rains - Professor George Edward Challenger
Fernando Lamas - Manuel Gomez
Richard Haydn - Professor Summerlee
Jay Novello - Costa
Ray Stricklyn - David Holmes
Vitina Marcus - Native Girl
Ian Wolfe - Burton White
Ross Brown - Airport Attendant
Colin Campbell - Prof. Waldron
Larry Chance - Indian chief
Alex Finlayson - Reporter
George Pelling - Reporter
Gil Stuart - Reporter
Bert Stevens - Reporter at the Airport
Don Forbes - TV announcer
John Graham - Stuart Holmes
Peter Fontaine - Airport Attendant
Ann Dore - Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Bess Flowers - Guest at Zoological Institute Forum
Sam Harris - Guest at Zoological Institute Forum and Man at the Airport
Kenner G. Kemp - Guest at Zoological Institute Forum
Fred Cavens - French Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Phyllis Coghlan - British member of Zoological Institute Forum
Alex Denaszody - German Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Ivo Henderson - British Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Stuart Holmes - Zoological Institute Professor on Stage
Ruggero Romor - Italian Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Brian Roper - British Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Jacqueline Squire - British Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Ben Wright - BBC field reporter Ted Bottomley
Paul Zastupnevich - Member of Zoological Institute Forum
Frostie - Frostie, Jennifer Holmes' pet poodle
Production Crew
Producer - Irwin Allen
Director - Irwin Allen
Screenplay - Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen
Music - Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter
Director of Photography - Winton Hoch, A.S.C.
Art Direction - Duncan Cramer, Walter M. Simonds
Set Decorations - Walter M. Scott, Joseph Kish, John Sturtevant
Special Photographic Effects - L.B. Abbott, A.S.C., James B. Gordon, A.S.C., Emil Kosa, Jr.
Film Editor - Hugh S. Fowler, A.C.E.
Assistant Director - Ad Schaumer
Technical Adviser - Henry E. Lester
Costume Design - Paul Zastupnevich
Makeup - Ben Nye
Hair Styles - Helen Turpin, C.H.S.
Effects Technician - Willis O'Brien
Production Illustrator - Maurice Zuberano
Sound - E. Clayton Ward, Harry M. Leonard
Orchestration - Howard Jackson, Sid Cutner
Researcher - Elizabeth Emanuel
Dog trainer and owner of Frostie - Cindy James
"Voice" of the Lost World sound - Gwen Johnson
Triva
The story of the movie The Lost World is based on the novel of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Lost World premiered in the US on Wednesday 13 July 1960 and in the UK on Thursday 4 August 1960. This was the first Irwin Allen production which researcher Elizabeth Emanuel worked on. Look out for Ann Dore (giant female scientist in the pilot episode of Land of the Giants) at the Zoological Institute Forum.
Did you spot costume designer Paul Zastupnevich in the audience at the Zoological Institute Forum?
Alternative Titles
France: Le Monde Perdu
Germany: Die Versunkene Welt
Japan: 失われた世界
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