Two Lost Worlds
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Two Lost Worlds | |
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Directed by | Norman Dawn |
Written by | Tom Hubbard/Phyllis Parker/ (story)/Bill Shaw |
Produced by | Boris Petroff |
Starring | James Arness Kasey Rogers |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
Music by | Alex Alexander |
Distributed by | Sterling Productions Inc. Eagle-Lion films |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Language | English |
Two Lost Worlds is a 1951 science fiction/adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and starring James Arness and Laura Elliott. The film was produced independently by (dba ) from his original story. The film was scripted by (with later, added scenes written by and voice-over narrative by ), and distributed by Eagle-Lion Classics Inc., with a 1952 reissue by .
Plot[]
The year is 1830. The American clipper ship, the Hamilton Queen, is attacked by pirates in the New Hebrides (present day Vanuatu). The ship's mate Kirk Hamilton (Arness) is wounded and heads to Queensland, Australia for medical treatment. While at the hospital, he meets and falls in love with Elaine Jeffries (Rogers), the fiancée of Martin Shannon (Bill Kennedy) a rancher. A romantic rivalry develops and the pirates, who attacked Kirk and his ship kidnap her along with her friend, Nancy Holden (). Kirk and Shannon pursue the pirates and they soon wind up on a volcanic island inhabited by dinosaurs.
Cast[]
- Kasey Rogers (as Laura Elliott) - Elaine Jeffries
- James Arness (as Jim Aurness) - Kirk Hamilton
- Bill Kennedy - Martin Shannon
- Gloria Petroff - Janice Jeffries
- Pierre Watkin - Magistrate Jeffries
- Tom Hubbard - John Hartley
- Jane Harlan - Nancy Holden
- Tom Monroe - Captain Tallman
- Michael Rye - Captain Hackett
- Fred Kohler, Jr. - Nat Mercer - Sailor
Production[]
There are no original dinosaur effects in the film. The dinosaurs appear 58 minutes into the film. They were taken from stock footage recycled from the film One Million B.C. (1940).
The film was shot in Red Rock Canyon State Park (California) in Cantil, California.
See also[]
External links[]
- 1951 films
- English-language films
- 1950s science fiction adventure films
- American films
- American science fiction adventure films
- Films about dinosaurs
- Eagle-Lion Films films
- Lost world films
- Films directed by Norman Dawn
- Films set in Oceania
- American black-and-white films