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Greenville Public Library
Film Series features “The Lost World”
On Tuesday March 3, the Third Floor Film Series will be watching the
1925 silent film The Lost World. The film was directed by Harry
O. Hoyt and starred Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, and Lloyd
Hughes.
The Lost World tells the story of the eponymous adventure novel written
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published in 1912. It follows a group
of explorers who venture to an isolated plateau in South America to
rescue a colleague who disappeared there on an earlier
expedition. They discover a prehistoric ecosystem full of
dinosaurs and other primitive beasts, and must fight to survive.
When they return to London with one of these creatures and it escapes,
chaos ensues. The film is legendary for the groundbreaking stop-motion
animation of Willis O'Brien, who went on to handle special effects on
King Kong in 1933.
Show tme is 6:30. Refreshments will be provided and a short
discussion will follow the film. Minors must be accompanied by an
adult. We hope to see you at this influential silent classic!
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