Thomas Edison Depot Classics: The Lost World (1925)

Please join us for our popular Thomas Edison Depot Classics Film Series! In tandem with the “DinoLab” exhibit at the Carnegie Museum we are bringing you a pre-historic double feature! This month’s film is The Lost World – a 1925 American silent fantasy giant monster adventure film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and written by Marion Fairfax, adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 novel of the same name. From a lost expedition to a plateau in the borders of Peru, Brazil, and 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. Met with ridicule at an academic meeting at the Zoological Hall, 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, a servant Zambo, and Challenger’s butler Austin leave for the plateau on a grand adventure! We will also be screening Gertie the Dinosaur – an animated short film released in 1914 by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the first animated film to feature a dinosaur! McCay initially presented the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act. Its star, Gertie, performs tricks much like a trained elephant. She is animated in a naturalistic style unprecedented for the time: she breathes rhythmically, shifts her weight as she moves, and her abdominal muscles undulate as she draws water. McCay imbued her with a personality—while friendly, she could be capricious, ignoring or rebelling against her master’s commands. ************************* Space is limited, so get your tickets soon! Cost of admission includes a bag of popcorn and a water. General Admission: $7 per person Museum Members: $5 per person *No refunds. ***PLEASE NOTE: If the demand is high enough, the location will be changed from the Thomas Edison Depot museum to the Carnegie Museum. We will send out an email no less than 2 days before the event, letting you know that the location has changed.