Lost World, The (1925)

Introducing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the story. "I have wrought my simple plan, If I give an hour of joy, To the boy who's half a man, Or the man who's half a boy."

In London, Gladys Hungerford rejects Edward Malone's proposal of marriage as she "Will only marry a man of great deeds and strange experiences, a man who can look death in the face without flinching!" Depicting the Capital we see boats on the Thames in front of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge. Yes, we know it's a model, as is the prehistoric monster seen later, all filmed at Brunton Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

At the offices of the London Record Journal where Ed works as a reporter, the Editor asks for legal advice about Professor Challenger's threat to sue the newspaper for doubting his yarn about live dinosaurs. IMDb tells us that the live action scenes were shot at the Biograph Studios in the Bronx, New York City, New York.

Asking to be sent on a dangerous assignment, Ed is sent to the Zoological Hall to cover the Professor's lecture even though reporters are barred.

Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) chases Ed from the hall when he discovers that he's a journalist.

Edward Malone (Lloyd Hughes) follows the Professor home.

A Constable sees Ed climbing through a window to gain entry into Professor Challenger's house.

After volunteering to join a second expedition to South America, the Professor, Paula White, Ed and Sir John Roxton set off towards the plateau where the prehistoric animals allegedly survive. Wikipedia claims that an open sewer behind the MGM studio in Los Angeles was used for some live action sequences.

Through binoculars, Ed is shown the way up to the plateau.

Professor Challenger returns home with living proof of his claims. A model of Piccadilly Circus featuring the London Pavilion.

When the the cables break while unloading a brontosaurus from a ship, the beast wreaks havoc as it heads into the City. London's Threadneedle Street with the Bank of England to the left.

Interesting timing with the Bank of England as the model became obsolete a year later in 1926 when rebuilding, with some of the façade retained, began and continued until 1939. Behind the modern background a friendly blue bus stands in for the monster. SJ

The monster terrorises the population. In the background stands the Royal Exchange.

In London's Soho, the brontosaurus destroys a pub. This is the Blue Posts at the corner of Broadwick Street and Berwick Street.

And this is the real Blue Posts . . . fully intact after the monster's attack. (PW)

At Tower Bridge, the dinosaur falls into the River Thames when the deck gives way.

The real thing. SJ