Lost Continent
Science Fiction
Image Ent.  (1951) 83 mins NR

2.5 (515 votes)
Monsters in a land that time forgot!

An atomic-powered rocket fired from White Sands Missile Base is lost in an unexplored region of the South Pacific. A military expedition is dispatched to find it. Searching by air, their plane loses control and crash-lands on a strange uncharted island--a lost world of prehistoric dinosaurs and vast radioactive uranium fields, so powerful that they cause rockets and planes to go off course.

Beautifully crafted science fiction film starring Cesar Romero, Hugh Beaumont and John Hoyt. Excellent production values and a magnificent score highlight this legendary Atomic Age adventure, restored in the original theatrical version with the famous green-tinted "lost world" sequences. A must-see for all sci-fi aficionados!...

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Cast and Crew
Cesar Romero  ......  Maj. Joe Nolan
Hillary Brooke  ......  Marla Stevens
Chick Chandler  ......  Lt. Danny Wilson
John Hoyt  ......  Michael Rostov
Acquanetta  ......  Native Girl
Sid Melton  ......  Sgt. Willie Tatlow
Director  .....  Sam Newfield
Producer  .....  Sigmund Neufeld
Writer  .....  Orville H. Hampton; Richard H. Landau; Richard Landau
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Briggs slips from Rostov's grasp, an overhead shot shows him falling backward into a cloud, as Rostov lays stretched over the ledge above. But the moment Briggs disappears into the cloud, Rostov suddenly dissolves and you see only an empty ledge. (The next shot, a close-up of Rostov, shows him still laying flat on the ledge.) (more)

Trivia:
Shot in 11 days. (more)

Filming Locations:
Nassour Studios - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:
Nolan: Look at the size of that footprint! I've never seen anything like it before!
Phillips: I have. Once... in a museum.
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