| Two Lost Worlds | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Two Lost Worlds |
| Director: | Norman Dawn |
| Writers: | Boris Petroff; Tom Hubbard; Phyllis Parker; Bill Shaw |
| Producers: | Boris Petroff |
| Composer: | Alex Alexander |
| Cinematography: | Harry Neumann |
| Editors: | Fred R. Feitshans, Jr. |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Sterling Productions, Inc. Eagle-Lion Classics |
| Released: | January 5th, 1951 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 61 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Two Lost Worlds is an adventure/fantasy film directed by Norman Dawn. It was written and produced by Boris Petroff for Sterling Productions and Eagle-Lion Classics and released theatrically in the United States on January 5th, 1951. The film is set in the year 1830 and stars James Arness as Kirk Hamilton, first mate on an American clipper ship called The Queen that falls prey to a group of pirates led by the villainous Captain Hackett. While recuperating at Queensland Colony in Australia, he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the colony's magistrate Elaine Jeffries (played by Laura Elliott). Captain Hackett raids Queensland Colony and Hamilton and Jeffries flee to a volcanic island populated with dinosaurs.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| James Aurness | Kirk Hamilton |
| Laura Elliot | Elaine Jeffries |
| William Kennedy | Martin Shannon |
| Gloria Petroff | Janice Jeffries |
| Pierre Watkin | Magistrate Jeffries |
| Tom Hubbard | John Hartley |
| Jane Harlan | Nancy Holden |
| Tom Monroe | Captain Tallman |
| Rye Billsbury | Captain Hackett |
| Fred Kohler, Jr. | Nat Mercer, sailor |
| Tim Graham | Salty, cabin boy |
| Richard Bartell | Mister Davis |
| Bob Carson | Captain Allison |
| Herman Cantor | Fuller, sailor |
| Guy Bellis | Governor |
| James Guilfoyle | Doctor Wakeland |
| Don Riss | Narrator |
| Eddie Borden | Captured settler |
| Hank Mann | Sailor |
| Cap Somers | Sailor |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Two Lost Worlds was filmed at Red Rock Canyon State Park in Cantil, California. More than forty years later, another dinosaur-themed adventure film would also be filmed at Red Rock Canyon State Park - Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park.
- Two Lost Worlds was re-released theatrically in the United States in 1952.
- Two Lost Worlds was hyped as a giant monster movie, but the only "monsters" are actually just dinosaurs. The dinosaur scenes featured in this film are actually taken from stock footage used in the 1940 film One Million B.C. and only appear for two to three minutes. They do not appear until fifty-eight minutes into the movie.
- Along with the jungle adventure film Bowanga Bowanga, this is the final film work for director Norman Dawn.
- Writer/producer Boris Petroff will go on to direct the 1957 sci-fi/horror film, The Unearthly.
- Actor James Arness, best known for his work in the Western genre, also appeared in notable sci-fi classics such as The Thing from Another World and Them!.
- Gloria Petroff, who plays Janice Jeffries in this film, is the daughter of writer/producer Boris Petroff.