I kind of rate it as a fair ranking for old scifi movies. The footage on the plateau where the dinosaurs lived was printed with green tinting. Come for the dinosaurs and endless scenes of rock climbing. The lost continent is a 1951 bmovie produced by robert lippert, starring cesar romero and hugh beaumont. In this film, lansen is the captain of a tramp steamer who has agreed to deliver contraband dynamite for a hefty price. The film was produced, directed and written by michael carreras based on dennis wheatleys novel uncharted seas 1938. Funny how sid melton, his miniicon tv status notwithstanding, has only two movies for which hes remembered, both from lippert, both from around the same time, 19501951. Women at work 1943, she shoulda said no 1949 aka the devils weed aka marijuana, the devils weed aka wild weed, ten or twenty lone rider and billy the kid moviesin fact so many films that he had to go by two other aliases comes the lost continent, an atomic age adventure of prehistoric. Scientists go off in search of a lost rocket, and find it on a hidden plateau on a mysterios island in the south pacific. The lost continent 1951 air force pilots cesar romero, chick chandler lead a search for a lost rocket and crashland on an island of dinosaurs.
Aug 30, 2016 funny how sid melton, his miniicon tv status notwithstanding, has only two movies for which hes remembered, both from lippert, both from around the same time, 1950 1951. Not to be confused with other movies entitled the lost continent, this black and white b movie borrows heavily from other classic stories, mainly sir arthur conan doyles the lost world, lots. Watch the lost continent 1951 trailer film gorillas on dailymotion. Lots of fun, it doesnt much resemble the scifi flicks to come. This movie has a bad rep even among bmovie fans, but i think its an enjoyable science fiction film with a great cast.
Not to be confused with other movies entitled the lost continent, this black and white bmovie borrows heavily from other classic stories, mainly sir arthur conan doyles the lost world, lots. The lost continent 1961 full movie dekingkengwi dehingyine mchales navy full episodes. Just say the phrase rock climbing to a mstie and theyll know what that. Lost continent is a 1951 american blackandwhite sciencefiction film from lippert pictures, produced by jack leewood, robert l. When an atomic rocket loses control and crashlands on an uncharted island in the south pacific, maj. Cesar romero, chick chandler, john hoyt, sid melton, whit bissell, hugh beaumont, hillary brooke, acquanetta director. The film was produced, directed and written by michael carreras based on dennis wheatleys novel uncharted seas 1938 the film sees the crew and passengers of the dilapidated tramp steamer corita. This movie is kind of a mixed good or bad movie for me.
Lost continent 1951 page 3 classic horror film board. Fantastic movie musings and ramblings dave sindelar capsule. A government expedition searches for a missing rocket and finds a hidden land with living dinosaurs. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers. Major joe nolan heads a rescue mission in the south pacific to recover a downed atomic rocket. Read the full synopsis of lost continent, 1951, directed by samuel newfield, with cesar romero, hillary brooke, chick chandler, at turner classic movies. Watch katy perry and her dog nugget go full pachyderm to sing baby mine from dumbo video about 14 hours ago by thewrap. Science fiction cinema of the 1950s the year is 1951 part 2. Its cesar romero versus dinosaurs in this classic 1950s b movie, with hillary brooke as the jungle goddess love interest. Major joe nolan heads a rescue mission in the south pacific to recover a downed atomic rocket on a mysterious island. Nov 09, 2015 watch mst3ks lost continent the entire film with annotations. The lost continent 1951 cast and crew air force pilots cesar romero, chick chandler lead a search for a lost rocket and crashland on an island of dinosaurs. Whenever a movie entered an extended sequence that repeated itself over a period of five or more minutes, someone would say rock climbing. This week is a pretty obscure one, known mostly to only mystery science theater fans.
The lost continent 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. Watch mst3ks lost continent the entire film with annotations. Stay to learn the meaning behind every reference made by mike. Lost continent is a 1951 sciencefiction film from lippert pictures. Starting out as a fairly straightforward, cold war era military film, it quickly switches into a lost in the jungle romp, then segues into an interminable rock climbing sequence before ultimately transmogrifying into a dinosaur film. The crew crashlands on a mysterious island, and spends much time rockclimbing. With cesar romero, hillary brooke, chick chandler, john hoyt. This movie starts out with scientists launching a test rocket. I thought that cesar romero was much stronger than unusual in the lead, especially since he was cast in an atypical part for him. Staring cesar romero, john hoyt, hugh beaumont and hillary brooke.
With eric porter, hildegard knef, suzanna leigh, tony beckley. Summer of forgotten horror the lost continent 1951. On their way to south america, the passengers and crew of an old freighter face many challenges. Lost continent was not able to overcome its lowbudget origins despite having former screen idol cesar romero in a leading role. It was one of the many collaborations between brothers sam and sigmund newfeld and executive producer robert lippert who also produced king dinosaur. Lost continent is a nice entry into the science fiction genre. Lost continent on dvd 014381921526 from image ent directed by sam newfield. Lost continent 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 01, 20 the film is the 1951 film lost continent.
The lost continent 1951 is a science fiction film, starring cesar romero and hillary brooke. The guy lucked out on the small screen, though, yet he never became a name player except to movie buffs. Moto takes a chancejohn hoyt as michael rostov star trek, when worlds collidehugh beaumont as robert phillips the mole people, the human duplicatorswhit bissell as stanley briggs i. Women at work 1943, she shoulda said no 1949 aka the devils weed aka marijuana, the devils weed aka wild weed, ten or twenty lone rider and billy the kid moviesin fact so many films that he had to go by two other aliases comes the lost continent, an atomic age adventure of prehistoric proportions. Lost continent is a 1951 american blackandwhite sciencefiction film drama from lippert pictures, produced by jack leewood, robert l. The lost continent s a sentimental favorite of mine from childhood, one of the few post1950 movies they aired regularly on local stations. This low budget scifi adventure film from 1951 is no genre classic, its even boring a few times, but i still. The lost continents a sentimental favorite of mine from childhood, one of the few post1950 movies they aired regularly on local stations.
It created a twoword riff that would carry all through he comedy central years. Footage from this was used later in a twilight zone segment. Usage public domain topics trailers, scifi, dinosaurs. I still remembered parts of it vividly, however, especially the gripping. This independent film was only shot in eleven days, on a low budget. They meet up with a native girl, a big lizard, and some dinosaurs. Cast and crew credits for lost continent, 1951, directed by samuel newfield, with cesar romero, hillary brooke, chick chandler, at turner classic movies. Lost continent is a 1951 film about an expedition sent to retrieve a rocket that discovers a plateau of dinosaurs. Lost continent was a lowbudget film shot in just 11 days from april to late april 1951 at goldwyn studios. Mar 31, 2011 lost continent is a bit of a landmark episode.
It is one of the many 1950s science fiction films, but with strong influence from the lost world genre of fiction. The island or lost continent is a pressure cooker of vapors, clouds, greenery and uranium fields that might just blow. A military team sent to search for a lost rocket ends up trapped on a mountain inhabited by dinosaurs in lost continent 1951. The lost continent is a 1968 adventure film made by hammer films and seven arts featuring eric porter, hildegard knef, suzanna leigh, tony beckley, and james cossins. This film starts out like the love boat on acid, as a cast of varied characters, with various issues, take captain eric portmans. Cesar romero, hillary brooke, chick chandler lost continent is a 1951 sciencefiction film from lippert pictures. Lost continent 1951 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The lost continent 1951 cesar romero, continents, movie. Lost continent 1951 is a film that i used to love as a kid, but hadnt seen in over 40 years.
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