The Lost World (1925 film)
The Lost World is 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.
Theatrical release poster
Wallace Beery as Challenger
Film still featuring Stone, Love, and Hughes
The rather infamous clip from the film featuring the apeman looking back, which would become a running gag in adult animated "reality" television series Drawn Together.
A monster movie, monster film, creature feature or giant monster film is a film that focuses on one or more characters struggling to survive attacks by one or more antagonistic monsters, often abnormally large ones. The film may also fall under the horror, comedy, fantasy, or science fiction genres. Monster movies originated with adaptations of horror folklore and literature.
Theatrical release poster for Godzilla (1954).