Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Nov 18, 2023 4pm - 6pm
Details
AFI’s Silent Cinema Showcase returns with another selection of newly restored screen classics and rare gems from the silent era. Based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry O. Hoyt's pioneering fantasy adventure film is notable for its early use of stop-motion special effects, designed by the great Willis O'Brien, best known for his later work on KING KONG in 1933. Wallace Beery stars as Professor Challenger, a scientist who leads an expedition to a remote plateau deep in Africa where dinosaurs still survive.
