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Highlighted by stunning special effects work from Willis O'Brien (who went on to help create the look of the original "King Kong"), this silent epic was based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sent to investigate a professor who believes that dinosaurs still exist, an eager young reporter joins the researcher, a hunter/explorer, and a stunning beauty on a trip to the Amazon where they all encounter prehistoric beasts. Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes star. 110 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; deleted scenes; short films "R.F.D., 10,000 B.C." (1917), "The Ghosts of Slumber Mountain" (1918); "Creation" test footage. Silent with music score.