Two Lost Worlds (1951) | 1h 1min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi | English | When the American clipper ship “The Queen” is attacked by pirates off the Hebrides in 1830, Mate Kirk Hamilton is injured and must be put ashore at Queensland Colony, Australia, for treatment and recuperation. There, he meets and falls in love with Elaine Jeffries, daughter of the magistrate and all-but-fiancée to rancher Martin Shannon. She also finds herself attracted to Kirk, and a rivalry develops between the two men. Meantime the pirates, led by Captain Hackett, decide to raid the colony and, in the process kidnap Elaine and her friend. Nancy. Kirk, and Shannon lead the pursuit, having not only the romantic triangle to resolve, but the pirates to overcome and, along the way, being stranded on a volcanic island inhabited by dinosaurs.
Two Lost Worlds is a 1951 science fiction/adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and starring James Arness and Laura Elliott. The film was produced independently by Boris Petroff (dba Sterling Productions Inc.) from his original story. The film was scripted by Phyllis Parker (with later, added scenes written by Tom Hubbard and voice-over narrative by Bill Shaw).
Plot
The year is 1830. The American clipper ship, the Queen, is attacked by pirates in the New Hebrides (present day Vanuatu). The ship’s mate Kirk Hamilton (Arness) is wounded and heads to Queensland, Australia for medical treatment. While at the hospital, he meets and falls in love with Elaine Jeffries (Rogers), the fiancée of Martin Shannon (Bill Kennedy) a rancher. A romantic rivalry develops and the pirates, who attacked Kirk and his ship kidnap her along with her friend, Nancy Holden (Jane Harlan). Kirk and Shannon pursue the pirates and they soon wind up on a volcanic island inhabited by dinosaurs.
Cast
Kasey Rogers (as Laura Elliott) – Elaine Jeffries
James Arness (as Jim Aurness) – Kirk Hamilton
Bill Kennedy – Martin Shannon
Gloria Petroff – Janice Jeffries
Pierre Watkin – Magistrate Jeffries
Tom Hubbard – John Hartley
Jane Harlan – Nancy Holden
Tom Monroe – Captain Tallman
Michael Rye – Captain Hackett
Fred Kohler, Jr. – Nat Mercer – Sailor
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an american to the rescue !…………………….oh brother!
Good movie but that Elaine seemed wishy-washy with those men? Jeez……nice to see a movie i have not seen before and James Arness in it was treat!
Convoluted plot, it’s all over the place but fun to watch .
I love all these old films they're great
JAMES ARNESS NEEDED A NEW HAIRSTYLE FOR THIS MOVIE. THAT BIG FLOWER IN FRONT OF HIS HEAD HAD TO GO.
HOW FAKE CAN A MOVIE GET.?????
Adventure, romance and action galore. The fortunate demise of monstrous reptiles was just right. Thumbs up!
that one guy has the profile of john bellucci
the hebrides is the islands around scotland not austrailia
I had trouble understanding all of the harsh Australian accents.
Finally! A movie to take one's mind off of all the unfathomable tragedy that is of the news these days. Very well done all round. The giant ancient monsters are a bit of a stretch, but even they were well done even by today's standards!! I will be back to these key word searches of "adventure classics" I think very much in the near future. Thank you very much.
Would have been better without the off screen narration. BUT good in the best tradition of 1950s schloch.
It's Marshall Dillon aka James/Jim Arness aka James Aurness! The deciding factor in me being here. ???
Hukum from a time when movies were quite different, as were audiences. James Arness went on to fame.
A moment of silence for all the "dinosaurs" that were most definitely harmed, terrorized or killed in the making of this movie.
Many of the island effects including the dinosaurs and woman getting swept away by lava are from the original 1 Million BC starring Victor Mature. A "campy" but enjoyable respite.
Two lost worlds?..in and out..??⚕️Tanya Hanna..include all my attackers..??⚕️?men and women..animals..??⚕️??today.. prescription..the brothers grimm..??⚕️??
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The REAL ACTION starts at 27:54 with the arrival of the pirate ship & the pirates take hostages & sail away only to be caught by the 'good guys' ship & a great battle takes place with alot of good 'stunt men work'. Both ships go up in flames & a 'long boat' with some of the survivors takes them to a Dinosaur infested volcanic island. Read the description for the ENTIRE PLOT. Fun black & white early BASIC sci-fi Pirate Adventure! Kudos to the young girl for her acting- GLORIA PETROFF as "Janice"!! LONG BEFORE "JACK SPARROW" "MATT DILLION" quick-draws & punches out' bad guy PIRATES in his FLUFFY WHITE SHIRT!! Loved the movie!!! Thanks 'VIRALITY TEEVEE' for this upload!!
"Two Lost Worlds" is by no means a classic, it entertains, and for most movies that's something. While this movie has special effects and "dinosaurs" (lizards in make-up), it is very hard to classify this as a real science fiction movie, even under the very un-demanding criteria of the time.
For the most part, this movie is a pirate-style adventure and i love it.
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Thanks great movie???
Good ole classic oldie, thanks!