He is attacked but is hauledout of the hole. Summerlee falls through the ground into a cavernserving as a pterodactyl rookery. On the trek we see a white peacock and thenapatosaurs. For vengeance, Gomez yanksdown the rope used to haul the six onto the plateau so that thereis no way back down. “We must be constantly on our guard.” “Maybethey want their world to saty lost.” When they reach theplateau, most are awed, but Summerlee, still skeptical, rejoins,”We’ve all seen igneous extrusions before.” Pujo (=the book’s Zambo) appears, but another of the party, Gomez, turnsout to have been the brother of the thief Pedro who tried stabbingChallenger and was in turn killed. And with a female guide, Malu,the six row for weeks until landing where they hear native drums. Challenger appears when Summerlee openswhat turns out to be a blank map. Jenny turns out to be a wildlife photographer anddaughter of rich American contributors to the sciences, and goes,with animal rights sensibilities sneered at by Malone as “zebras’rights. Malonevolunteers, Summerlee agrees to go but not if Challenger is going,a newsboy Jim and a woman Jenny Nielson volunteer but are laughinglydismissed. He decidesto dare them all at a meeting later that day.Ĭhallenger interrupts a ceremony honoring ProfessorSummerlee to gather a group to journey to prove his claims. When Malonedecides not to press charges and Challenger respects this enoughto show him Maple White’s sketchbook: “That, my young freind,is the Lost World”–Africa (not South America they filmedin Zimbabwe)–and a pterodactyl which Challenger calls a “beast.” Challenger recounts his visit to the dying Maple White, his ownnear fatal stabbing by a thief named Pedro which kept him fromany more than a glimpse of the “lost world, and invokes mockedprophets: “Galileo, Darwin, Challenger!” since the Britishscientific community does not believe his claims. Malone poses as an Italian scientist, but Challenger sees throughit, reveals him to be a Canadian (not Irish) journalist, and wrestleshim down a flight of stairs where a policeman awaits. Malone bungles into the office ofGazette editor McArdle looking for an adventurous assignment (butno mention of Gladys Hungerford) and is sent to interview Challengerwhose housekeeper (no wife Jessie) warns Malone about her employer. Producers: Frank Agrama, Norman Siderow, DanieleLorenzano Notes: HarmonyGold Pictures / Republic Pictures. PreCommentary: This version actually resembles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s plot(very unlike the 1960 version) but eviscerates the masculinistpolitics of the book by replacing Sir John Roxton with a womanand a kid!