A cult movie created before the term cult movie was coined, the silent short the ghost of slumber mountain 1918 is an early work by willis h. The ghost of slumber mountain premiered 100 years ago. In 1918 willis h obrian started work on the ghost of slumber mountain. Although most of the film itself is lost, it is often cited as a trial run for the lost world. It is the first movie to show live actors and stopmotion creatures together on the screen. In 2003, turner classic movies presented on television a 19minute version with an uncredited musical score. It features the at the time pioneering technology of stop motion animation with five models of dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts.
The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 rotten tomatoes. Fijian editor of koe ita, a tongan newspaper published in 2012 by the. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 by enshohma on deviantart. This large poster was made to draw folks into the original. The ghost of slumber mountain usa 1918 willis obrien music. No rating due to partially lost film in a nutshell. Media in category the ghost of slumber mountain the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. It was digitally restored by hypercube llc, new york city, for the national film museum inc. The ghost of slumber mountain was the first movie about dinosaurs to portray them in a realistic manner. Ghost of slumber mountain, 1918 part 1 of 2 youtube. The ghost of slumber mountain poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm the amazon image is how the poster will look. Back in 1918, special effects artists had to make dinosaurs the oldfashioned way. Obrien, the specialeffects pioneer later to win fame for his stopmotion photography in such films as king kong 1933 and mighty joe young 1949.
The ghost of slumber mountain movie quotes rotten tomatoes. A mountain climber has a dream in which he meets the ghost of an old hermit whose magic telescope lets him look back into prehistoric times including such dinosaurs as a brontosaurus and a diatryma as well as a death struggle between a triceratops and a trex. And while the original film was almost thirty minutes long, most viewers only saw an 11 minute movie culled from the original footage. Same size that you see in the theater size is provided by the manufacturer and may not be exact. The ghost of slumber mountain was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. Although its usually only remembered by film buffs and dinosaur fans today, the ghost of slumber mountain represents a significant milestone in the history of movies because it was the first. Overview of the ghost of slumber mountain, 1917, directed by willis h. Brand new and rolled and ready for display or framing. Obrien would get the last laugh, though, by taking many of the concepts and models from the ghost of slumber mountain and using them for 1925s the lost world, his breakthrough film that launched his long, legendary career. If you see imperfections they will also be in the poster full size movie poster. The ghost of slumber mountain, 1918, six sheet usa, 81x81 inches. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 dinosaur museum. I had never been to this space before but not only did i discover that it was a nice venue but the show. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 commentary youtube. In the first film to mix stop motion with live action footage to place actors and monsters in the same world, obrain. No quotes approved yet for the ghost of slumber mountain. The ghost of slumber mountain science smithsonian magazine. From mountain ranges to oldgrowth forests, habitats. Ghost of slumber mountain, 1918 part 2 of 2 duration. I love that movie, willis obrien, ray harryhausen, dinosaurs, etc. The ghost of slumber mountain was a 1918 american film written and directed by special effects pioneer willis obrien. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of.
Dawley played uncle jack holmes, while obrien played the ghost of mad dick the hermit. The ghost of slumber mountain is a 1918 film written and directed by special effects pioneer willis obrien, produced by herbert m. Giant monster month is an education and critical endeavor and is protected by fair use. Its original running time was said to be over half an hour, although dawley inexplicably. The ghost of slumber mountain was a 1918 film, written and directed by special effects pioneer willis obrien, produced by herbert m. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Heres the original short film though forgive the poor video quality. Creating sculptures out of clay and bringing them to life.
There was a wonderful exhibit down in brea, california regarding the birth of motion pictures. Heres a very loose remake of ghost of slumber mountain for its 100th anniversary. This 1918 short by stopmotion wizard willis obrien is probably the first film to describe time travel, and is a showcase for obriens marvellous stopmotion dinosaurs. This page was last edited on 29 december 2015, at 00. Posted in rsilentmoviegifs by uauir2blaze 441 points and 3 comments. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 directed by willis h.
But what an exciting eleven minutes it was for filmgoers in 1918. The ghost of slumber mountain when real actors met clay monsters duration. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 photo print 14 x 11. Awesome special effects for their day highlight a wonderfully told story. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 michaelmusic 2011 ioic 2. The collaboration was not a happy one and dawley cut the 45minute film down to 11 minutes and claimed credit for obriens pioneering effects work. A much more cohesive showcase of willis obriens talents, this short film, coming merely a year after the much rougher r.
The ghost of slumber mountain 1917 a cult movie created before the term cult movie was coined, the silent short the ghost of slumber mountain 1918 is an early work by willis h. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 alternate versions. The ghost of peter sellers film completo hd, film completo in streaming alta definizione, the ghost of film completo, the ghost of streaming ita. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 was one of the earliest films, if not the first film to feature realistic for the time prehistoric animals on screen and brought to life by the father of stopmotion, willis obrien. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cb01 the ghost of peter sellers film completo hd film. The ghost of slumber mountain 1918 release info imdb. One last thing, i noticed that tcm, because they are such smart folks over there, still have willis obriens name spelled wrong on their ghost of slumber mountain page, even though i wrote them about that seven years ago.
Dawley on the more ambitious the ghost of slumber mountain 1918 ended badly, with dawley removing obriens credit from the film. In a dream uncle jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters. Ghost of slumber mountain 1918 classic horror film board. The ghost of slumber mountain 2018 remake bobtheilliterate.
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