Two Lost Worlds


Two Lost Worlds is a 1951 science fiction/adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and starring James Arness and Kasey Rogers. The film was produced independently by Boris Petroff from his original story. The film was scripted by Phyllis Parker, and distributed by Eagle-Lion Classics Inc., with a 1952 reissue by Classic Pictures Inc.

Plot

On August 16, 1830 the American clipper ship Hamilton Queen, sails from Salem bound for the East Indies. The ship is attacked by pirates in the New Hebrides and the ship's mate, Kirk Hamilton, is wounded in the leg. The clipper outruns the pirate ship and Captain Tallman heads to Queensland, Australia so that Kirk can get medical treatment.
While convalescing, Kirk meets and falls in love with Elaine Jeffries, the fiancée of a rancher, Martin Shannon. A romantic rivalry develops and the pirates who attacked Kirk and his ship kidnap Elaine along with her friend, Nancy Holden. Kirk and Shannon pursue the pirates and they soon wind up on a volcanic island inhabited by dinosaurs.

Cast

There are no original dinosaur effects in the film. The dinosaurs appear 58 minutes into the film. They were taken from stock footage recycled from the film One Million B.C..
The film was shot in Red Rock Canyon [State Park ] in Cantil, California.