Lost Continent (1951): Cast & Plot
Lost Continent is a 1951 adventure sci-fi film directed by Sam Newfield, starring Cesar Romero as Maj. Joe Nolan, Chick Chandler and Sid Melton. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Sam Newfield
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Sigmund Neufeld Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lost Continent About?
The premise of Lost Continent without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An experimental atomic rocket disappears off‑radar and crashes on a remote Pacific island. Three scientists who built the rocket and three Air Force personnel set out to locate the wreck. Their search leads them to the steep‑walled, forbidden mountain plateau, where they encounter terrifying monsters in a lost land forgotten by time.
Lost Continent Themes & Keywords
· 39 tags- psychotronic film
- creature feature
- dinosaur adventure
- climbing
- mission
- kaiju
- rescue
- tyrannosaurus rex
- u.s. air force
- flight data
- pacific ocean
- jungle
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- rocket launching
- mesozoic era
- sarong
- low budget film
- military policeman
- damsel in distress
- b movie
- island native
- survival
- atomic device
- mountain climbing
- rocketry experimentation
- airplane accident
- live dinosaur
- lost world
- volcanic eruption
- tinted footage
- experiment gone wrong
- stop motion
- rocket crash
- scientific expedition
- falling over a cliff
- plateau
- brontosaurus
- triceratops
- volcano
- title spoken by character
Lost Continent Cast & Characters
Cesar Romero leads the cast as Maj. Joe Nolan, with Chick Chandler as Lt. Danny Wilson and Sid Melton as Sgt. Willie Tatlow. Directed by Sam Newfield; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Sam Newfield
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Cesar Romero as Maj. Joe Nolan - Chick Chandler as Lt. Danny Wilson
- Sid Melton as Sgt. Willie Tatlow
- John Hoyt as Michael Rostov
Also Starring in Lost Continent
· 5 more- Hugh Beaumont Robert Phillips
- Acquanetta Native Girl
- Whit Bissell Stanley Briggs
- Murray Alper Air Police Sergeant
- Hillary Brooke Marla Stevens
More from Sam Newfield
More films directed by Sam Newfield: Lady in the Fog, Outlaw Women, Mask of the Dragon and Three Desperate Men.
Lost Continent Plot Summary
What happens in Lost Continent from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Maj. Joe Nolan leads a South Pacific expedition to recover an atomic-powered rocket that vanished without a trace. His fellow serviceman and pilot, Lt. Danny Wilson, joins him, along with Sgt. Willie Tatlow. The mission includes three scientists who helped build the rocket, among them Michael Rostov, a Russian-born physicist, and Robert Phillips, another scientist on board. Their transport aircraft crash-lands on a remote, unknown tropical island in the area where the rocket was lost on radar. Only two occupants survive the crash: a native woman and her young brother, the latter of whom is cared for by the Native Girl, whom explorers later refer to as such.
Full summary
The whole story of Lost Continent, scene by scene
Lost Continent Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lost Continent.
How Well Do You Know Lost Continent?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who leads the South Pacific expedition to recover the missing atomic‑powered rocket?
Lost Continent Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “The Lost Continent” and “Jules Verne - Die Reise zur geheimnisvollen Insel”.
- Also known as
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- The Lost Continent
- Jules Verne - Die Reise zur geheimnisvollen Insel
- Il continente scomparso
- Le Continent Perdu
- El Continente Perdido
- Continente Perdido
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The Lost World 1992 -
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 -
The Land That Time Forgot 2009 -
Lost Planet Airmen 1951 -
The Lost Missile 1958 -
Return to the Lost World 1992 -
Mysterious Island 1961
Lost Continent FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Lost Continent, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lost Continent?
Lost Continent runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Lost Continent released?
Lost Continent was released on August 17, 1951.
Who directed Lost Continent?
Lost Continent was directed by Sam Newfield.
More films by Sam Newfield Who is in the cast of Lost Continent?
Lost Continent stars Cesar Romero as Maj. Joe Nolan, Chick Chandler as Lt. Danny Wilson and Sid Melton as Sgt. Willie Tatlow, among 9 credited actors.
Does Lost Continent have a post-credit scene?
No. Lost Continent has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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