The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain is a pioneering 1918 silent fantasy film known for its early use of stop-motion animation to bring dinosaurs and other creatures to life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
fantasy film
short film
silent film
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Willis H. O’Brien
distributor World Film Company
era silent era
featuresCreatureType dinosaurs
prehistoric animals
filmFormat silent
filmIndustry Hollywood
filmType independent production
genre adventure film
fantasy film
hasAlternateDescription pioneering 1918 silent fantasy short featuring animated dinosaurs
hasCharacter Uncle Jack Holmes
hasCinematicContext early special effects cinema
hasFilmTechnique composite photography
miniature models
hasMedium 35 mm film
hasSpecialEffectsSupervisor Willis H. O’Brien
hasSurvivalStatus partially lost film
hasTheme fantastical adventure in nature
time vision into the prehistoric past
historicalSignificance one of the earliest films to combine live-action with stop-motion animated dinosaurs
influenced The Lost World (1925 film)
isPioneeringWorkIn stop-motion dinosaur animation
notableFor early use of stop-motion animation to depict dinosaurs
originalLanguage Silent film
originalRunningTime approximately 40 minutes (reported)
plotSummary A man tells children a story about visiting Slumber Mountain, where he uses a magic device to look back into prehistoric times and see living dinosaurs.
producer Herbert M. Dawley NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1910s
releaseYear 1918
runningTime approximately 11 minutes (surviving version)
setting Slumber Mountain
stars Herbert M. Dawley NERFINISHED
Willis H. O’Brien
targetAudience general audience
usesTechnique live-action
stop-motion animation
writer Willis H. O’Brien

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Willis H. O’Brien
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