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