Ghost of Slumber Mountain, The |
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USA • 1918 • 16m •
  • Directed by: Willis H. O'Brien. • Starring: Alan V. Day, Chauncey A. Day, Herbert M. Dawley, Willis H. O'Brien..  A mountain climber has a dream in which he meets the ghost of an old hermit hose 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 T-rex.
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Review:
I was a bit concerned when the film started that it would be really corny, and when the boys uncle tries to get his best friend to pose for a risqué portrait, I began wondering exactly what kind of film this would be. But my fears were unfounded, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The canoing scenes are reminiscent of a lot of early travel films, and the telling of scary stories around the campfire brings back fond memories of my own grandfather.
As a grandfather now myself, who loves to relate scary stories to my young grandchildren, I absolutely love the ending scenes, and the reaction that the boys have to hearing this story from their 'Unca' ... well worth the watch - still as enjoyable as it was almost a hundred years ago.
Review by Dusty Grein (dustygee123@live.com) from Oregon, USA from the Internet Movie Database.
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