In a dream Uncle Jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters.
Nov 1918
An animated comedy short from the 1920s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
Jul 1921
A magic aeroplane takes two children to the Moon, where they encounter prehistoric monsters and witness a battle between them. As far as is known this was the first film to combine realistic stop-motion dinosaurs and live-action actors in the same shot. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
Jan 1920
Silhouette animation by Tony Sarg depicting the story of Noah and the Ark... and some lively animals.
Jan 1922
A prehistoric writer sells his masterpiece to a film company, which is butchered horribly in the process of getting made into a stone-age movie. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Apr 1922