
02/08/1905
A scientist dreams of prehistoric monsters. He awakes in a cavern. A dinosaur chases him, even though he tries to shoot it with his revolver. The chase continues onto the surface. The professor meets a group of prehistoric women, who flee when other monsters appear. The professor's wife finds him sleeping in the laboratory, surrounded by fossils, and wakes him with water from a siphon. This short film is only viewable at the BFI, and its generally believed to be the first film depiction of dinosaurs, here accomplished through the use of simple pantomime costumes.

Sebastian Smith
as Prof. Chump

Hetty Potter
as Bacteria

Lottie Martin
as Scrofula

Rosina White
as Germs

Harry Weekes
as Boko

W. Young
as Giant

Wordsworth Harrison
as Apeman

Bob Boucher
as Bucephalus
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