In addition to the 3 you talked about + the 2 lost ones Willis O’Brien also made one more stop motion short: Morpheus Mike (1915) and it survives today- but it does not have any dinosaurs in it, although It does have the dinornis (albeit referred to as an ostrich) + elephant and a goat.🐘🐐 So although it isn’t a dinosaur film it’s nice that another one of O’Brien’s early stop motion shorts survives today and is available.
That missing link creature looks awesome, he should be in the monsterverese as a antagonist for both Godzilla and Kong and his main weapon should be a whip made out of bones with a crystal at the end that is used to control a Giant Crystal backed lizard
I had the Don Glut vhs Dinosaur Movies, which featured this along with Gertie and Creation test footage. It’s weird that a bunch of 90s kids, me and my siblings, were entertained by silent black and white dinosaur films. My brother even pointed out the little exclamation and question marks appearing over the characters heads. I had little plastic figures of a gorilla and brontosaurus that I used to reenact the little comedic fight scene. Also I always viewed the dinosaur as a Saltosaurus ! 😂
Fabulous stuff. I have just subscribed. There is a new big budget dinosaur picture (cannot recall the name) coming out in 2023 which looks very exciting. It would never have happened if it had not been for Willis O'Brien.
You missed Morpheus Mike, from 1915, which still exists, but is not on TH-cam anywhere I could find, and "Sam Loyd's Famous Puzzles: The Puzzling Billboard", which has a bit of O'B's animation in the last minute or so of a goat. th-cam.com/video/L9I1DVhHivk/w-d-xo.html This one predates Ghost of Slumber Mountain as far as a live action movie with a stop motion animated character.
I have now uploaded Morpheus Mike to my channel The only way I found it was on a DVD my upload isn’t the best quality as it’s a phone filming a DVD player not an actual screen recording Also it doesn’t have any dinosaurs in it, just the dinornis (referred to as an ostrich)
@@1920Stegosaurus I believe that was his second film. It had the simpler cartoon art backgrounds. I have that still on VHS. Thanks for uploading it to TH-cam.
This was really interesting, and a good introduction to Willis O Brien's larger body of work, outside Kong and The Lost World. Thank you!
In addition to the 3 you talked about + the 2 lost ones Willis O’Brien also made one more stop motion short: Morpheus Mike (1915) and it survives today- but it does not have any dinosaurs in it, although It does have the dinornis (albeit referred to as an ostrich) +
elephant and a goat.🐘🐐
So although it isn’t a dinosaur film it’s nice that another one of O’Brien’s early stop motion shorts survives today and is available.
Great video, cant wait to see more
That missing link creature looks awesome, he should be in the monsterverese as a antagonist for both Godzilla and Kong and his main weapon should be a whip made out of bones with a crystal at the end that is used to control a Giant Crystal backed lizard
I had the Don Glut vhs Dinosaur Movies, which featured this along with Gertie and Creation test footage.
It’s weird that a bunch of 90s kids, me and my siblings, were entertained by silent black and white dinosaur films. My brother even pointed out the little exclamation and question marks appearing over the characters heads.
I had little plastic figures of a gorilla and brontosaurus that I used to reenact the little comedic fight scene.
Also I always viewed the dinosaur as a Saltosaurus ! 😂
Just found out about your channel a few days ago and I got to say love the work you do and keep it up
Thank you: )
Fabulous stuff. I have just subscribed. There is a new big budget dinosaur picture (cannot recall the name) coming out in 2023 which looks very exciting. It would never have happened if it had not been for Willis O'Brien.
Its only been 4 weeks since this video and im already missing your content.
Its just... you know, kinda of terapheutic.
Even inspiring.
Thank you : ) next one coming soon.
O'Brien would later call Wild Willie Kong's ancestor.
The Cameraman's Revenge actually used dead bugs as the puppets 4 that film.
Speaking of Stop Motion, have U seen Del Toro's stop motion Pinocchio film on Netflix?😁
The Dinosaur & The Missing Link would later B retitled as The Dinosaur & The Baboon when it was re-released.
You missed Morpheus Mike, from 1915, which still exists, but is not on TH-cam anywhere I could find, and "Sam Loyd's Famous Puzzles: The Puzzling Billboard", which has a bit of O'B's animation in the last minute or so of a goat. th-cam.com/video/L9I1DVhHivk/w-d-xo.html This one predates Ghost of Slumber Mountain as far as a live action movie with a stop motion animated character.
I have now uploaded Morpheus Mike to my channel
The only way I found it was on a DVD my upload isn’t the best quality as it’s a phone filming a DVD player not an actual screen recording
Also it doesn’t have any dinosaurs in it, just the dinornis (referred to as an ostrich)
@@1920Stegosaurus I believe that was his second film. It had the simpler cartoon art backgrounds. I have that still on VHS. Thanks for uploading it to TH-cam.
@timsmythfilmsandanimations I’ve finally uploaded Morpheus Mike in it’s full quality and proper aspect ratio onto my channel.
Where is Gertie The Dinosaur?!
Here ya go ; ) th-cam.com/video/WaYvhoCkymU/w-d-xo.html