Lost Continent (1951)

Director
Sam Newfield

Main cast
Cesar Romero; Hillary Brooke; Chick Chandler; John Hoyt; Acquanetta

Genres
Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Description
It's Cesar Romero versus dinosaurs in this classic 1950s B movie, with Hillary Brooke as the jungle goddess love interest.


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