''Lost'' is a 1983

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movie directed by

Al Adamson Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor known as a prolific director of B-grade horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The son of silent film stars Victor Adamson a ...

. It stars

Sandra Dee Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingén ...

, Gary Kent and

Jack Elam William Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainou ...

. This was Dee's last film role, and the last film released to theatres that Adamson directed.

Plot

Jeff Morrison, his new wife Penny and step-daughter Buddy move from the city to the

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mountains. Relationships within the new family are tested by the condition of their new home which is nothing more than a dilapidated shack, Buddy's new situation of having both a father (contacted via telephone) and step-father, and the introduction of farm animals to the city-raised women. When Buddy's pet

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needs to be

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she runs off, getting lost in the mountains. An initial search party is unable to locate the missing girl. Buddy is chased by a cougar, jumps into a river injuring herself, and is eventually found by Mr. Newsome, a reclusive mountain man. After initial distrust, Buddy lets the man care for her injury and listens to his stories through the evening. The next day Jeff starts looking for Buddy using a rented airplane, eventually finding her. Happy for her rescue, they return home together.

Cast

as Penny Morrison *Gary Kent as StokesKent was also the film's

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. *

as Mr. Newsome *

Ken Curtis Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Although he appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' earl ...

as Wyatt Cosgrove, the Morrison's neighbor *Sheila Newhouse as Buddy Morrison * Don Stewart as Jeff Morrison

Production

''Lost'' was filmed on location in Utah and Colorado.

References

External links

* * 1983 drama films 1983 films 1980s English-language films American drama films Films directed by Al Adamson 1980s American films {{1980s-drama-film-stub