The Snow Creature

The Snow Creature

1/11/1954 1h 11m 2.8/10

Overview

A botanical expedition to the Himalayas captures a Yeti and brings it back alive to Los Angeles, where it escapes and runs amok, seeking food.

Director

W. Lee Wilder

Top Billed Cast

William Phipps

William Phipps

Lt. Dunbar

Leslie Denison

Peter Wells

Lock Martin

Lock Martin

The Snow Creature

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

Dr. Frank Parrish

Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Subra

Rollin Moriyama

Leva

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/30/2022

4/10

This is only remotely memorable because I was sure I recognised Teru Shimada ("Subra") and after wracking my brain realised he was later to be "Osato" in "You Only Live Twice" (1967). Luckily for him, Messrs. Saltzman and Broccoli had probably never seen this, or else...well. Anyway, a group of herbologists are trekking in the Himalayas when they encounter the legendary yeti. They manage to capture it, and in best "King Kong" style, ship it back to the United States where it takes advantage of some immigration incompetence and goes a-wandering the streets of Los Angeles - hungry and a bit irritated. That's not really very surprising since it's welcome was about the only thing that isn't too warm over there. The acting is really not at all noteworthy, neither is the really pedestrian script nor the downright daft storyline. The effects look like they have been somewhat scantily adapted from a "Mummy" film, without the bandages and the thing is terribly over-scored. It ends in a disappointingly predicable style, too. No wonder these things are so elusive!

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