Man Beast (1956)

Connie Hayward mounts an expedition into the Himalayan Mountains looking for her brother, who has not returned from a previous trek trying to locate the Yeti, or "Abominable Snowman". ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry Warren

Writer:

B. Arthur Cassidy

Stars:

Rock Madison, Asa Maynor, George Skaff

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rock Madison	...	(credit only)
Asa Maynor	...	Connie Hayward (as Virginia Maynor)
George Skaff	...	Varga
Tom Maruzzi	...	Steve Cameron
Lloyd Nelson	...	Trevor Hudson (as Lloyd Cameron)
George Wells Lewis	...	Dr. Eric Erickson
Jack Haffner	...	Kheon
Wong Sing	...	Trader

Storyline

Connie Hayward mounts an expedition into the Himalayan Mountains looking for her brother, who has not returned from a previous trek trying to locate the Yeti, or "Abominable Snowman". Arriving at her brother's last-known camp Connie and her companions find only a strange old guide, Varga. They are soon attacked by gigantic Snowmen but are not half as surprised as when Vargas reveals his secret origin and the plans he has for Connie.

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Plot Keywords:

yeti | abominable snowman | anthropologist | rescue party | sasquatch | 

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Taglines:

Hair-raising excitement in the icy lair of man-like creatures roaming the roof of the world!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1956 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bishop, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Warren Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Goofs

Five expedition members (Connie, Varga, Steve, Hud and Dr. Erickson) set out at night with flares to search for the Yeti, but a couple of shots of the members out on the mountain show six persons in the group, not five. Also, in those shots, the members are tied to one another with rope, but in close-ups immediately following, none of them has any rope tied to them.

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Quotes

Connie Hayward: Take me away from here Steve! Take me away!

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Connections

Featured in Petrified Beast from the Frozen Zone (1990)

User Reviews

Not bad for a '50s B-movie about the yeti.

This was the unequaled Jerry Warren's first production. He didn't write it so it's not as goofy as, say, "The Wild World of Batwoman" or "Frankenstein Island". For a low-budget B-movie it does alright for itself. There are probably too many shots of people hiking in the mountains, but the dialogue seems realistic in most scenes and the story does build nicely to an unexpected climax. In fact, Varga's revelation is kind of creepy. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to find it, but if it came across my path I'd check it out.