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Dr. Frank Parrish
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| Leslie Denison | ... |
Peter Wells
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| Teru Shimada | ... |
Subra
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Rollin Moriyama | ... |
Leva
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Robert Kino | ... |
Insp. Karma
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Robert Hinton | ... |
Airline Manager
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| Darlene Fields | ... |
Joyce Parrish
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George Douglas | ... |
Corey Jr.
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| Robert Bice | ... |
Fleet
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| Keith Richards | ... |
Harry Bennett
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| Rudolph Anders | ... |
Dr. Louis Dupont
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| William Phipps | ... |
Lt. Dunbar
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Jack Daly | ... |
Edwards
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Rusty Wescoatt | ... |
Guard in Warehouse
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Darwin Greenfield | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Esther Ying Lee | ... |
Tala (uncredited)
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James B. Leong | ... |
Native (uncredited)
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Lock Martin | ... |
Yeti (uncredited)
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| Bob Reeves | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Owen Song | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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Directed by
| W. Lee Wilder | ||
Written by
| Myles Wilder | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
| W. Lee Wilder | ... | producer |
Music by
| Manuel Compinsky | ||
Cinematography by
| Floyd Crosby | ... | director of photography (as Floyd D. Crosby) |
Editing by
| Jodie Copelan | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Frank Paul Sylos | ... | (as Frank Sylos) |
Makeup Department
| Jack Casey | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Fred M. Muller | ... | associate production supervisor |
| Mack V. Wright | ... | production supervision |
Sound Department
| Robert Roderick | ... | sound recorder |
| Larry Aicholtz | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Lee Zavitz | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bill Neff | ... | lighting (as Bill G. Neff) |
Music Department
| Manuel Compinsky | ... | conductor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- VCI Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (video)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- YouTube (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Botanist Frank Parrish leads an expedition to the Himalayas to seek out new flora, accompanied by hardboiled news photographer Peter Wells. When their lead guide, Subra, learns his wife has been kidnapped by a Yeti, Parrish disbelieves him, so the sherpas commandeer the expedition at gunpoint and turn it into a search-and-rescue party. To Parrish's surprise, they discover a whole family of Yetis in a cave, and are able to subdue the male and carry it back to civilization, to ship to the USA for study. Subra is forgiven his acts because he was right after all. Wells, meanwhile, phones in the story and Parrish finds his discovery - shipped upright in a meat cooler to maintain its natural environment - detained in the US because Wells' story refers to it as a snowMAN, and a decision must be made whether this is a customs or immigration matter. During this bureaucratic snafu, the creature escapes its containers and disappears into Los Angeles, mysteriously appearing in different parts of the city. Parrish teams up with police Lt. Dunbar to find the creature, which kills anyone who stands in his way...
Written by Rich Wannen |
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| Taglines | Terrorizes city, abducts women, annihilates men! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This low-budget release is believed to be the first American film about the Yeti, although another film featuring a Yeti-like snowman, Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä (1954), was released four months earlier. See more » |
| Goofs | When Dr.Parrish and Lt. Dunbar are talking with City Engineer Edwards the clock on the wall says 5:50 but when Edwards looks at his watch it reads 3:40. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Episode #1.1 (2007). See more » |