Surprises in the snow

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Directed by Val Guest this film stars Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell and Richard Wattis. A British scientist joins a group of Americans searching for Yetis in the Himalayas.

This is somewhat of a lesser known gem among the Hammer Horror collection, it explores both a moral argument and has a nice twist on the usual monster film story. It is really nice to see a genre entry with a bit more depth to it which some of the better known Hammer Horror films seem to lack. Obviously this film was made on the cheap and at times it shows but largely it is well made and the low budget at times helps by keeping the monsters off screen.

4/5