125 The Creature from the Black Lagoon ( 1954 )

This  is  a  famous  and  influential  film , certainly  on  Jaws  two  decades  later.

A  group  of  scientists, excited  by  the discovery of  an  unidentifiable  fossil , come  to  a  lagoon  to  investigate  and  find  themselves  up  against  a  formidable  amphibious  adversary. Though  it  makes  the  error  of  revealing  too  much  of  the  monster  - which  is  obviously  a  man  in  a  rubber  suit - too  soon, it's  well  worth  watching, not  least  for  the  charms  of  its  leading  lady.

Julie  Adams  ( as  Kay )

Sex : As  well  as  an  extended  swimming  sequence  early  on , there's   some  great  wet  top  shots  at  the  film's  climax,

Death : Survives

Julie  was  originally  called  Betty  and  hailed  from  Iowa. Her  film  career  began  in  1949  and  she  was  a  popular  actress  in  the  fifties,  particularly in  westerns. In  the  sixties  she  moved  into  television  where  her  career  lasted  well  into  the  noughties. She  is  now  90.