135 The Abominable Snowman ( 1957 )

This  is  another  early  Hammer  effort  with  Peter  Cushing  making  only  his  second  appearance  for  them  after  The  Curse  of  Frankenstein . It's  still  in  black  and  white  which  is  probably  an  advantage  as  the  Himalayas  had  to  be  re-created  in  the  studio. It's  a  bit  low  on  shocks  but  a  thoughtful  script  from  Nigel  Kneale   ( adapting  his  teleplay  The  Creature   in  which  Cushing  played  the  same  role  ) and  good  performances  make  it  worth  watching.

Cushing  plays  Dr  Rollason  who  is  ostensibly  on  a  botanical  expedition  in  Nepal  with  his  wife  and  assistant. However  he  has  disguised  his  real  intention  which  is  to  join  a  Yeti-hunting  expedition  led  by  American  adventurer  Tom  Friend  ( top-billed  Forrest  Tucker ). Unlike  his  companions  Rollason  comes  to  realise  that  their  quarry  might  be  an  intelligent  species.

Maureen  Connell  ( as Helen  Rollason )

Sex : She's  not  the  prettiest  girl  we've  seen  but  has  a  great  rack.

Death : Survives

Maureen  was  born  in  Nairobi  and  had  a  reasonable  career  in  the  fifties. She  married  director  John  Guillermin  ( The  Towering  Inferno, Death  on  the  Nile )  and  retired  to  raise  a  family  in  the  early  sixties  although  she  appeared  in  his  film  Skyjacked   in  1972.  She  is  now  85.