Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Just as the Yeti in the film stood head and shoulders over the humans, so this film stands head and shoulders over most of the horror/monster films of the 1950's.You wouldn't think so from reading the reviews at the time though; one reviewer thought it too subtle, but that could be another way of describing it as intelligent and stylish, the qualities that make it so watchable 60 years later. The film also was saddled with a poor trailer (it's on YouTube). Obviously the marketing people didn't think the film monsterish enough; the trailer gives totally the wrong impression.British botanist, John Rollason (Peter Cushing), along with his wife Helen (Maureen Connell) and assistant, Peter Fox (Richard Wattis) arrive at the monastery of Long Buk as the guests of the head lama. They are searching for rare plants. A team of American adventurers led by Doctor Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) also arrives, but this party is searching for the legendary Yeti.The Americans, Tom Friend and his associate, big game hunter Ed Shelley, are loud, brash and totally ruthless as far as preservation of the Yeti is concerned. The members of the British contingent on the other hand are masters of understatement, impeccably mannered and respectful of all life including the Yeti. This was a British film after all.Although obviously shot on a sound stage, the monastery scenes are effective replete with gongs, monks and a head lama in deep meditation. What really gives the film visual substance are the snow-covered mountain climbing sequences; they were apparently shot in the Pyrénées, but a mountain is a mountain, and these scenes open out the film.Eventually, Rollason accompanies Friend on his quest in the interests of science, and without spoiling things too much, they encounter the Yeti. However the outcome is unexpected and gives this film the edge over the mostly cheesy monster movies of the day.There is a touch of Val Lewton style about this film; it has plenty of mood and there is no rush to reveal the 'monster' with the best effects left to the imagination.

English botanist John Rollason (Peter Cushing) joins with American Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) on an expedition in search of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. The two men couldn't be more different, however. Rollason is searching for the creature just to prove its existence, not capture it. Friend fully intends to capture it and brings along weapons and traps to see to it. Eventually they come face to face with the elusive creature and get more than they are prepared for.This is one of my favorite Peter Cushing movies. I'm a big fan of Yeti or Bigfoot stories and I'm also a big fan of Hammer and Cushing, so this was right up my alley. I first saw this movie as a teenager before I had seen any of the color Hammer horror films. As a matter of fact, it was through this movie that I discovered Cushing and subsequently Hammer. It's a great movie with an intelligent script and good performances from Cushing and Tucker.

Val Guest directed this atmospheric thriller set in the Himalayas at a remote monastery, where Dr. John Rollason(played by Peter Cushing) is a botanist with his wife(played by Maureen Connell) and associate Peter(played by Richard Wattis). He is awaiting the arrival of American Tom Friend(played by Forrest Tucker) so that they can undertake a scientific expedition to find the legendary and elusive Yeti. John is dismayed to learn that Friend is really a showman who plans on killing the creature for display, but also uses a corpse to attract a live one as well, which is exactly what happens, though not in the way they expected... intelligent story, fine direction and performances, and an eerie feel all combine to make this a memorable thriller, which discreetly keeps the Yeti mysterious.

It is a strange thing about fans of horror films.The worse the film the more they praise it,particularly if it was made by Hammer.The first disappointing aspect of this film is the monster.Hammer who were so good with their monsters really seem to have no imagination in this case.A sort of large brown gorilla with a misshapen face.Why brown hair in a snowy waste?Then we have the deaths of the various characters,all very forced.After all how can someone with a bad foot go dancing off over the peaks.Peter Cushing gives his usual fine performance but Forrest Tucker is truly wooden and a feeble villain.All in all one for the Hammer fans alone everyone else better find a quieter mountain.