Snow Creature (1954)

Snow Creature is a 1954 horror film monster movie produced and directed W. Lee Wilder, written by Myles Wilder, and starring Paul Langton and Leslie Denison.

Plot
American botanical expedition in the Himalayas stumbles across a Yesti den, capture one and transport it back to Los Angeles, where it escapes while custorms officials are debating whether it is animal or human.

Production
The Snow Creature was the first of several Yeti/Abominable Snowan-themed movies. It also bore some resemblance to King Kong in terms of plot, with act one in an exotic setting, and act two taking place in an urban setting. The use of the Los Angeles storm drain system as the film's climactic setting can also be seen in the 1954 film, Them.

Filming
The film was featured in an espisode of Deadly Cinema.