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60s TV Western with a 'Monster' that was a camel

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Mattel Jones	60s TV Western with a 'Monster' that was a camel	Lead	[-]
Jan 29 12 6:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I noticed this thread without a resolution over at Mobius* which struck a memory chord with me. I was pretty sure this was from an episode of the anthology series DEATH VALLEY DAYS, and a perusal of a TVGUIDE.com episode guide of the show (a rare item online apparently) I found the episode which originally aired in December of 1963 (season 12 episode 10) "THE RED GHOST OF EAGLE CREEK". I'm pretty sure I would have seen this on some type of weekend syndication format in the late 60s early 70s. Here's the TVGuide episode description: "People on the Arizona frontier are terrorized by a mysterious animal with tracks three times as large as a horse's. Davidson: Paul Birch. Mrs. Davidson: Sarah Selby. Amy: Adrienne Hayes. Ned: Hampton Fancher. Sheriff: Trevor Bardette" * not registered there, but enjoy reading it.
TomWeaver999		#1	[-]
Jan 29 12 6:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As an aside, I've always wanted to see SOUTHWEST PASSAGE (1954) -- written by Harry Essex around the same time as IT CAME FROM O.S. and CREATURE. << Plot Summary for Southwest Passage (1954) More at IMDbPro » Edward Beale is in charge of finding a shorter trail across the American desert and to also test the practicality of using camels in the west in this 3-D western. (An actual test once conducted in the Big Bend area of Texas.) The Apaches have shied away from attacking the train, because of their fear of the camels, but a camel dies and the jig is up as they lose their fear and here they come. <
SparkieGojira		#2	[-]
Jan 29 12 6:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I lived in a the higher, mountainous region of Saudi Arabia as a kid and recall encountering a fog cloaked camel while hiking with my dad. I remember thinking it was quite spooky and like suddenly stumbling upon a Brontosaurus. Anyone remember the GILLIGANS ISLAND with the giant spider? Only saw it one time and it scared the hell out of me! -Clark
Mattel Jones		#3	[-]
Jan 29 12 7:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I know SOUTHWEST PASSAGE has aired in the last year either on the Western channel or maybe even MGM HD. It's biggest draw for me is Rod Cameron who I've liked in a few other films, but I never got around to watching it. Regarding the DEATH VALLEY DAYS episode IIRC correctly another spooky element to the story was that there was a human skeleton strapped to the back of the camel, but that may be a false memory. I do recall the Gilligan's Island episode, and by coincidence the Skipper, Alan Hale Jr. was later part of the cast of THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION ('75).
Friend of Daniel		#4	[-]
Feb 1 12 10:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mattel Jones wrote: I do recall the Gilligan's Island episode, and by coincidence the Skipper, Alan Hale Jr. was later part of the cast of THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION ('75). Maybe seeing that episode put the notion in the film maker's head!
amarok		#5	[-]
Feb 2 12 12:08 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"The Red Ghost" is one of my favorite legends of the old west. The camel in question was apparently one of the last survivors of the U.S. "Camel Corps." (There was a rather cheap movie made in the late 70s called "HAWMPS!" concerning this strange Western experiment). The "Red Ghost" had rather distinctive reddish fur, it did have a mummified corpse tied on its back -- and it was known to trample people to death; little wonder it was taken for a monster. I've often contemplated writing a short article on the subject. I did write a Dunsany-esque fantasy with a mummy on a red camel 25 years ago that was actually published -- In my own fanzine. (I wrote the above without Googling anything, so certain details may be remembered wrong.)
Mattel Jones		#6	[-]
Feb 10 12 7:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A tip of the cap to Ian McDowell over at Mobius who began this thread in their TV folder and lately acknowledged this thread's response. Thanks for sharing the memory. Cheers. http://www.mhvf.net/
kochillt		#7	[-]
Feb 10 12 7:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The same spider used in the 1967 episode of GILLIGAN'S ISLAND had previously been seen in the two part LOST IN SPACE episode "The Keeper," featuring Michael Rennie.
rvoyttbots		#8	[-]
Feb 10 12 9:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was also used in a VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA episode.

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