horrorfilmx wrote:
which brings me to a question: Dick Smith (I assume it's the Dick Smith) is credited with make-up along with Ben Nye. I've seen many pictures of Nye working on the alligator suit, which may just be publicity shots, but does anyone know what function Smith actually performed on this picture?

The makeup artist Dick Smith is a different guy than the one who worked on this film; this Dick Smith also worked on THEM!