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The Mighty Bongo		#21	[-]
May 30 10 9:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think you are correct about it being Lock Martin, I read that years ago somewhere , possibly in his biography on the Friends of Gort (FOG) website. The snow creature costume is very different than the martian mutant to me. The martian was a very consistant fuzzy velour type fabric, with a consistant length a texture through out. The snow creature looks to be made up of many small animal pelts, (likely rabbit), sewn together on a leotard of some kind. You can see different coloring and fur lengths on the many pelts. The pelt on his hip line, shows the top edge curling down slightly. His inner leg and side of his chest show the cloth the pelts are sewn to. Toho wade both of its King Kong suits this way, but did a much better job. The Invaders from Mars costumes look like they may have been used in The Outer Limits " Keeper of the Purple Twilight" by appearance. Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
TomWeaver999		#22	[-]
May 30 10 10:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bob Burns long-ago told me in an e-mail, << Locks (that was his real first name) Martin told me about playing the Snow Creature. In the film when you see closeups it's just Lock's face with a fur head piece and beard. I met Locks at CBS. <
The Mighty Bongo		#23	[-]
May 30 10 12:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Actual Tom, " Lock, or Locks" as the case may be... was a shortend form of his middle name of Lockard. His full name was Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. - Feb. 22, 1916 to Jan 19, 1959. He mostly used Lock as his name, but was also billed as J. Lockard Martin. He probably introduced himself to Bob, as Locks. Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
Bill Warren		#24	[-]
May 30 10 1:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	amarok wrote: I believe F. J. Ackerman remarked that the yeti in this film bore a passing resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. There's a slight resemblance in the black and white photo above, but not in the heavily-retouched brown one. I think he Yeti is very probably Lock Martin, but I doubt that they used an INVADERS FROM MARS suit; the hands of those suits didn't have five fingers, did they? Last Edited By: Bill Warren May 30 10 1:24 PM. Edited 1 times.
thehorrorboy		#25	[-]
May 30 10 2:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Mighty Bongo wrote: Actual Tom, " Lock, or Locks" as the case may be... was a shortend form of his middle name of Lockard. His full name was Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. - Feb. 22, 1916 to Jan 19, 1959. He mostly used Lock as his name, but was also billed as J. Lockard Martin. He probably introduced himself to Bob, as Locks. Wasn't he billed as J. Lockard Martin in Abbott and Costello's 1944 MGM picture LOST IN A HAREM?
The Mighty Bongo		#26	[-]
May 30 10 2:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	thehorrorboy wrote: The Mighty Bongo wrote: Actual Tom, " Lock, or Locks" as the case may be... was a shortend form of his middle name of Lockard. His full name was Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. - Feb. 22, 1916 to Jan 19, 1959. He mostly used Lock as his name, but was also billed as J. Lockard Martin. He probably introduced himself to Bob, as Locks. Wasn't he billed as J. Lockard Martin in Abbott and Costello's 1944 MGM picture LOST IN A HAREM? Yep ! Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
Count Gamula		#27	[-]
May 31 10 3:09 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tom Weaver asked me to post these two photos. Kerry Gammill www.monsterkid.com
Bill Warren		#28	[-]
May 31 10 3:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That seems to settle it; about the only real resemblance is in the feet.
TomWeaver999		#29	[-]
May 31 10 3:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It sure looks like it could be the same suit to me, but who knows. Thanks, Kerry!
Paul Haight		#30	[-]
May 31 10 7:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I kinda liked W. Lee's THE BIG BLUFF (1955). You can watch it for free at 'archive.org' (link). SNOW CREATURE is pretty (extremely) weak overall, but I did enjoy seeing Ro-Man's old cave covered with snow. I also found it amusing that the special refrigerated cage was built in the approximate shape of a phone booth, thereby forcing the poor Yeti to stand upright for what must have been a very long flight.
Jacque Lecotier		#31	[-]
May 31 10 8:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TomWeaver999 wrote: It sure looks like it could be the same suit to me, but who knows. Thanks, Kerry! I agree; I see more similarities than differences, the biggest of those being that chunks of fur have been attached (rather loosely, judging by the piece on the left leg running from down Martin's thigh to mid-shin, below which seems to be just mutant-suit on down to the toes) to the green mutant-suit material to make the Yeti, and the mutant suit has only two fingers and a thumb, while the Yeti seems to have three fingers and a thumb. But the overall design is identical - the general fit, the headcover, the stiffly extended fingers and toes; this is even more evident if you look at a picture of the mutant suit when it was new and being worn by someone whom it was designed to fit, e.g. Lock Martin. Unfortunately, I don't have a PC with scanning equipment to post a still & couldn't find any already on a website by googling. Anybody here got a shot of Lock in costume from INVADERS?
Edkkakumon		#32	[-]
Jun 1 10 11:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There are some similar features, but the head doesn't have the same coverage. I enjoy Snow Creature, but it's not one I see regularly.
TomWeaver999		#33	[-]
Jun 2 10 5:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I betcha the head and hands are new (provided by the SNOW CREATURE folks, because they wanted 'em to be hairy) and all the rest is the INVADERS suit.
Rakshasa		#34	[-]
Jun 2 10 6:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Count Gamula wrote: Tom Weaver asked me to post these two photos. Here's a monster from THE OUTER LIMITS who I think may also be wearing the INVADERS FROM MARS alien suit: Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
The Mighty Bongo		#35	[-]
Jun 2 10 7:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Other than the fact that both costumes are designed to fit Lock snuggly, I don't see anything similar. The martian has a short even fuzz overall. Snowy has obviously real animal pelts over a type of fabric with no hair on it. ( inner legs, side of chest, inner arms back etc.) The martian suit would have had to have had the fuzz shaved off,then dyed ,Then had the animal skins sewn on. If they had used the martian suit, I would think they would have left the fuzz on it , but the snow creature clearly shows a smooth (no fuzz of any kind) fabric under the fur pieces. I would have been a lot more work to modify the martian to match the snow creature than to start from scratch. Also, if you look at the back view below, it looks like rather than a body suit, they attached the furs to seperate pants and shirt, which would have been the cheepest, easiest way to do it. The two piece deal would also help explain the "diaper"appearance that the snow creature has, that the martian clearly does not have. Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/ Last Edited By: The Mighty Bongo Jun 2 10 8:05 AM. Edited 3 times.
Bill Warren		#36	[-]
Jun 2 10 12:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Mighty Bongo wrote: Other than the fact that both costumes are designed to fit Lock snuggly, I don't see anything similar. The martian has a short even fuzz overall. Snowy has obviously real animal pelts over a type of fabric with no hair on it. ( inner legs, side of chest, inner arms back etc.) The martian suit would have had to have had the fuzz shaved off,then dyed ,Then had the animal skins sewn on. If they had used the martian suit, I would think they would have left the fuzz on it , but the snow creature clearly shows a smooth (no fuzz of any kind) fabric under the fur pieces. I would have been a lot more work to modify the martian to match the snow creature than to start from scratch. Also, if you look at the back view below, it looks like rather than a body suit, they attached the furs to seperate pants and shirt, which would have been the cheepest, easiest way to do it. That's how I see it. Thanks for spelling things out.
Koukol 5		#37	[-]
Jun 2 10 3:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Count Gamula wrote: Tom Weaver asked me to post these two photos. What happened to the crotch?
TomWeaver999		#38	[-]
Jun 2 10 3:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The 2nd guy is probably two or three feet shorter than the first.
Kongu is Kingu		#39	[-]
Jun 2 10 3:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Are any of the DVDs of this OK?
Monsterpal		#40	[-]
Jun 2 10 8:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It could be one of the Martian suits if they glued on a few carpet remnants. That shot of the Snow Creature's derriere sure looks like that could be the case.

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