Tonight -
The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Originally in 3-D, it's being shown "flat", though I understand the original version as been restored.
Some trivia: The Creature himself was played by two people. The swimming and underwater scenes were performed by Ricou Browning, an expert swimmer from Hawaii. On land, it was Ben Chapman. Chapman was quite a bit taller than Browning, so two Creature suits were needed.
As far as the creation of the monster itself, though Bud Westmore received screen credit, the design, sculpture and execution was more of a team effort by Westmore's crew. Here's an interesting article - it's a bit long, but parts of it deal with an unsung artist named Millicent Patrick:
The Fantastic Mystery of Millicent PatrickAnyone for sushi?
Signor V.
