简介：WeopenonamapofIndiaandzoominontheHimalayaMountains.Thenarratortellsus,"CradledwithinthearmsoftheRiversGangesandBrahmaputratothesouthandthemysteriousplateauofTibettothenorthmajesticallystandsthemightiestmountainrangeonthefaceoftheEarth--TheHimalaya.Thisisthestoryofanexpeditiontothisruggedestbarrier.Nottoassaultonitswindswepttoweringheights,buttofindandstudyplantlifewhichhadheretoforebeenunknownorinaccessible.Thisisthestoryofthatmission,ofhowasmallgroupofpeoplefoundthemselvesinpursuitofacrudeandprimitivecivilization,whichonceonlyexistedasafigmentoftheimagination."Thetitlerollsagainstthemountainrangebackdrop. ATWALockheedSuper-ConstellationaircrafttakesofffromLosAngelesandlandsinBombay,India.InShekar,Dr.FrankParrish(PaulLangton)selectstenSherpaguides.ParrishisabotanistandworksfortheCoreyFoundation.Tochronicletheexpedition,ParrishhadselectedPeterWells(LeslieDenison),aphotographerandamanwhodrinkstoomuch.Theguide,Subra(TeruShimada)isselectedbecauseheisacquaintedwiththeterrainandhespeaksEnglish.OnJune14,theystartontheirjourney.Subra'swife,Tara(uncredited)andbrother,Leva(RollinMoriyama)accompanySubratothefootofthemountainrange.Subragiveshiswifeacharmonaleatherropeandplacesitaroundherneck. Thefirstfewdayswereroutine,butthentheyencounterhigherterrain.At10,000feetParrishbeginshiswork.Tentsarepitchedandanencampmentisestablishedwheretheyhavetheirfirsthotmeal.ParrishandWellsareintheirtent.WellsisdrinkingfromahipflaskandoffersSubraahit.ParrishwarnsWellsagainsttoomuchalcohol,givingittotheSherpas,andbeingseendrinking.ParrishradiosInspectorKarmainShekar. Taraisgatheringsomewoodforthefirewhensheencountersalargecreature.Shescreamsandiscarriedaway.Subra'sbrother,Levaclimbsthemountainwithfourfriendsandtellshisbrotherabouttheabduction.SubrainformsParrishthathiswifewasabductedbyaYetiand,"Weleave.GoafterYeti."Parrishisconfusedatfirst,butfinallyunderstandsthattheYetiisalsoknownastheAbominableSnowman,thePhantomoftheHimalayas,MarauderofWomen.HechucklesanddirectshiscommentstoWellsandSubra,"Thisisn'tahuntingparty.Thousandsofdollarshavebeenspenttofinancethisexpedition,andhewantstochasealegend."SubraandLevaexitthetent. ThenexteveningSubratakestheammunitionfromParrish'sweapons.Whenmorningcomes,Parrishseesagroupofmenleavecamp.SubratellsParrishthattheyaregoingtosearchforhiswife.SubrarevealsthatParrishandWellshavenobulletsintheirgunstobackanythreattostophim.ParrishandWellshavenochoicebuttojoininthesearch.AnattempttousetheradiotocallinnewsofthemutinyismetwithabulletthroughthedevicebyadeterminedSubra.Parrishdiscoversthattheradiocanberepaired.HeputstheradiointhecasewiththeScotchthatWellsbroughtalong,knowingthatitwillbecarriedonthesearch,asSubrahasacquiredatastefortheliquor.Beforebreakingcampthenextmorning,footprintsarediscoveredoftheYeti.Theyfollowthetracksinthesnow.ThateveningasParrishisrepairingtheradioinhistent,heandWellshearamanscream.Theyexitthetentanddiscoveradeadmanontheground.Thenextmorningthesearchcontinues.TheYetistartsanavalanche,butthesearchpartytakesrefugeinahollowunderaledge,unawareofthecause.Theycontinuetowalk,butanapproachingstormsendsthemtoanearbycaveforshelter.Theymakecampinthecaveandbuildafire.ParrishtalkstoSubraabouttheYeti.HetriestoreasonwiththeSherpa,butSubrawantsonlythedeathofalltheYetibecausetheyabductwomen. Astheyexplorethecavesystem,Subrafindsthecharmhegavehiswife.NowParrishcalculatesthatfindingthiscreaturewouldcompensateforthefailedbotanicalaspectoftheirquest.Subra,ParrishandWellsdiscoverasmallfamilyofYetiinthecavesystem.Subratriestoshootthem,butParrishintervenes.WellstakesaYetifamilypicture.Thecavecollapsesandkillsthefemaleandchild,butleavesthemalestunned.ParrishdisarmsSubraandtakeschargeagain.TheysedatethecreatureandcarryitbacktoShekar.Subraandhisbrother,Leva,aretobeturnedovertothepolicewhentheyreachtown.Theybegintheirdescent.WellsandParrishtaketurnsguardingthecreatureandtheirSherpa.Theykeepthecreatureinasemi-consciousstatewithdrugs.OntheseventhdaytheyreachShakarandturntheirSherpaovertoInspectorKarma(RobertKino).Karmatellshimthatthediscoveryishistodowithashepleases.Parrishcallsthefoundation.ParrishdecidesnottopreferchargesagainstSubraandhismen. InBombay,Parrishmakesarrangementswiththeairlinemanager(RobertHinton)forthecreature'stransportbacktotheU.S.ArefrigeratedboxisorderedconstructedandsenttoShekar.ThecreatureisplacedinsideandloadedaboardacargoflightbacktotheU.S.Parrishtakesanother,laterflight.Heismetattheairportbyhiswife,Joyce(DarleneFields)andCorey,Jr.(GeorgeDouglas).AcoupleofreporterstrytointerviewParrish,butacallfromtheCustomsWarehousecutsthatshort.Thereonthetarmacistherefrigeratedboxcontainingaveryanimatedcreature.Fleet(RobertBice)notes,"IseewhereyouclassifyyourimportasaSnowCreature."Heistheretoclassifyitsimmigrationstatus,"Isitabeastoraman?"AnewspaperarticlebyWellsdeclaresthecreatureasaman.Inhisoffice,FleetmeetswithDr.LouisDupont(RudolphAnders),ananthropologist.Parrisharrivesandjoinsthemeeting.FleetswantsaclassificationoftheYeti,andDupontistheretodetermineifithasacalculatingbrain.Un-sedatedforawhile,theYetimanagestobreakoutofitsrefrigeratedpackingcrate.Itattacksthewarehouseguard(RustyWescoatt)andescapes.TheguardisnotseriouslyinjuredandcallsFleettoreporttheescape.Lt.Dunbar(WilliamPhipps)fromthepolicearrives.Thecreaturekillsawoman,thendisappears.Dunbarisadvisedofthediscoveryofthedeadwoman.ParrishjoinsDunbarandreturnstothepolicestation.Apolicebulletinisissuedwarningthepublicofthecreature.Thepolicestartasearchoftheareawherethecreaturehasbeensighted.Atameatprocessingplantthecreatureentersandconfrontsapairofworkers,sevenmilesfromtheearliersightings.ParrishandDunbarfinallydeducethatthecreaturemustbeusingthestormdrainstomoveunseen.Thecityengineer,Edwards(JackDaly)iscalled.Heexplainsthatitiscoolerunderground,butthereare4,800milesofstormdrainsunderthecity.EdwardspullsthechartsandgivesthemtoDunbar. DunbarorganizespolicedetailstoequipthemselvesandstartthesearchofthestormdrainsfortheYeti.ParrishjoinstheDunbarteamandtheybeginthesearch.Parrishrequestsanettocapturethecreature;Hewantsitalive.Theyspotthecreatureasitattacksapoliceman.Theypositionthenetatoneoftheentrances.Theydrivethecreaturetowardsthatlocation.TheycapturetheYetiinthenet.ThecreaturestrugglesandtriestochokeParrish.DunbaremptiesthreeslugsintothecreaturefromhisrevolverandsavesParrish.Thecreatureisdead.WeclosewithDunbarandParrishdrivingawaydownadarkalleyandthecreditsroll.…