July 16, 1958 –
The classic Vincent Price Sci-Fi film, The Fly, opened in San Francisco on this date.
David Hedison suggested that his character wear progressive makeup effects that showed him in a mixed part human/part fly state when his face is finally revealed, instead of just a fully formed Fly mask as depicted in the film. The producers declined due to the cost and time required to achieve the mixed human/fly look, as well as it being too harsh and grotesque for audiences at the time. This concept was later embraced fully in the 1986 remake, which did focus on the lead scientist devolving slowly into a mutated fly/human creature.
The Haus of Dcaligari 