November 23, 1959 –
American International Pictures released one of the Classic ‘B‘ movies of the late 50s, The Angry Red Planet, in the US on this date.
The 40-foot alien monster was actually a marionette about 15 inches high. It was essentially a combination of a rat, bat, spider, and crab. Master Marionette artist, Bob Baker, was called in to manipulate the Batratspidercrab creature.
The Haus of Dcaligari 