X THE UNKNOWN

Original British 10 inch x 8 inch Black and White Stilll of makeup and special effects artistPHILIP LEAKEY creating “blisters” on an actor’s back for the 1956 Leslie Norman Hammer Horror Movie X THE UNKNOWN, story and screenplay by Jimmy Sangster.

Philip Leakey (1908 – 1992) was a British make-up artist known chiefly for his work on Hammer films. In 1956 he became the first make-up designer ever to receive on-screen credit for “special” make-up effects for his “bold and innovative” work in X the Unknown. He went on to provide Christopher Lee’s makeup for “The Curse of Frankenstein”.

The still is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.