She was also in the movie "Where The Boys Are." I always thought she was a beauty!

Same here. Own both on DVD 🤖👍

He also appeared in some great war films too

I was always amazed that he was able to hide his Auzzie accent, which you heard in his later years in supporting roles in Australian movies

Do you remember the scene where one of the Morlocks (was on fire) ran into the cave and exploded! That was funny the first time I saw this in June of 1960.

That comment from Penny was hilarious!!!! 😂

I read somewhere years ago that she was a model prior to appearing in the film

@@roydavies953 I've done quite a bit of research on Ms. Mimieux since she died a little over two years ago. Probably enough to write a decent biography, though she was a VERY private woman, and I don't think her surviving family would appreciate that very much... She started in her mid-teens and did some local modeling in the LA area, and some minor pageants. Apparently SOMEONE spotted her and thought she had potential. Although MGM didn't sign her to a contract until years later (AFTER "Time Machine"), they invested some time, money and energy into cultivating and promoting her. She did sittings for well-known (and probably EXPENSIVE) Hollywood glamout photographers like Virgil Apger (MGM) and Wallace Seawell. She was even set up on a "publicity date" with Sal Mineo in 1957, when she was FIFTEEN. She did later modeling sessions with James Brezina, Earl Leaf, and Angelo Frontoni, and minor roles in TV ("Yancy Derringer", "One Step Beyond") and movies (though her brief, uncredited performance in "Home from the Hill" was cut). In early November of 1959, Yvette appeared as an INDEPENDENT in the Hollywood Deb Star Ball. (This was necessary because MGM, assuming she would appear in "Home from the Hill" and not qualify as a "deb", had not submitted her name - but her scene had been cut!) Right out of the chute, Mimieux was making waves, but it didn't end there...

I always thought that they use the original time machine, they rented it from the present owner

Yes, I am pretty sure they didn’t build an entire new prop and just borrowed the prop for the episode

The prop for that one was REALLY ugly though. And somehow managed to look incredibly cheap. Whereas the George Pal version looks like a timeless piece of Victorian engineering.

What about the time machine used in the excellent movie called Time after Time.

Believe it or not I'm working on Jason and the Argonauts right now :-) stay tuned :-) Dan

looking forward to it.@@MoviesMusicMonsters

I love Frees' narrations!

If I remember correctly... Didn't Howard sit in it butt naked

Absolutely :-) the Aussies must love their time travel lol. Thanks for the support, Dan

Love the way you are covering classic sci-fi by the way. I'd love to see something on Logan's Run (both the movie and TV series) and Robocop. I lived in Fort Worth for a few years and visited the filming locations in Dallas and Fort Worth for both movies several times.

I remember the Nautilus model that was kept at Disneyland, Anaheim, in the lobby of one of their rides. The model was made of metal and about six feet long. This was the actual model used in the film. No telling where that went after Disney no longer sow it as relevant. But these were the images of my childhood growing up in California. Hermit

Thx for the info! The older I get the more I yearn for the 50’s! I guess it’s a natural thing but I’m pretty sure we going in the wrong direction despite all the technology improvements that suck up all of our lives!

That wasn't the original.

Over budget to be sure (but much better)!

She was the last of the actors in the Time Machine to die. All gone now...

Don’t forget Logans Run

@@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606 Never liked Logan’s Run. Just could never get into it 🤷🏻‍♂️

Blade runner.

Oh, also be sure to check out the Mike Jittlov short "Time Tripper" circa 1977, which has some great footage of the freshly-restored Time Machine, and even a glimpse of a Morlock Sphinx painting created as a set dressing for Bob's Halloween show.

That's a great story. I still have that issue of Star Log, also. I've treasured it. But to have Bob sign it - how cool is that!

Don't forget, When worlds collide

@@bruno30031 Barbara Rush - one of the stars of "When Worlds Collide" - passed away just last week or so,

​@@leapguy1235 Yes, a long, full life at 97. Also It Came from Outer Space.

@@starmnsixty1209 Here's a photo of the three mains that I had autographed back in the mid-80's: drive.google.com/file/d/1r-00GwGMUMIymMmBoh6yOP-Ehc6VPVMI/view?usp=drive_link

Let's not forget the stop-motion photography of Ray Harryhausen (sp?). In movies like the original Sinbad movies and "Clash of the Titans" among others. His painstaking approach to special photographic effects was perfection itself.

I'm not sure if it was the real thing or a replica, but yes it was on The Big Bang Theory :-)

It was a replica , the original is owned by film collector Bob Burns He declined to lend it to the show

I was about to ask that.

Yep, I was here to ask that, too. Figured it was probably a replica.

On TBBT it looked like the original to me

I was hoping someone would mention it, from TBBT. A funny episode.

And the voice of Scrooge McDuck?

When I was a kid and attended the LA County Fair, Forbidden Planet’s Robbie the Robot was there promoting the film but we all got to see him walk, talk and even touch the robot. What a thrill. I remember my Dad being quite gregarious all my life and I got to stand next to Louis Armstrong on the Disneyland Riverboat that used to do nighttime cruses around Tom Sawyer’s Island. After he performed my Pop walked right up to him and I believe they chatted for quite awhile. I was pretty young but I clearly remember what a wonderful experience as a kid to hang with my Dad and Satchmo on a Riverboat on a beautiful California night. I’ll never forget that. But I’ve been lucky in my life because of where I worked, the facilities being used in movies like the China Syndrome and On Deadly Ground both of which I was hired as an extra. I spent a whole day with Brendon Frazier and a bunch of actors and even helped build the set for On Deadly Ground. (A pretty bad Steven Segal movie and now he’s an American Traitor. He abandoned his western ties and went full Putin on us. Well good luck Steven and stay away from upper floor windows. OK then I’m done. Hermit

The Time Machine replica used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.

@@morlockmeat - Thanks for the info! Yes, agree, it looked pretty spectacular on the BBT and figured it was a replica. Appreciate the info!

@@jeffg8482 - 😊

Yeah, that was a great episode. Now if I can just find a wormhole, I might be able to go back to yesterday. lol

The Star Wars Death Star was a trash can

Thank you so much and you are so welcome :-) Dan

Yes, I agree. Great point.

How cool is that! I know exactly what piece from the Machine it was! Cool!

She went on to play Dr Kate McCrae in The Black Hole, among other roles in her career.

@@rocketfamilykml2528 - She also appeared with Rod Taylor again in the 1966 film "Dark of the Sun", which was a brutal movie for it's time.

So sweet and innocent babe

Hey, thank you so much for that. It really means a lot :-)

My pleasure :-) thanks for the support. Dan

I actually started it 2,weeks ago and got interrupted! I just got to the point where Rod Taylor made a successful test run then I got interrupted…..! I need to restart it!!!

The Thing was great. Do you remember IT. The monster was aboard the spaceship and it beat itself through the hatch at each level of the ship until the last hatch. It was a pretty good movie. And does anyone remember a movie from the fifties about little meteors that when they crashed into the ground a little creature would jump out of the Meteor and into the wrists of there victims. At the end the little creatures assemble at a refinery and there’s blood in the pipelines and the creatures bust out of a giant tank and it became a gigantic monster at least 100’ tall. I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. This was the scariest movie I’ve ever seen period. I still get nervous thinking about that movie and it’s been more than 65 years ago. Anybody remember that one. It wasn’t made by Roger Corman and it had a better budget. OK then, there it is. Hermit

I saw it at the theater when I was 7 with my mom and brother. My first love of movie props was The Time Machine’s little machine that Rod Taylor set it motion and vooop, it vanished. Yes right into the hands of George Pal who kept the little guy until the house fire destroyed it. That really saddened me as I would rather have had the little model than the full size thing that’s too big for someone’s house anyway. Even the box was beautifully built by the prop shop. That was a great movie. And now I want to watch it again. Hermit

The Time Machine used in The Big Bang Theory was a beautiful replica, made by a talented fellow named Fred Barton. It was actually MORE accurate than the restored original. Bob Burns just didn't have funds to properly restore the ol' girl.

Because it was on tour with that guy, you very well may have seen the original prop :-)

I never made that connection. You're right :-) I'm doing a video on The Time Tunnel next month :-) Dan

Whit was in The Time Machine, a regular in The Time Tunnel AND was in the TV re-make of The Time Machine with John Beck in 1978. Then of course he reprised his role in Time Machine: The Journey Back. He was even wearing George's original smoking jacket in the latter. And so was Rod Taylor!

Hey, thank you so much :-)

Taylor was also considered for the role of James Bond. Interesting factoid.

Taylor was actually in a number of films that attained notoriety and enjoyed box office success: “The Glass Bottom Boat”, “Hotel”, The V.I.P.s”, “36 Hours”, “Fate is the Hunter”. But yes, the two you mentioned are Rod Taylor’s best known credits.

Don't forget "First men in the moon"!