Planet of the Apes was a groundbreaking ... Harrison appeared as Dr. Zira in the makeup test scene (see No. 1, above). When Apes was being cast, Zanuck wanted Harrison to play Nova.

First there was King Kong, terrorising the world. Then there was Planet of the Apes, in which man and apes fought for control in a post-apocalyptic world. Around the same time, on a lighter note, we ...