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Mark Forest as Maciste in MACISTE - THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD (1961; aka Mole Men Against The Son of Hercules)

This slightly pixelated photo from the Spanish lobby cards set doesn't look like this in the movie. The scene is there but we don't get a clear view of Mark like this photo. He drinks the water in the bowl which hide his face and we see him from the back. It always irks me when photos from lobby cards set show more info than what happens in the movie. This photo also highlights one thing in this movie: his terrible haircut. Mark looks amazing but his haircut makes him looks like a taxi driver. His hair in this movie is, well, awful. This is not the only actor in PEPLUM movies with a bad hair day. Dan Vadis had the worst haircut ever in THE TEN GLADIATORS (1963). Dan and Mark would eventually fix their hair in future movies. Bad haircut aside, this is one of my favourites.