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The Thing from Another World
Thing from Another World
Credits
Title: The Thing from Another World
Director: Christian Nyby
Howard Hawks
Writers: Charles Lederer; John W. Campbell, Jr.; Howard Hawks; Ben Hecht
Producers: Howard Hawks; Edward Lasker
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: Russell Harlan
Editors: Roland Gross
Production
Distributed by: Winchester Pictures Corporation
RKO Radio Pictures
Released: April 29th, 1951
Rating: PG
Running time: 87 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
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The Thing from Another World is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It was directed by Christian Nyby & Howard Hawks with a script written by Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks, John W. Campbell, Jr. and Ben Hecht. It was produced by the Winchester Pictures Corporation and distributed through RKO Radio Pictures. It premiered in the United States on April 29th, 1951.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Margaret Sheridan Nikki
Kenneth Tobey Captain Patrick Hendry
Robert Cornthwaite Doctor Arthur Carrington
Douglas Spencer Scotty
James Young Lieutenant Eddie Dykes
Dewey Martin Crew chief Bob
Robert Nichols Lieutenant Ken "Mac" MacPherson
William Self Corporal Barnes
Eduard Franz Doctor Stern
Sally Creighton Mrs. Chapman
James Arness The Thing
Robert Bray Captain
Ted Cooper Lieutenant
Allan Ray Officer
Edmund Breon Doctor Ambrose
Nicholas Byron Tex Richards
John Dierkes Doctor Chapman
George Fenneman Doctor Redding
Lee Tung Foo Lee, a cook
Paul Frees Doctor Voorhees
Everett Glass Doctor Wilson
King Kong Eskimo
David McMahon Brigadier General Fogarty
Bill Neff Bill Stone
Walter Ng Second cook
Charles Opunui Eskimo
Norbert Schiller Doctor Laurence
Robert Stevenson Captain Smith, Fogarty's aide
Riley Sunrise Eskimo

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The Thing from Another World was re-released theatrically in 1957.
  • Lobby cards from this film can be seen in the attic of a doctor's home in the 1998 movie Milo.

Recommendations[]

1950s Sci-Fi

See also[]

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References[]

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