
The Thing from Another World (1951)
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- Approved
- 1h 27min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 07 Apr 1951 (USA)
- Movie
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
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- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
Margaret Sheridan | ... |
Nikki
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Kenneth Tobey | ... |
Captain Patrick Hendry
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... |
Dr. Carrington
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Douglas Spencer | ... |
Scotty
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James Young | ... |
Lt. Eddie Dykes
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Dewey Martin | ... |
Crew Chief
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Robert Nichols | ... |
Lt. Ken Erickson
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William Self | ... |
Corporal Barnes
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Eduard Franz | ... |
Dr. Stern
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Sally Creighton | ... |
Mrs. Chapman
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James Arness | ... |
'The Thing'
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Edmund Breon | ... |
Dr. Ambrose (uncredited)
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Nicholas Byron | ... |
Tex Richards (uncredited)
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John Dierkes | ... |
Dr. Chapman (uncredited)
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George Fenneman | ... |
Dr. Redding (uncredited)
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Lee Tong Foo | ... |
Lee - a Cook (uncredited)
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Paul Frees | ... |
Dr. Vorhees (uncredited)
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Everett Glass | ... |
Dr. Wilson (uncredited)
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'King Kong' Kashey | ... |
Eskimo (uncredited)
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David McMahon | ... |
Brig. Gen. Fogarty (uncredited)
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Bill Neff | ... |
Bill Stone (uncredited)
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Walter Ng | ... |
Second Cook (uncredited)
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Charles Opunui | ... |
Eskimo (uncredited)
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Norbert Schiller | ... |
Dr. Laurence (uncredited)
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Robert J. Stevenson | ... |
Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide (uncredited)
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Riley Sunrise | ... |
Eskimo (uncredited)
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Directed by
Christian Nyby | ||
Howard Hawks | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Charles Lederer | ... | (screen play by) |
John W. Campbell Jr. | ... | (based on the story "Who Goes There?" by) |
Howard Hawks | ... | () (uncredited) |
Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Howard Hawks | ... | producer |
Edward Lasker | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin |
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Roland Gross |
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
John Hughes | ... | (as John J. Hughes) |
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
William Stevens | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
Larry Germain | ... | hair stylist |
Lee Greenway | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
Walter Daniels | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Eddie Donahoe | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Virgil Hart | ... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Maxwell O. Henry | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Arthur Siteman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Walter Allen | ... | nurseryman (uncredited) |
Lucius O. Croxton | ... | art director: second unit (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Phil Brigandi | ... | sound |
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Earl B. Mounce | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Donald Steward | ... | special effects |
Ardell Lytle | ... | pyroeffects supervisor (uncredited) |
Hal Millar | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Thol Simonson | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Linwood G. Dunn | ... | special photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn) |
Harold E. Stine | ... | process photography (uncredited) |
Stunts
Leslie Charles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dick Crockett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Billy Curtis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Sol Gorss | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jim Griffin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bill Lewin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Teddy Mangean | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Moreland | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bob Morgan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Charles Regan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Russell Saunders | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Duke Taylor | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ken Terrell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Landon Arnett | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Emmett Bergholz | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
George K. Hollister | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Howard Schwartz | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Archie Stout | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
T-Bone Thompson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Harold E. Wellman | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Woulfe | ... | wardrobe: ladies' |
Music Department
Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | music director |
Haakon Bergh | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
John T. Boudreau | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Alexander DuVoir | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Manuel Emanuel | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Henry Emerson | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Fred Fox | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Chauncey Haines | ... | musician: organ (uncredited) |
Manny Harmon | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
Samuel Hoffman | ... | musician: theremin (uncredited) |
Glen Johnston | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Ken Lowman | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Mitchell Lurie | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Neely Plumb | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Edward Rebner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Martin Ruderman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Sylvia Ruderman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Tibor Shik | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Herbert Taylor | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1951) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1951) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures S.A. (1952) (France) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Films) (35 and 16 mm)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1952) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)
- Fida Cinematografica (1960) (Italy) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1972) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- TV3 (1987) (Finland) (tv)
- CEL Home Video (1988) (Australia) (VHS)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS) (Colorized Version)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Vértice 360 (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Vértice 360 (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Astral Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
- Filmjuwelen (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Nickelodeon Network (1987) (United States) (tv)
- RKO Home Video (1985) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
- Star Video (1983) (Finland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Film Technologies (colorization)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out!
Written by KC Hunt |
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Taglines | Look Out...It's See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The skeleton crew at the South Pole Telescope station have a tradition every winter-over of watching this movie, and the other two adaptations on the very first night after the departure of the final plane of the season. See more » |
Goofs | As the flying saucer explodes, the camera tilts up to follow the blast, revealing the top of the Arctic backdrop built around the set. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Thing (1957). See more » |
Soundtracks | Can't Get Out of This Mood See more » |
Crazy Credits | Only technical and production credits precede the film, no acting credits. See more » |
Quotes |
Ned "Scotty" Scott:
All right, fellas, here's your story: North Pole, November Third, Ned Scott reporting. One of the world's greatest battles was fought and won today by the human race. Here at the top of the world a handful of American soldiers and civilians met the first invasion from another planet. A man by the name of Noah once saved our world with an ark of wood. Here at the North Pole, a few men performed a similar service with an arc of electricity. The flying saucer which landed here and its pilot have been destroyed, but not without causalities among our own meager forces. I would like to bring to the microphone some of the men responsible for our success... but as Senior Air force officer Captain Hendry is attending to demands over and above the call of duty... Doctor Carrington, the leader of the scientific expedition, is recovering from wounds received in the battle. Eddie: [Softly] Good for you, Scotty. Ned "Scotty" Scott: And now before giving you the details of the battle, I bring you a warning: Everyone of you listening to my voice, tell the world, tell this to everybody wherever they are. Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies. See more » |