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Robert Cornthwaite, Margaret Sheridan, Douglas Spencer, and Kenneth Tobey in The Thing from Another World (1951)

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The Thing from Another World

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Directors

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  • Christian Nyby
    Christian Nyby
  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks
    director (uncredited)

Writers

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  • Charles Lederer
    Charles Lederer
    screen play by
  • John W. Campbell Jr.
    John W. Campbell Jr.
    based on the story "Who Goes There?" by
  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks
    writer (uncredited)
  • Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht
    writer (uncredited)

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Margaret Sheridan
    Margaret Sheridan
    Margaret Sheridan
    Nikki
  • Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    Captain Patrick Hendry
  • Robert Cornthwaite in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    Robert Cornthwaite
    Robert Cornthwaite
    Dr. Carrington
  • Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    Scotty
  • James Young
    James Young
    James Young
    Lt. Eddie Dykes
  • Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    Dewey Martin
    Crew Chief
  • Robert Nichols in Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Robert Nichols
    Robert Nichols
    Lt. Ken Erickson
  • William Self
    William Self
    Corporal Barnes
  • Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    Dr. Stern
  • Sally Creighton
    Sally Creighton
    Mrs. Chapman
  • James Arness, circa 1955.
    James Arness
    James Arness
    'The Thing'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    Dr. Ambrose
    (uncredited)
  • Nicholas Byron
    Nicholas Byron
    Tex Richards
    (uncredited)
  • John Dierkes in The Omega Man (1971)
    John Dierkes
    John Dierkes
    Dr. Chapman
    (uncredited)
  • George Fenneman
    George Fenneman
    George Fenneman
    Dr. Redding
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Tong Foo in Calcutta (1946)
    Lee Tong Foo
    Lee Tong Foo
    Lee - a Cook
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    Dr. Vorhees
    (uncredited)
  • Everett Glass
    Everett Glass
    Everett Glass
    Dr. Wilson
    (uncredited)
  • 'King Kong' Kashey
    'King Kong' Kashey
    Eskimo
    (uncredited)
  • David McMahon
    David McMahon
    David McMahon
    Brig. Gen. Fogarty
    (uncredited)
  • Bill Neff
    Bill Neff
    Bill Stone
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Ng
    Walter Ng
    Second Cook
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Opunui
    Charles Opunui
    Eskimo
    (uncredited)
  • Norbert Schiller in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    Norbert Schiller
    Norbert Schiller
    Dr. Laurence
    (uncredited)
  • Robert J. Stevenson in Highway Patrol (1955)
    Robert J. Stevenson
    Robert J. Stevenson
    Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide
    (uncredited)
  • Riley Sunrise
    Riley Sunrise
    Eskimo
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks
    producer
  • Edward Lasker
    Edward Lasker
    associate producer

Composer

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  • Dimitri Tiomkin
    Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematographer

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  • Russell Harlan
    Russell Harlan
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Roland Gross
    Roland Gross

Art Directors

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  • Albert S. D'Agostino
    Albert S. D'Agostino
  • John Hughes
    John Hughes
    art director (as John J. Hughes)

Set Decorators

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  • Darrell Silvera
    Darrell Silvera
    set decorator (set decorations)
  • William Stevens
    William Stevens
    set decorator (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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  • Larry Germain
    Larry Germain
    hair stylist
  • Lee Greenway
    Lee Greenway
    makeup supervisor

Production Management

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  • Walter Daniels
    Walter Daniels
    production manager (uncredited)
  • Eddie Donahoe
    Eddie Donahoe
    unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Virgil Hart
    Virgil Hart
    first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
  • Maxwell O. Henry
    Maxwell O. Henry
    assistant director (uncredited)
  • Arthur Siteman
    Arthur Siteman
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Walter Allen
    Walter Allen
    nurseryman (uncredited)
  • Lucius O. Croxton
    Lucius O. Croxton
    art director: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Phil Brigandi
    Phil Brigandi
    sound
  • Clem Portman
    Clem Portman
    sound
  • Earl B. Mounce
    Earl B. Mounce
    sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects

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  • Donald Steward
    Donald Steward
    special effects
  • Ardell Lytle
    Ardell Lytle
    pyroeffects supervisor (uncredited)
  • Hal Millar
    Hal Millar
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Thol Simonson
    Thol Simonson
    special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • Linwood G. Dunn
    Linwood G. Dunn
    special photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
  • Harold E. Stine
    Harold E. Stine
    process photography (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Leslie Charles
    Leslie Charles
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Billy Curtis
    Billy Curtis
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Sol Gorss
    Sol Gorss
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Jim Griffin
    Jim Griffin
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Bill Lewin
    Bill Lewin
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Teddy Mangean
    Teddy Mangean
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Chuck Moreland
    Chuck Moreland
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Bob Morgan
    Bob Morgan
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Charles Regan
    Charles Regan
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Landon Arnett
    Landon Arnett
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Emmett Bergholz
    Emmett Bergholz
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • George K. Hollister
    George K. Hollister
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Howard Schwartz
    Howard Schwartz
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Archie Stout
    Archie Stout
    director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
  • T-Bone Thompson
    T-Bone Thompson
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Harold E. Wellman
    Harold E. Wellman
    director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume Department

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  • Michael Woulfe
    Michael Woulfe
    wardrobe: ladies'

Music Department

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  • Dimitri Tiomkin
    Dimitri Tiomkin
    music director / conductor (uncredited)
  • Haakon Bergh
    Haakon Bergh
    musician: flute (uncredited)
  • John T. Boudreau
    John T. Boudreau
    musician: drums (uncredited)
  • Alexander DuVoir
    Alexander DuVoir
    musician: oboe (uncredited)
  • Manuel Emanuel
    Manuel Emanuel
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Henry Emerson
    Henry Emerson
    musician: clarinet (uncredited)
  • Fred Fox
    Fred Fox
    musician: french horn (uncredited)
  • Arthur Gleghorn
    Arthur Gleghorn
    musician: flute (uncredited)
  • Chauncey Haines
    Chauncey Haines
    musician: organ (uncredited)
  • Manny Harmon
    Manny Harmon
    orchestra manager (uncredited)
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