The Thing From Another World (1951)

The Thing From Another World

How did it get here?
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 87 min

Premiere Date:
Apr 06, 1951 [USA]

Directors:	Christian Nyby Howard Hawks [uncredited]

Writers:	John W. Campbell Jr. [story Who Goes There?] Charles Lederer Howard Hawks [uncredited]

Producers:	Howard Hawks [Producer] Edward Lasker [Associate Producer]

Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography:	Russell Harlan

Production Companys:	RKO Radio Pictures Inc. Winchester Pictures Corp.

Cast:

Margaret Sheridan 'Nikki' Nicholson Kenneth Tobey Capt. Patrick Hendry Robert Cornthwaite Dr. Arthur Carrington Douglas Spencer Ned 'Scotty' Scott James R. Young Lt. Eddie Dykes Dewey Martin Bob, Crew Chief Robert Nichols Lt. Ken McPherson William Self Corp. Barnes Eduard Franz Dr. Stern Sally Creighton Mrs. Chapman James Arness The Thing Carmen Nisbet Bit Part (uncredited) Lucille Thompson Bit Part (uncredited) Robert Stevenson Capt. Fred Smith (uncredited) Norbert Schiller Dr. Laurence (uncredited) Allan Ray Officer (uncredited)		Jimmy Ogg Bit Part (uncredited) Walter Ng Second Cook (uncredited) Robert Bray Captain (uncredited) Edmund Breon Dr. Ambrose (uncredited) Nicholas Byron Tex Richards (uncredited) Ted Cooper Lieutenant (uncredited) John Dierkes Dr. Chapman (uncredited) George Fenneman Dr. Redding (uncredited) Lee Tung Foo Lee, a Cook (uncredited) Paul Frees Dr. Vorhees (uncredited) Everett Glass Dr. Wilson (uncredited) Milton Kibbee Bit Part (uncredited) Ray McDonald Bit Part (uncredited) David McMahon Brig. General Fogarty (uncredited) Bill Neff Bill Stone (uncredited) H.B. Newton Bit Part (uncredited)

Crew:

Emmett Bergholtz camera operator Dr. Samuel Hoffman musician: theremin George K. Hollister camera operator Howard Schwartz camera operator		Harold E. Stine process photographer Archie Stout director of photography: second unit Dimitri Tiomkin conductor Harold E. Wellman director of photography: second unit

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

The Ice House, Los Angeles, California, USA

Tech Info:

Color Info:: B&W

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm

Quotes:

Ned "Scotty" Scott: Please doctor, I've got to ask this. It sounds like, well, just as though you're describing some form of super carrot.
Ned "Scotty" Scott: Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!
Ned "Scotty" Scott: So few people can boast that they lost a man from Mars and a flying saucer all in the same day! What if Columbus had discovered America, then mislaid it!
Dr. Arthur Carrington: Knowledge is more important than life.
Dr. Arthur Carrington: There are no enemies in science, only phenomena to be studied.

Trivia:

It is generally believed that Howard Hawks took over direction during production, and even Orson Welles could have had a hand in the direction.

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