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The Thing from Another World (1951) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Christian Nyby
Howard Hawks ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

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

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Margaret Sheridan ... Nikki
Kenneth Tobey ... Captain Patrick Hendry
Robert Cornthwaite ... Dr. Carrington
Douglas Spencer ... Scotty
James Young ... Lt. Eddie Dykes
Dewey Martin ... Crew Chief
Robert Nichols ... Lt. Ken Erickson
William Self William Self ... Corporal Barnes
Eduard Franz ... Dr. Stern
Sally Creighton Sally Creighton ... Mrs. Chapman
James Arness ... 'The Thing'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edmund Breon ... Dr. Ambrose (uncredited)
Nicholas Byron Nicholas Byron ... Tex Richards (uncredited)
John Dierkes ... Dr. Chapman (uncredited)
George Fenneman ... Dr. Redding (uncredited)
Lee Tong Foo ... Lee - a Cook (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Dr. Vorhees (uncredited)
Everett Glass ... Dr. Wilson (uncredited)
'King Kong' Kashey 'King Kong' Kashey ... Eskimo (uncredited)
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 ... Dr. Laurence (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson ... Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide (uncredited)
Riley Sunrise Riley Sunrise ... Eskimo (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)
Arthur L. Frantz ... musician-french horn (uncredited)
Manny Harmon ... orchestra manager (uncredited)
Samuel Hoffman ... musician: theremin (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Neely Plumb ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Max Rabinowitz ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Edward Rebner ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Tibor Shik ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin ... conductor (uncredited)
Raymond Turner ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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