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The Thing from Another World
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Directed by
Christian Nyby 
Howard Hawks (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
John W. Campbell Jr. (story "Who Goes There?")

Charles Lederer (writer)

Howard Hawks  uncredited and
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 R. Young ... Lt. Eddie Dykes (as James Young)
Dewey Martin ... Crew Chief
Robert Nichols ... Lt. Ken Erickson
William Self ... Corporal Barnes
Eduard Franz ... Dr. Stern
Sally Creighton ... Mrs. Chapman
James Arness ... 'The Thing'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

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. Gen. Fogarty (uncredited)
Edgar Murray ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Bill Neff ... Bill Stone (uncredited)
H.B. Newton ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Walter Ng ... Second Cook (uncredited)
Carmen Nisbet ... Bit Part (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Jimmy Ogg ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Allan Ray ... Officer (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller ... Dr. Laurence (uncredited)
Cap Somers ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson ... Capt. Fred Smith (uncredited)
Lucille Thompson ... Bit Part (uncredited)
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Produced by
Howard Hawks .... producer
Edward Lasker .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin 
 
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Roland Gross 
 
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino 
John Hughes  (as John J. Hughes)
 
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera 
William Stevens 
 
Makeup Department
Larry Germain .... hair stylist
Lee Greenway .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
Walter Daniels .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maxwell O. Henry .... assistant director (uncredited)
Arthur Siteman .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Lucius O. Croxton .... art director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Phil Brigandi .... sound
Clem Portman .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Donald Steward .... special effects
 
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)
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 Bergholtz .... 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 .... conductor
Manuel Emanuel .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Samuel Hoffman .... musician: theremin (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt .... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
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