The Thing from Another World

(The Thing from Another World)

 Credits

Cast

Nikki
Margaret Sheridan
Captain Patrick Hendry
Kenneth Tobey
Dr. Arthur Carrington
Robert Cornthwaite
Scotty
Douglas Spencer
Lt. Eddie Dykes
James Young
Crew Chief Bob
Dewey Martin
Lt. Ken 'Mac' MacPherson
Robert Nichols
Corporal Barnes
William Self
Dr. Stern
Eduard Franz
Mrs. Chapman
Sally Creighton
'The Thing'
James Arness
Dr. Ambrose
Edmund Breon (*)
Tex Richards
Nicholas Byron (*)
Dr. Chapman
John Dierkes (*)
Dr. Redding
George Fenneman (*)
Lee, a Cook
Lee Tung Foo (*)
Dr. Vorhees
Paul Frees (*)
Dr. Wilson
Everett Glass (*)
Eskimo
'King Kong' Kashey (*)
Brig. Gen. Fogarty
David McMahon (*)
Bill Stone
Bill Neff (*)
Second Cook
Walter Ng (*)
Eskimo
Charles Opunui (*)
Dr. Laurence
Norbert Schiller (*)
Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide
Robert Stevenson (*)
Eskimo
Riley Sunrise (*)

Director

Director
Christian Nyby
Director
Howard Hawks (*)

Writing credits

Screenplay
Charles Lederer
Based on the story "Who Goes There?" by
John W. Campbell Jr.
Writer
Howard Hawks (*)
Writer
Ben Hecht (*)

Producer

Producer
Howard Hawks
Associate producer
Edward Lasker

Music

Music
Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

Director of photography
Russell Harlan

Editor

Editor
Roland Gross

Art direction

Art director
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art director
John J. Hughes (John Hughes)

Set decoration

Set decorations
Darrell Silvera
Set decorations
William Stevens

Makeup department

Hair stylist
Larry Germain
Makeup supervisor
Lee Greenway

Production management

Production manager
Walter Daniels (*)
Unit manager
Edward Donahue (*)

Assistant director

First assistant director
Virgil Hart (*) (Second unit)
Assistant director
Maxwell O. Henry (*)
Assistant director
Arthur Siteman (*)

Art department

Nurseryman
Walter Allen (*)
Art director
Lucius O. Croxton (*) (Second unit)

Sound department

Sound
Phil Brigandi
Sound
Clem Portman
Sound recordist
Earl B. Mounce (*)

Special effects

Special effects
Donald Steward
Pyroeffects supervisor
Ardell Lytle (*)

Visual effects

Special photographic effects
Linwood Dunn (Linwood G. Dunn)
Process photography
Harold E. Stine (*)

Stunts

Stunts
Leslie Charles (*)
Stunts
Dick Crockett (*)
Stunts
Billy Curtis (*)
Stunts
Sol Gorss (*)
Stunts
Jim Griffin (*)
Stunts
Bill Lewin (*)
Stunts
Teddy Mangean (*)
Stunts
Chuck Moreland (*)
Stunts
Bob Morgan (*)
Stunts
Charles Regan (*)
Stunts
Russell Saunders (*)
Stunts
Tom Steele (*)
Stunts
Duke Taylor (*)
Stunts
Ken Terrell (*)

Camera

Camera operator
Landon Arnett (*)
Camera operator
Emmett Bergholtz (*)
Camera operator
George K. Hollister (*)
Camera operator
Howard Schwartz (*)
Director of photography
Archie Stout (*) (Second unit)
Camera operator
T-Bone Thompson (*)
Director of photography
Harold E. Wellman (*) (Second unit)

Wardrobe department

Wardrobe
Michael Woulfe (Ladies')

Music department

Music director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Musician
Haakon Bergh (*) (Flute)
Musician
John T. Boudreau (*) (Drums)
Musician
Alexander DuVoir (*) (Oboe)
Orchestrator
Manuel Emanuel (*)
Musician
Henry Emerson (*) (Clarinet)
Orchestra manager
Manny Harmon (*)
Musician
Samuel Hoffman (*) (Theremin)
Musician
Mitchell Lurie (*) (Clarinet)
Orchestrator
Paul Marquardt (*)
Musician
Jack Marsh (*) (Saxophone)
Orchestrator
George Parrish (*)
Musician
Neely Plumb (*) (Clarinet)
Musician
Max Rabinowitz (*) (Piano)
Musician
Edward Rebner (*) (Piano)
Musician
Tibor Shik (*) (French horn)
Orchestrator
Herbert Taylor (*)
Conductor
Dimitri Tiomkin (*)
Musician
Raymond Turner (*) (Piano)

(*) uncredited