It Came from Outer Space (1953) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jack Arnold.

Cast

• Richard Carlson as John Putnam
• Barbara Rush as Ellen Fields
• Charles Drake as Sheriff Matt Warren
• Joe Sawyer as Frank Daylon
• Russell Johnson as George
• Kathleen Hughes as Jane Dean
• Dave Willock as Pete Davis (uncredited)
• Alan Dexter as Dave Loring (uncredited)
• George Eldredge as Dr. Snell (uncredited)
• Edgar Dearing as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
• George Selk as Tom, a hobo (uncredited)
• Bradford Jackson as Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)
• Robert Carson as Dugan, reporter (uncredited)
• Whitey Haupt as Perry, a boy (uncredited)
• Virginia Mullen as Mrs. Daylon (uncredited)
• William Pullen as Deputy Reed (uncredited)
• Richard H. Cutting as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
• Ralph Brooks as Unidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed)
• Ned Davenport as Man Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed)
• Dick Pinner as Reporter with Dugan (extra) (uncredited)
• Casey MacGregor as Toby, a Hobo (uncredited)

Crew

• Harry Essex — Screenplay
• Jack Arnold — Director
• Irving Gertz — Original Music Composer
• Clifford Stine — Director of Photography
• William Alland — Producer
• Herman Stein — Original Music Composer
• Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer

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