The Thing from Another World (1951) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Christian Nyby.

Cast

• Kenneth Tobey as Captain Patrick Hendry
• Margaret Sheridan as Nikki
• Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Arthur Carrington
• Douglas Spencer as Ned 'Scotty' Scott
• James Young as Lt. Eddie Dykes
• Dewey Martin as Crew Chief Bob
• Robert Nichols as Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
• William Self as Corporal Barnes
• Nicholas Byron as Tex Richards
• Eduard Franz as Dr. Stern
• George Fenneman as Dr. Redding
• Paul Frees as Prof. Voorhees
• Everett Glass as Prof. Wilson
• Norbert Schiller as Dr. Lorenz
• Edmund Breon as Prof. Ambrose
• John Dierkes as Dr. Chapman
• Sally Creighton as Mrs. Chapman
• James Arness as 'The Thing'
• David McMahon as Gen. Fogarty
• Bill Neff as Bill Stone (uncredited)
• Robert Stevenson as Capt. Smith - Fogarty's Aide (uncredited)

Crew

• Charles Lederer — Screenplay
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Russell Harlan — Director of Photography
• Christian Nyby — Director
• Howard Hawks — Producer
• John W. Campbell Jr. — Novel
• Howard Hawks — Writer
• Ben Hecht — Writer

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