It Came from Outer Space (1953)


It Came from Outer Space
Release Date25 May 1953
GenreThriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDead Man's Point, Lucerne Valley, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix3 Channel Stereo
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAlien Film
ThemesRace Against Time, One Against the Mob, Benign Aliens
TonesParanoid, Tense, Creepy
TagsAlien [not Human], Astronomy, Body Snatcher, Desert, Meteor, Spacecraft, UFO (Unidentified Flying Object), Witness
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It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 science fiction 3-D film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, and Charles Drake. It was Universal's first film to be filmed in 3-D.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Richard Carlson
John Putnam

Barbara Rush
Ellen Fields

Charles Drake
Sheriff Matt Warren

Joe Sawyer
Frank Daylon

Ralph Brooks
Posseman

Robert Carson
Dugan

Ned Davenport
Man

Alan Dexter
Dave Loring

George Eldredge
Dr. Snell

Whitey Haupt
Perry

Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Posseman

Bradford Jackson
Bob - Dr. Snell's Assistant

Warren MacGregor
Toby

Kermit Maynard
Posseman

Virginia Mullen
Mrs. Daylon

Dick Pinner
Lober

William Pullen
Deputy Reed

George Selk
Tom

Dave Willock
Pete Davis

Director

Jack Arnold
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Writer

Ray Bradbury

Harry Essex

Producer

William Alland
producer

Original Music

Irving Gertz
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Herman Stein
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Cinematographer

Clifford Stine
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Editor

Paul Weatherwax
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Art Director

Robert F. Boyle

Bernard Herzbrun
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Set Decorator

Russell A. Gausman
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Ruby R. Levitt
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Costume Designer

Rosemary Odell
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Makeup Department

Joan St. Oegger
hair stylist

Bud Westmore
makeup artist

Jack Kevan
makeup execution

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joseph E. Kenney
assistant director

Sound Department

Glenn E. Anderson
sound

Leslie I. Carey
sound

Visual Effects

David S. Horsley
special photography

Roswell A. Hoffmann
visual effects optical printing, special photographic effects

Music Department

Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor

Samuel Hoffman
musician: theremin

Other Crew

Milicent Patrick
xenomorph design

Production Company

Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Distributor

Universal Pictures
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MCA/Universal Home Video
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Cinema Classics

GoodTimes Home Video

Universal Studios Home Video

Filmiseppo

Universal Pictures

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Universal Pictures Finland Oy

Yleisradio (YLE)