It Came from Outer Space (1953)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Fantastic sights leap out at you!
Author & amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona, but Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...

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Cast

Richard Carlson Richard Carlson As: John Putnam
Barbara Rush Barbara Rush As: Ellen Fields
Charles Drake Charles Drake As: Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer As: Frank Daylon
Russell Johnson Russell Johnson As: George
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Storyline

Author & amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona, but Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...


Tagline: Fantastic sights leap out at you!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 05 June 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 81m

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Company Credits

Company: Universal Pictures

Budget: $800,000

Revenue: $1,600,000

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Cast

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

John Putnam

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Ellen Fields

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Sheriff Matt Warren

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Frank Daylon

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

George

Kathleen Hughes

Kathleen Hughes

Jane Dean

Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Pete Davis (uncredited)

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Dave Loring (uncredited)

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Dr. Snell (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Sam, a hobo (uncredited)

George Selk

George Selk

Tom, a hobo (uncredited)

Bradford Jackson

Bradford Jackson

Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Robert Carson

Dugan, reporter (uncredited)

Whitey Haupt

Whitey Haupt

Perry, a boy (uncredited)

Virginia Mullen

Virginia Mullen

Mrs. Daylon (uncredited)

William Pullen

William Pullen

Deputy Reed (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Richard H. Cutting

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Unidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed)

Ned Davenport

Ned Davenport

Man Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed)

Dick Pinner

Dick Pinner

Reporter with Dugan (extra) (uncredited)

Casey MacGregor

Casey MacGregor

Toby, a Hobo (uncredited)

Directed By

Jack Arnold

Jack Arnold

Director

Joseph E. Kenney

Joseph E. Kenney

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Rosemary Odell

Rosemary Odell

Costume Design

Joan St. Oegger

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Bud Westmore

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Sound

Herman Stein

Herman Stein

Original Music Composer

Irving Gertz

Irving Gertz

Original Music Composer

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

Original Music Composer

Glenn E. Anderson

Glenn E. Anderson

Sound

Joseph Gershenson

Joseph Gershenson

Music Director

Leslie I. Carey

Leslie I. Carey

Sound

Visual Effects

Roswell A. Hoffmann

Roswell A. Hoffmann

Visual Effects

Camera

Clifford Stine

Clifford Stine

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Bernard Herzbrun

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Ruby R. Levitt

Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Robert F. Boyle

Robert F. Boyle

Art Direction

Other Crew

Jack Kevan

Jack Kevan

Special Effects

David S. Horsley

David S. Horsley

Special Effects

Milicent Patrick

Milicent Patrick

Special Effects

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