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| | Amazon.com: The Thing from Another World: DVD: Margaret Sheridan,Kenneth Tobey,Robert Cornthwaite,Douglas Spencer,James ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | After all, this was Christian Nyby's first screen credit as a director and he went on to direct mostly television series from "Gunsmoke" to "Kojak." Whatever the background of the story, what is important is that this film manages to combine claustrophobia, xenophobia, paranoia and hypothermia into a first rate chiller. |
 | | Yes, the credits list Christian Nyby as director, but Howard Hawks was on the set nearly every day, each scene has elements of style unique to Hawks, alone, and even the cast members, when interviewed, have said Hawks ran the entire show. |
 | | Perhaps, as Science Fiction films were not highly regarded in the early 50s, he felt his reputation might suffer if he acknowledged his contribution; perhaps he thought it might help Nyby's credentials if he were given credit for this masterfully crafted tale. |
| www.amazon.com /Thing-Another-World-Margaret-Sheridan/dp/B00009NHC0 (1841 words) |
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