Theatrical trailer for one of the screen's finest science-fiction films, Howard Hawks' THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951), starring Kenneth Tobey. Unknown World (1951) Unknown World is a Cold War allegory about the folly of global nuclear war. It concerns a group of altruistic and dedicated scientists who go. Classic 1. 95. 0’s Space Travel – Watch The 1. Movie The Thing from Another World. Series Navigation. Watch The 1. 95. 1 Movie Flight to Mars. Movie The Man From Planet X1. Movie The Thing from Another World Movie Title Card. The 1. 95. 1 “creature feature” The Thing from Another World also known simply as “The Thing” was a ground breaking film that was the first movie to ever depict aliens with an attitude that seem to have only one thing on their mind and that is everyone. This theme of destroy humanity films became very prevalent during the 1. Some say, and I am one of those who does, that “The Thing” was at least a partial inspiration for the much later ground breaking 1. Alien, staring Sigourney Weaver which spawned several sequels. The Thing from Another World is a story of Scientist at an US military Arctic research station, inside the Arctic Circle, who discover an unexplained object buried in the ice. After notifying the U. S. Air Force a plane load of Airmen and a lone news reporter are dispatched to the Arctic research station. There first belief is that buried craft is a Russian spy- plane buried in the ice. The scientist and airmen take a closer examination of the object and discover that the shape of the aircraft is round and conclude it is a spacecraft, probably a flying saucer, is buried in the ice. The Air Force Commander, Captain Patrick Hendry, orders thermite charges placed around the perimeter of the craft to melt the ice. Unfortunately, the thermite reacts violently with the spacecraft and it is destroyed. After the explosion they do find a body that had apparently jumped free before the explosion and apparently frozen solid once out of the spacecraft. Movie The Thing from Another World Monster. The scientist and airmen carve, this time by hand, out the body (probably the pilot) and take it back to the Arctic research station where the creature is put in to cold storage. The scientists want to thaw the specimen, while Captain Hendry claims military jurisdiction and orders everyone to stand down until they get direction from higher authority in Anchorage. There would have been no story if it weren’t for a sudden Arctic storm that comes out of nowhere and blocks their communication link with their home base in Anchorage. Then another freak accident happens when the electric blanket the Airman guard is using to keep warm is somehow placed on top of the block of ice holding the alien. The alien creature (James Arness, in his pre- Gunsmoke TV show days) is not dead and is freed and all hell breaks loose somewhere on the grounds of the Arctic station. Their first understanding of just what it is they are up against comes when “The Thing” begins slaughtering their sled dogs. Then once it has finished with the dogs it begins going after the humans. The scientists after getting a severed hand that one of the dogs had ripped off identify the thing’s cellular structure as being similar to a vegetable, except it walks on two legs. A kind of super- intelligent plant life form, “The Thing” feeds on human blood for nourishment. Captain Hendry wants to destroy the Thing before it gets any more of his men, however, their lead scientist, Dr. Carrington, wants no harm to come to the beast in the name of science. Movie The Thing from Another World DVDIn one scene the soldiers trap it in a dark room where they set it on fire. As the Thing bursts into flame (along with the room), the soldiers keep pouring buckets of kerosene on it. The Thing from Another World (1951) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The 1951 “creature feature” The Thing from Another World also known simply as “The Thing” was a ground breaking film that was the first movie to ever depict.I want to know how the story ends. Watch: The Thing from Another World. Review: As a nostalgist of the era of classic space travel and alien invasion movies I consider this movie to be one of the best alien invader movies ever made. Title Screen : Film Genre(s), Title, Year, (Country), Length, Director, Description : Ace in the Hole (1951) (aka The Big Carnival), 111 minutes, D. Industry information at your fingertips. Over 200,000 Hollywood insiders. Enhance your IMDb Page. The film is fast paced featuring sharp, snappy dialogue with in- depth characters. 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