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It Came from Outer Space
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It Came from Outer Space

1953-06-05 · 80 min · ★ 6.3

Science Fiction · Horror

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. 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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Directors
Jack Arnold
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 800,000
Revenue
USD 1,600,000

Top Cast

Richard CarlsonRichard CarlsonJohn Putnam
Barbara RushBarbara RushEllen Fields
Charles DrakeCharles DrakeSheriff Matt Warren
Joe SawyerJoe SawyerFrank Daylon
Russell JohnsonRussell JohnsonGeorge
Kathleen HughesKathleen HughesJane Dean
Dave WillockDave WillockPete Davis (uncredited)
Alan DexterAlan DexterDave Loring (uncredited)
George EldredgeGeorge EldredgeDr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar DearingEdgar DearingSam, a hobo (uncredited)
George SelkTom, a hobo (uncredited)
Bradford JacksonBob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)
Robert CarsonDugan, reporter (uncredited)
Whitey HauptPerry, a boy (uncredited)
Virginia MullenMrs. Daylon (uncredited)
William PullenWilliam PullenDeputy Reed (uncredited)
Richard H. CuttingRichard H. CuttingRadio Announcer (uncredited)
Ralph BrooksUnidentified Posse Man (unconfirmed)
Ned DavenportMan Outside Newspaper Office (unconfirmed)
Dick PinnerReporter with Dugan (extra) (uncredited)

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