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The first movie based on [[John W. Campbell]]'s novella ''[[Who Goes There?]]''<ref>the second being ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]''</ref>, directed in 1951 by Christan Nyby (and produced by Howard Hawks).
The setting is one that will become familiar to viewers of horror films
Our hero, Captain Pat Hendry (Kenneth Tobey), and his aircrew along with a stray reporter, fly to the Arctic outpost manned by a scientific expedition under Dr. Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite) to investigate an apparent air crash. It proves to be a [[Flying Saucer]] that is accidentally destroyed. However they do discover the body of the presumed pilot frozen in the ice. Needless to say he/it (played by a young [[Gunsmoke|James Arness]]) is not dead, and once defrosted wreaks havoc until stopped by 'an arc of electricity'.
While Hawks' actual role in the film's production has long been debated, ''The Thing'' exhibits his trademarked overlapping dialogue and assertive female characters who neither scream, faint
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