1957
91m 48
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
An American science fiction directed by Jack Arnold. Production began on 28 May 1956 and it was originally released in New York on 22 February 1957.
Plot Summary
Scott Carey is exposed to a strange, glowing mist while on a boating trip and later finds that he has started to shrink. The change is slow at first, but before long, he’s having to accept the fact that the process is irreversible and isn’t going to stop. Suddenly his own home becomes a strange and dangerous environment in which Carey has to use all of his wits to survive.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Jack Arnold
© MCMLVII [1957] by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
Universal-International presents a Universal-International picture
Produced by: Albert Zugsmith
Screenplay by: Richard Matheson from his novel [The Shrinking Man]
Director of Photography: Ellis W. Carter
Film Editor: Al Joseph
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
Music: Irving Gertz *, Hans J. Salter *, Herman Stein *
Sound: Leslie I. Carey, Robert Pritchard
Westrex Recording System
Gowns: Jay A. Morley Jr
Make-up: Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist: Joan St Oegger
Special Photography: Clifford Stine
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Robert Clatworthy
Cast
Grant Williams (Scott Carey)
Randy Stuart (Louise Carey)
April Kent (Clarice)
Paul Langton (Charlie Carey)
Raymond Bailey ( Thomas Silver)
William Schallert ( Arthur Bramson)
Frank Scannell (barker)
Helene Marshall (nurse)
Diana Darrin (nurse)
Billy Curtis (midget)
Alternative Titles
El hombre incredible – Venezuela
L’Homme qui rétrécit – France
El Increíble hombre menguante – Spain
De Krimpende man – Belgium (Flemish)
Kutistuva mies – Finland
Manden, der blev mindre – Denmark
Mies joka kutistui – Finland
Niewiarygodnie kurczaca sie kobieta – Poland
Radiazioni B X: distruzione uomo – Italy
Die Unglaubliche Geschichte des Mr C – West Germany
Links
Extracts included in
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
Coming Soon (1982)
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Precious Images (1986)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
See also
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
References
Periodicals
- Cahiers du Cinéma no.353 (November 1983) pp.61-62 – article
- Castle of Frankenstein no.11 p.36
- Cinefantastique vol.ol.4 no.2 (Summer 1975) pp.16-25; 27-29 – illustrated interview with Jack Arnold (Jack is Back! by Bill Kelley); review (by Bill Kelley)
- The Cinema 12 June 1957 p.7 – credits, review (by P.L.M.)
- Film Comment July 1974 pp.52-53 – article (Film Favorites: The Incredible Shrinking Man by Martin Rubin)
- Film Daily vol.111 no.23 (1 February 1957) p.6 – review
- Film Quarterly vol.48 no.4 (Summer 1995) pp.15-21 – illustrated article (Extratrerrestrial: Science Fictions in A Brief History of Time and The Incredible Shrinking Man by Shawn Rosenheim)
- Film Review Special no.25: Sci-Fi (1998) pp.38-39 – illustrated article (by anonymous)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.143 no.21 (1 February 1957) p.3 – review
- The Listener vol.121 no.3116 (1 June 1989) p.32 – review
- Motion Picture Herald vol.206 no.5 (2 February 1957) pp.249-250 – review (by Charles S. Aaronson)
- Positif no.o.455 (January 1999) pp.63-64 – illustrated review
- TV Times 19 December 1987-1 January 1988 pp.15, 105 – review
- Video Watchdog no.11 pp.17-18 – review
Books
- 500 Essential Cult Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Jennifer Eiss with J.P. Rutter and Steve White p.155 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.169
- BFI Screen Guides: 100 Science Fiction Films by Barry Keith Grant pp.81-82
- British Gothic Cinema by Barry Forshaw p.112
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer pp.29, 60, 68-9
- Escape Velocity by Bradley Schauer pp.125, 127
- The Ghost of One’s Self: Doppelgangers in Mystery, Horror and Science Fiction Films by Paul Meehan p.145
- It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year’s Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films by Rob Craig pp.104-107
- Nuclear Movies: A Filmography by Mick Broderick p.52
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.216 – credits
- Sci-fi Chronicles by Guy Haley (ed.) p.154
- Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth and Religion by Paul Leggett p.184
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by Matthew R. Bradley pp.9-17
- Variety Science-Fiction Movies by Julian Brown (ed.) pp.55-56 – credits, review
