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This Island Earth is a 1955 American science fiction film directed by Joseph M . Newman and ___MASK34___ . It is based on the novel of the same name by Raymond F . Jones which was originally published in the magazine " Thrilling Wonder Stories " as three related novelettes : " The Alien Machine " in the June 1949 issue , " The Shroud of Secrecy " in December 1949 , and " The Greater Conflict " in February 1950 . The film stars Jeff Morrow , Faith Domergue , and Rex Reason . The film was theatrically released in 1955 with " Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy " on a double - bill . ___MASK90___ ( March 4 , 1916  November 11 , 1997 ) was an American film producer and writer , mainly of western and science fiction / monster films , including " This Island Earth ", " It Came From Outer Space ", " Tarantula ", " The Deadly Mantis ", " The Mole People ", " The Colossus of New York ", " The Space Children ", " The Creature from the Black Lagoon " and its two sequels . He worked frequently with director Jack Arnold . Revenge of the Creature ( also known as Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon ) is the first sequel to " Creature from the Black Lagoon ", being the only 3 - D film released in 1955 and the only 3 - D sequel to a 3 - D film released during " the golden age of 3 - D ". Directed by ___MASK34___ , the film stars John Agar and Lori Nelson . John George Agar , Jr . ( January 31 , 1921  April 7 , 2002 ) was an American actor . He is best known for starring alongside ___MASK51___ in the films " Sands of Iwo Jima ", " Fort Apache ", and " She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ". In his later career he was the star of B movies , such as " Tarantula ", " The Mole People ", " The Brain from Planet Arous ", " Revenge of the Creature ", " Flesh and the Spur ", and " Hand of Death ". He was the first husband of Shirley Temple . The Creature Walks Among Us is the third and final instalment of the Creature from the Black Lagoon horror film series from Universal - International , following 1955 ' s Revenge of the Creature . The film was directed by John Sherwood , the longtime Universal - International assistant director , in his directorial debut . ___MASK34___ who had directed the first two films in the series , had moved on to `` A - list '' films and had felt he had no more to contribute to the horror genre . He suggested his assistant director could move up . The Creature Walks Among Us starred Jeff Morrow , Rex Reason and Leigh Snowden . Ricou Browning ( born November 23 , 1930 ) is an American film director , actor , producer , screenwriter , underwater cinematographer and stuntman . He is best known for his underwater stunt work , playing the Gill - ___MASK61___ in " Creature from the Black Lagoon ", " Revenge of the Creature " and " The Creature Walks Among Us ". Other actors portrayed the creature on land . He is also the only actor to have portrayed the creature more than once . He is the only surviving Gill - ___MASK61___ actor , and the last surviving original Universal Monster . Richard Denning ( March 27 , 1914  October 11 , 1998 ) was an American actor best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s , including " Unknown Island " ( 1948 ), " Creature from the Black Lagoon " ( 1954 ), " Target Earth " ( 1954 ), " Day the World Ended " ( 1955 ), " Creature with the Atom Brain " ( 1955 ), and " The Black Scorpion " ( 1957 ). Denning also appeared in the film " An Affair to Remember " ( 1957 ) with ___MASK62___ and on radio with ___MASK3___ , as George and Liz Cooper , in " My Favorite Husband " ( 1948  1951 ), the forerunner of television ' s " I Love Lucy ". Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black - and - white 3D monster horror film from Universal - International , produced by ___MASK90___ , directed by Jack Arnold , that stars Richard Carlson , Julia Adams , Richard Denning , Antonio Moreno , and Whit Bissell . The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater . The film premiered in Detroit on February 12 and was released on a regional basis , opening on various dates . Rex Reason ( November 30 , 1928  November 19 , 2015 ) was an American actor best known for his role in " This Island Earth " ( 1955 ).