William Alland

actor, producer, writer and director (1916-1997)

William Alland was an American actor, 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, and the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films. He worked frequently with director Jack Arnold. Alland is also remembered for his acting role as reporter Thompson, who investigates the meaning of "Rosebud" in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941).

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 26 films (1941–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1941	Citizen Kane	Films inc.	119 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1941	Citizen Kane	Orson Welles	119 min	16mm	B&W
1951	The Treasure Of Lost Canyon.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1952	The Black Castle.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	81 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	The Lawless Breed.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	83 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	It Came From Outer Space.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	The Stand At Apache River.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	8 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Creature from the Black Lagoon	Jack Arnold	79 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1954	Creature From The Black Lagoon.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	79 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1954	Dawn At Socorro.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	81 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Four Guns To The Border.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Johnny Dark.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	85 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Revenge Of The Creature.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	82 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1955	Tarantula.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1955	This Island Earth.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	87 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1956	Gun For A Coward.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	88 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1956	The mole people.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	78 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	The Deadly Mantis.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	78 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	The Lady Takes A Flyer.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	94 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1957	The Land Unknown.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	As Young As We Are.	Paramount Pictures Corp. & William Alland Productions Inc.	76 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	The colossus of New York.	Paramount Pictures Corp. & William Alland Productions Inc.	70 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	The Party Crashers.	Paramount Pictures Corp. & William Alland Productions Inc.	78 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	The Space Children.	Paramount Pictures Corp. & William Alland Productions Inc.	69 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1964	The Lively Set.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	95 min	35mm	Color	sound
1966	The Rare Breed.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	97 min	35mm	Color	sound