William Hurlbut and John L. Balderston

Hurlbut: screenplay; Hurlbut and Balderston: story/adaptation

William Hurlbut wrote the screenplay. Hurlbut and John L. Balderston receive story/adaptation credit; the Monster is a fictional speaker performed by Boris Karloff.

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3 quotes we’ve traced to William Hurlbut and John L. Balderston

“Alone bad. Friend good”

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“We belong dead”

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“Fire bad!”

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