title change


When I first saw this it was simply "The Thing." Now it has become "The Thing from Another World." When was the title changed and why?

https://dirkmalcolm.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/the-thing0691.jpg

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Good question, did you ever find the answer. I just assumed when I bought the movie that it was always "The Thing From Another World", but was listed in the TV Guide and such where I first saw it as "The Thing" to save space.

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I just did a Google search, and what looks like the original movie poster has the title listed as "The Thing" in bold print, with a subtitle, "from another world" underneath it.

http://classic-horror.com/files/images/thing_1951_poster.review.jpg

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https://ocdviewer.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/the-thing.jpg?w=610&h=465

and

http://www.homevideos.com/coversapril2000/thing.jpg

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