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The War of the Worlds

1953

1h 25m

6.81

Science Fiction, Action

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Cast

Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin

Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne

Maj. Gen. Mann

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

William Phipps

Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

Jack Kruschen

Salvatore

Paul Birch

Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon

Cop at Crash Site

Peter Adams

Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Man (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier

Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender

Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Church (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Spanish Priest (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy

Frenchman (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale

Young Wife (uncredited)

Ted Hecht

KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

Freeman Lusk

Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Official (uncredited)

George Magrill

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Joel Marston

Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

John Maxwell

Doctor (uncredited)

David McMahon

Minister, First Church (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Reporter (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli

Military Officer (uncredited)

George Pal

Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell

Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay

Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man in Church (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Looter (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Anthony Warde

Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Houseley Stevenson Jr.

Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)

Hugh Allen

Brigadier General (uncredited)

Ruth Barnell

Mother (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Man in Church (uncredited)

Hazel Boyne

Screaming Woman (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Soldier (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Tony Butala

Boy in Final Church (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Looter (uncredited)

James Conaty

Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Martin Coulter

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer

First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Scientist (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Jim Davies

Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Dick Fortune

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Alex Frazer

Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.

Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Man in Church (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Looter (uncredited)

Virginia Hall

Girl (uncredited)

Tex Holden

Man in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone

Girl (uncredited)

Jerry James

Reporter (uncredited)

Don Kohler

Colonel (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Townsman (uncredited)

John Mansfield

Man (uncredited)

Sydney Mason

Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Man in Church (uncredited)

William Meader

P.E. Official (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Stanley Orr

Marine Major (uncredited)

Walter Richards

Reporter (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Man in Church (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Woman in Church (uncredited)

Cora Shannon

Old Woman (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh

Military Officer (uncredited)

Bobby Somers

Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

Charles Stewart

Marine Captain (uncredited)

Gus Taillon

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson

Reporter (uncredited)

Bob Whitney

Military Officer (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Waldon Williams

Boy (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Fred Zendar

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

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