The War of the Worlds
13/08/1953
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.
Movie Information
Gene Barry
as Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
as Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin
as Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne
as Maj. Gen. Mann
Frank Kreig
as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
as Col. Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio
as Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee
as Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
Cedric Hardwicke
as Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
as Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
William Phipps
as Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)
Jack Kruschen
as Salvatore
Paul Birch
as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Paul Frees
as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Henry Brandon
as Cop at Crash Site
Peter Adams
as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Eric Alden
as Man (uncredited)
Hugh Allen
as Brigadier General (uncredited)
Ruth Barnell
as Mother (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
as Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
Russ Bender
as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Man in Church (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
as Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Woman in Church (uncredited)
Tony Butala
as Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
as Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
as Looter (uncredited)
Edward Colmans
as Spanish Priest (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
Russ Conway
as Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Martin Coulter
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Vittorio Cramer
as First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Cressoy
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Scientist (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
as Woman in Church (uncredited)
Jim Davies
as Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
as Woman in Church (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
as Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
as Civil Defense Official (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune
as Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
as Dr. James (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr.
as Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
as Martian (uncredited)
Ned Glass
as Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Looter (uncredited)
Joe Gray
as Looter (uncredited)
Herman Hack
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
as Young Wife (uncredited)
Virginia Hall
as Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
as KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Gertrude Hoffmann
as Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Tex Holden
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Iannone
as Girl (uncredited)
Jerry James
as Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Kohler
as Colonel (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
as Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
as Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Official (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Townsman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
as Man (uncredited)
Joel Marston
as Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Sydney Mason
as Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)
John Maxwell
as Doctor (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
as Man in Church (uncredited)
David McMahon
as Minister, First Church (uncredited)
William Meader
as P.E. Official (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Alvy Moore
as Zippy (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
as Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Charles Morton
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
George Nardelli
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
as Marine Major (uncredited)
George Pal
as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Walter Richards
as Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Rockwell
as Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Walter Sande
as Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
James Seay
as Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
as Woman in Church (uncredited)
Cora Shannon
as Old Woman (uncredited)
David Sharpe
as Looter (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
as Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
as Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Man in Church (uncredited)
Charles Stewart
as Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Looter (uncredited)
Gus Taillon
as Elderly Man (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson
as Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Looter (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
as Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Waldon Williams
as Boy (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
as Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
as Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
