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The War of the Worlds

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Calorie Rating: 119
Released: 1953-08-13
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Budget: 2000000
Studios: Paramount Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director


Cast

Gene Barry
Character: Dr. Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Character: Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin
Character: Pastor Dr. Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne
Character: Maj. Gen. Mann
Frank Kreig
Character: Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Character: Col. Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio
Character: Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee
Character: Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
Character: Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)

Cedric Hardwicke
Character: Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Character: Gen. Mann's Aide (as Housely Stevenson Jr.)
William Phipps
Character: Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)

Jack Kruschen
Character: Salvatore
Paul Birch
Character: Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Character: Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer

Henry Brandon
Character: Cop at Crash Site
Peter Adams
Character: Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Character: Man (uncredited)

Hugh Allen
Character: Brigadier General (uncredited)
Ruth Barnell
Character: Mother (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
Character: Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender
Character: Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Character: Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Character: Woman in Church (uncredited)

Tony Butala
Character: Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Character: Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Character: Looter (uncredited)

Edward Colmans
Character: Spanish Priest (uncredited)
James Conaty
Character: Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Character: Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Martin Coulter
Character: Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Vittorio Cramer
Character: First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Cressoy
Character: Frenchman (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Character: Scientist (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Character: Woman in Church (uncredited)
Jim Davies
Character: Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Character: Woman in Church (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Character: Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Character: Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Al Ferguson
Character: Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune
Character: Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Character: Dr. James (uncredited)

Frank Freeman Jr.
Character: Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Character: Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Character: Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass
Character: Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Character: Looter (uncredited)

Joe Gray
Character: Looter (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Character: Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
Character: Young Wife (uncredited)

Virginia Hall
Character: Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
Character: KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Character: Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann
Character: Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone
Character: Girl (uncredited)
Jerry James
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Character: Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
Character: Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Character: Colonel (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff
Character: Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
Character: Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Character: Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Character: Official (uncredited)
George Magrill
Character: Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

John Mansfield
Character: Man (uncredited)
Joel Marston
Character: Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Sydney Mason
Character: Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

John Maxwell
Character: Doctor (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
David McMahon
Character: Minister, First Church (uncredited)

William Meader
Character: P.E. Official (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Character: Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Alvy Moore
Character: Zippy (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Character: Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Character: Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Character: Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
Character: Marine Major (uncredited)
George Pal
Character: Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Rockwell
Character: Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Character: Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay
Character: Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Character: Woman in Church (uncredited)

Cora Shannon
Character: Old Woman (uncredited)
David Sharpe
Character: Looter (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Character: Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh
Character: Military Officer (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
Character: Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character: Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart
Character: Marine Captain (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Character: Looter (uncredited)
Gus Taillon
Character: Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Character: Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Character: Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Edward Wahrman
Character: Cameraman (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Character: Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Bob Whitney
Character: Military Officer (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Character: Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Waldon Williams
Character: Boy (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe
Character: Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
Character: Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Edith Head
Costume Design
Chesley Bonestell
Technical Advisor

Emile Kuri
Set Decoration

Chester Pate
Special Effects
Howard Beals
Sound Effects
Robert S. Richardson
Technical Advisor

Barney Wolff
Special Effects

Tommy Middleton
Sound Effects


W. Wallace Kelley
Visual Effects
Ivyl Burks
Visual Effects

Aubrey Law
Visual Effects
Frank Caffey
Production Manager
Gae Griffith
Producer's Assistant

Irmin Roberts
Visual Effects
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator

Jan Domela
Visual Effects

Albert Nozaki
Art Direction

Bob Springfield
Special Effects
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer

A. Edward Sutherland
Special Effects
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Albert Nozaki
Set Decoration

Walter Hoffman
Visual Effects

Dan Johnson
Sound Effects
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
Monroe W. Burbank
Color Grading

Joe Gray
Stunts

Loren L. Ryder
Sound Director
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Frank Freeman Jr.
Associate Producer

Paul K. Lerpae
Visual Effects
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects

Walter Oberst
Sound Effects
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
George Pal
Producer


Ken Strickfaden
Special Effects

Cecil B. DeMille
Executive Producer
George Parrish
Orchestrator

Lovell Norman
Sound Editor
Gordon Cole
Property Master


Cliff Shirpser
Visual Effects Camera
Jack Caldwell
Visual Effects

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor