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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1953-08-13
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 85 Mins
- star Rating: 6.8 / 10
- favorite Likes: 636 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0046534
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smart_display 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)

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

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)

Hugh Allen
Brigadier General (uncredited)

Ruth Barnell
Mother (uncredited)

Edgar Barrier
Prof. McPherson (uncredited)

Russ Bender
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)

Oscar Blank
Man in Church (uncredited)

Hazel Boyne
Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Man in Church (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)

Edward Colmans
Spanish Priest (uncredited)

James Conaty
Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)

Russ Conway
Rev. Bethany (uncredited)

Martin Coulter
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Vittorio Cramer
First Radio Reporter (uncredited)

Pierre Cressoy
Frenchman (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Scientist (uncredited)

Jane Crowley
Woman in Church (uncredited)

Jim Davies
Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Woman in Church (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke
Buck Monahan (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee
Civil Defense Official (uncredited)

Al Ferguson
Police Chief (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)

Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited)

Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)

Jack Gordon
Man in Church (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Looter (uncredited)

Joe Gray
Looter (uncredited)

Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Nancy Hale
Young Wife (uncredited)

Virginia Hall
Girl (uncredited)

Ted Hecht
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)

Tex Holden
Man in Church (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
Party Guest (uncredited)

Patricia Iannone
Girl (uncredited)

Jerry James
Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone
Man in Church (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Don Kohler
Colonel (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)

Mike Mahoney
Townsman (uncredited)

John Mansfield
Man (uncredited)

Joel Marston
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)

Sydney Mason
Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)

John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)

Mathew McCue
Man in Church (uncredited)

David McMahon
Minister, First Church (uncredited)

William Meader
P.E. Official (uncredited)

Lee Miller
Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery
Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)

Alvy Moore
Zippy (uncredited)

Bob Morgan
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)

Stanley Orr
Marine Major (uncredited)

George Pal
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Walter Richards
Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Rockwell
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)

Walter Sande
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)

James Seay
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall
Man in Church (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall
Woman in Church (uncredited)

Cora Shannon
Old Woman (uncredited)

David Sharpe
Looter (uncredited)

Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)

Reginald Lal Singh
Military Officer (uncredited)

Bobby Somers
Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Man in Church (uncredited)

Charles Stewart
Marine Captain (uncredited)

Jack Stoney
Looter (uncredited)

Gus Taillon
Elderly Man (uncredited)

Morton C. Thompson
Reporter (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Party Guest (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel
Looter (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Edward Wahrman
Cameraman (uncredited)

Anthony Warde
Military Police Driver (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)
groups Crew

Edith Head
Costume Design

Robert S. Richardson
Technical Advisor

Gae Griffith
Producer's Assistant

Chesley Bonestell
Technical Advisor

Monroe W. Burbank
Color Grading

George Parrish
Orchestrator

Diana Gemora
Costumer

Charles Gemora
Costumer

Murray Young
Key Grip

Soldier Graham
Gaffer

Fred Zendar
Stunts

Bud Wolfe
Stunts

Chalky Williams
Stunts

Dale Van Sickel
Stunts

Jack Stoney
Stunts

Bobby Somers
Stunts

David Sharpe
Stunts

Charles Morton
Stunts

Bob Morgan
Stunts

George Magrill
Stunts

Tex Holden
Stunts

Herman Hack
Stunts

Joe Gray
Stunts

Fred Graham
Stunts

Slim Gaut
Stunts

Jimmie Dundee
Stunts

Mushy Callahan
Stunts

George Bruggeman
Stunts

Chet Brandenburg
Stunts

Cliff Shirpser
Visual Effects Camera

Walter Hoffman
Visual Effects

Marcel Delgado
Modeling

Jack Caldwell
Visual Effects

Irmin Roberts
Visual Effects

Paul K. Lerpae
Visual Effects

W. Wallace Kelley
Visual Effects

Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects

Jan Domela
Visual Effects

Ivyl Burks
Visual Effects

Barney Wolff
Special Effects

Aubrey Law
Visual Effects

A. Edward Sutherland
Special Effects

Ken Strickfaden
Special Effects

Bob Springfield
Special Effects

Chester Pate
Special Effects

Loren L. Ryder
Sound Director

Walter Oberst
Sound Effects

Lovell Norman
Sound Editor

Tommy Middleton
Sound Effects

Dan Johnson
Sound Effects

Howard Beals
Sound Effects

William M. Andrews
Sound Editor

Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist

Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist

Lee Vasque
Props

Milt Olson
Props

Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator

Charles Davies
Props

Gordon Cole
Property Master

Ivyl Burks
Props

Romaine Birkmeyer
Props

Chesley Bonestell
Painter

Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director

Frank Caffey
Production Manager

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor

Emile Kuri
Set Decoration

Albert Nozaki
Set Decoration

Hal Pereira
Art Direction

Albert Nozaki
Art Direction

Everett Douglas
Editor

George Barnes
Director of Photography

Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer

Cecil B. DeMille
Executive Producer

George Pal
Producer

Frank Freeman Jr.
Associate Producer

Barré Lyndon
Screenplay

H.G. Wells
Novel

Byron Haskin
Director
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