Cast & Crew

Directed by

Byron Haskin

Writing Credits

H.G. Wells
(based on the novel by)
Barré Lyndon
(screenplay by)

Cast

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

Produced by

Cecil B. DeMille
executive producer (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr.
associate producer
George Pal
producer (produced by)

Music by

Leith Stevens
(music score)

Cinematography by

George Barnes
director of photography

Editing by

Everett Douglas
(edited by)

Art Direction by

Albert Nozaki
(art direction)
Hal Pereira
(art direction)

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
(set decoration)
Emile Kuri
(set decoration)

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Production Management

Frank Caffey
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael D. Moore
assistant director

Art Department

Chesley Bonestell
astronomical art
Romaine Birkmeyer
props (uncredited)
Ivyl Burks
props (uncredited)
Gordon Cole
property master (uncredited)
Charles Davies
props (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator (uncredited)
Milt Olson
props (uncredited)
Lee Vasque
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ben Burtt
sound remix (2018 restoration)
Gene Garvin
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
William M. Andrews
sound editor (uncredited)
Howard Beals
sound effects (uncredited)
Dan Johnson
sound effects (uncredited)
Tommy Middleton
sound effects (uncredited)
Lovell Norman
sound editor (uncredited)
Walter Oberst
sound effects (uncredited)
Loren L. Ryder
sound director (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Chester Pate
special effects (uncredited)
Bob Springfield
special effects (uncredited)
Ken Strickfaden
special effects electrician (uncredited)
A. Edward Sutherland
special effects (uncredited)
Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ivyl Burks
special photographic effects
Jan Domela
special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
W. Wallace Kelley
special photographic effects (as Wallace Kelley)
Paul K. Lerpae
special photographic effects (as Paul Lerpae)
Irmin Roberts
special photographic effects
Jack Caldwell
special optical effects (uncredited)
Marcel Delgado
miniatures (uncredited)
Jan Domela
matte artist (uncredited)
Farciot Edouart
process photography (uncredited)
Walter Hoffman
special visual effects: a-bomb sequence (uncredited)
Aubrey Law
special optical effects (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser
visual effects camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited)

Stunts

Mushy Callahan
stunts (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray
stunts (uncredited)
George Magrill
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe
stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
stunts (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Soldier Graham
chief gaffer (uncredited)
Murray Young
key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charles Gemora
costume maker: Martian costumes (uncredited)
Diana Gemora
costume maker: Martian costume (uncredited)

Music Department

George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Monroe W. Burbank
technicolor color consultant
Chesley Bonestell
technical advisor (uncredited)
Gae Griffith
assistant to producer (uncredited)
Robert S. Richardson
technical advisor (uncredited)
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