When Worlds Collide

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Rudolph Maté

Writing Credits

Sydney Boehm
(screenplay)
Edwin Balmer
(novel) and
Philip Wylie
(novel)

Cast

Richard Derr
David Randall
Barbara Rush
Joyce Hendron
Peter Hansen
Dr. Tony Drake
John Hoyt
Sydney Stanton
Larry Keating
Dr. Cole Hendron
Rachel Ames
Julie Cummings
Stephen Chase
Dr. George Frye
Frank Cady
Harold Ferris
Hayden Rorke
Dr. Emery Bronson
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Ottinger
Kirk Alyn
Rioter Bringing Guns
Gertrude Astor
Traveler
Mary Bayless
Club Patron
Nina Borget
Translator
Steve Carruthers
Delegate
Robert Chapman
Student
Gene Collins
Newsdealer
James Congdon
Eddie Garson
Marcel De la Brosse
Headwaiter
Estelle Etterre
Traveler
Sam Finn
Complaining Man at Airport
Paul Frees
Narrator / U.S. President (voice) (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Delegate
Slim Gaut
Citizen
Art Gilmore
Paul
Robert Haines
Waiter
Stuart Hall
Delegate
Charmienne Harker
Student
Sam Harris
Delegate
Ramsay Hill
French U.N. Representative
George Holmes
Workman
Stuart Holmes
Plane Passenger
Michael Jeffers
Citizen
Walter Kelley
Student
Hassan Khayam
Indian U.N. Chairman
Rudy Lee
Mike
Freeman Lusk
Rudolph Marsden
Chad Madison
Student
Wayne Mallory
Student
Dolores Mann
Student
Mathew McCue
Citizen
Frank McLure
Scientist
William Meader
Clerk
Joseph Mell
Glen Spiro
Harold Miller
Scientist
Hans Moebus
Scientist
Charles Morton
Citizen
Leonard Mudie
British U.N. Representative
Mary Murphy
Student
Forbes Murray
Delegate
Richard Neill
Plane Passenger
Gay Nelson
Leda
Manuel París
Delegate
Paul Power
Delegate
Waclaw Rekwart
Delegate
Keith Richards
Stanley
John Ridgely
Chief Customs Inspector
Kasey Rogers
Stewardess
Victor Romito
Commuter
John Roy
Police Officer
Frances Sandford
Alice
Jeffrey Sayre
Taxi Driver
James Seay
Donovan
Edna Smith
Citizen
Queenie Smith
Matron with Cigarette
Harry Stanton
Dr. Zenta
Paul Stathes
Delegate
Bert Stevens
Scientist
Robert Sully
Student
Hal Taggart
Club Patron
Richard Vath
Student
Stuart Whitman
Man Drawing Selection Disc
Chalky Williams
Citizen
May Wynn
Club Patron

Produced by

Cecil B. DeMille
executive producer (uncredited)
George Pal
producer

Music by

Leith Stevens

Cinematography by

W. Howard Greene
director of photography
John F. Seitz
director of photography

Editing by

Arthur P. Schmidt
(as Arthur Schmidt)

Art Direction by

Albert Nozaki
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
Ross Dowd

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Glen Alden
makeup artist (uncredited)
Gertrude Reade
hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael D. Moore
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator (uncredited)
Will Williams
movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gene Merritt
sound
Walter Oberst
sound
Howard Beals
sound editor (uncredited)
L.W. Pitts
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Harry Barndollar
special effects
Gordon Jennings
special effects
Tim Baar
special effects (uncredited)
Dick Webb
special effects (uncredited)
Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
Jan Domela
matte artist (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae
optical cinematography (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser
effects camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Robert Brower
color consultant: Technicolor
Doane Harrison
editorial supervisor

Music Department

Sidney Cutner
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Chesley Bonestell
technical advisor
Harry F. Hogan
dialogue director (uncredited)
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