The War of the Worlds (1953)

Director: Byron Haskin

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.

Cast

Gene Barry

Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin

Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne

General Mann

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Robert Cornthwaite

Dr. Pryor

Cedric Hardwicke

Commentary (voice)