The Night That Panicked America (1975)
Actors:
Joseph Sargent (producer),
Vic Morrow (actor),
Meredith Baxter (actress),
John Ritter (actor),
Eileen Brennan (actress),
Michael Constantine (actor),
Will Geer (actor),
Burton Gilliam (actor),
Cliff De Young (actor),
Tom Bosley (actor),
Ron Rifkin (actor),
Casey Kasem (actor),
Walker Edmiston (actor),
Nicholas Meyer (writer),
Nicholas Meyer (writer),
Plot: The true story of the night that 'Orson Welles' (qv) broadcast his version of 'H.G. Welles'' classic ''The War of the Worlds'' on the radio. Designed to be as realistic as possible, many people were fooled into thinking that an alien invasion was actually taking place.
Keywords: 1930s, based-on-play, based-on-true-story, disaster, mass-hysteria, panic, radio, radio-broadcasting, radio-show, war-of-the-worlds-broadcast
Genres:
Drama,
Quotes:
Ora Nichols: [to her assistant, assessing the Mercury Theater's show] Looks like another big night for Charlie Mc Carthy.