Invasion USA (1952)

A group of people at a bar witness the unfolding events of a Soviet invasion of the USA.

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writers:

Robert Smith (screenplay), Robert Smith (from a story by),

Stars:

Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gerald Mohr	...	Vince Potter
Peggie Castle	...	Carla Sanford
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Mr. Ohman
Robert Bice	...	George Sylvester
Tom Kennedy	...	Tim, Bartender
Wade Crosby	...	Illinois Congressman Arthur V. Harroway
Erik Blythe	...	Ed Mulfory
Phyllis Coates	...	Mrs. Mulfory
Aram Katcher	...	Factory Window Washer
Knox Manning	...	Newscaster
Edward G. Robinson Jr.	...	Radio Dispatcher
Noel Neill	...	Second Airline Ticket Agent
Clarence A. Shoop	...	Army Major

Storyline

Five people are sitting in a New York bar with a mysterious Mr. Ohman, when they hear the news that the godless Communists are invading the good ol' U.S. of A. The five rush off to various sections of the country to do their part to stop the invasion, when an A-bomb crashes down upon Manhattan.

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Plot Keywords:

news bulletin | world war three | tv news | murder | anti communist | 

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Taglines:

It will scare the pants off you!

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Atomiki epithesis kata tis Amerikis

Box Office

Budget:

$127,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Noel Neill and Phyllis Coates portrayed "Lois Lane" in the TV series Adventures of Superman.

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Goofs

This film shows Boulder City Nevada as a flatland farm community downriver from Hoover Dam being flooded by water after the dam is bombed. Boulder City is on a hilltop seven miles from the dam and some 1300 additional feet in elevation.

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Invasion USA (1994)

User Reviews

just plain bad

A lame plot with bad actors linking together a bunch of WWII stock footage to depict the soviets invading the US, only they're all dressed in American uniforms and can speak English. Right... I'd be fooled.

It's so carelessly made that they have footage of jets fighting and when one gets shot down the plane obviously has a propeller, or another example is running the same stock footage of guns mirrored to make it seem like they had more guns or just draw out the runtime.

I watched this as a MST episode thinking that I would be seeing the Chuck Norris movie of the same name, only instead I got subjected to this waste of time. I couldn't even finish watching it with Mike and the bots, and when I found out what the ending was I couldn't have cared less. This plot was redone in 83 as The Day After and that was actually good, do yourself a great favor and watch that instead