Day the World Ended (1955)

In a post-Apocalyptic world after an atomic war seven disparate people find themselves in a protected valley in the home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter.

Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

Lou Rusoff (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Denning	...	Rick
Lori Nelson	...	Louise Maddison
Adele Jergens	...	Ruby
Mike Connors	...	Tony Lamont (as Touch Connors)
Paul Birch	...	Jim Maddison
Raymond Hatton	...	Pete
Paul Dubov	...	Radek
Jonathan Haze	...	Contaminated Man
Paul Blaisdell	...	Mutant

Storyline

After a nuclear war, an unlikely group of people, including a rancher, a geologist, a crook and his girlfriend, find themselves trapped in the middle of nowhere while battling an ugly mutant created by Paul Blaisdell. The geologist and the crook also find the time to fight over the rancher's daughter, while the moll fumes.

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Plot Keywords:

geologist | radiation | mutant | nuclear war | holocaust | 

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Taglines:

A new high in naked shrieking terror!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

December 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die letzten Sieben

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$96,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden State Productions, Selma Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was shot in nine days.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt doubles for Richard Denning and Mike Connors during their fight scene.

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Quotes

Jim Maddison: No human being could eat that poisonous meat and live!

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Connections

Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The S.F. Blues"
Solo by Pete Candoli

User Reviews

Missing a scene??

Seeing this film many years ago and now owning the NA-VHS release I recall an additional scene where the Navy vet father tells the Geologist that there is a LUGER with a snail drum in the house and to rescue his daughter with it. He loads up and wounds the mutant and rescues her. My VHS does not have this scene, does anyone remember it also??? Otherwise the film is intact and my comments are that this is still effective for its time but not as good as Panic in Year Zero, which is still the best of the nuclear nightmare flicks and its effect on people and the breakdown of society. Overall 7 rating,noted for atmospheric effects and the moll is great!