The Night the World Exploded (1957)
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- 1h 4min
- Sci-Fi
- Jun 1957 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
| Kathryn Grant | ... |
Laura Hutchinson
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| William Leslie | ... |
Dr. David Conway
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| Tristram Coffin | ... |
Dr. Ellis Morton
(as Tris Coffin)
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| Raymond Greenleaf | ... |
Gov. Chaney
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| Charles Evans | ... |
Gen. Bortes
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| Frank J. Scannell | ... |
Sheriff Quinn
(as Frank Scannell)
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| Marshall Reed | ... |
General's Aide
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| Fred Coby | ... |
Ranger Brown
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Paul Savage | ... |
Ranger Kirk
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| Terry Frost | ... |
Chief Rescue Worker
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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David Armstrong | ... |
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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| Paul Bradley | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| John Close | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Ranger (uncredited)
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Dan Dowling | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Plant Worker (uncredited)
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| James Gonzalez | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Governor's Board Member (uncredited)
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Robert Kino | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Plant Worker (uncredited)
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| Lyle Latell | ... |
Civil Defense Chief Carson (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Pierce Lyden | ... |
Chief Ranger (uncredited)
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Paul McGuire | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Gerald Mohr | ... |
Narrator (uncredited)
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| Dennis Moore | ... |
Radio Communications Man (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Sol Murgi | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| John Phillips | ... |
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Fred F. Sears | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Natividad Vacío | ... |
Hospital Physician (uncredited)
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| Otto Waldis | ... |
Professor Hagstrom (uncredited)
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| John Zaremba | ... |
Daniel J. Winters (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Fred F. Sears | ||
Written by
| Jack Natteford | ... | () and |
| Luci Ward | ... | () |
Produced by
| Sam Katzman | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Benjamin H. Kline | ... | director of photography |
| Irving Lippman | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Paul Borofsky | ||
| Al Clark | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Paul Palmentola | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sidney Clifford | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Will Sheldon | ... | assistant director (as Willard Sheldon) |
| Eddie Saeta | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| J.S. Westmoreland | ... | sound (as Josh Westmoreland) |
| Werner Kirsch | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Ernest Reichert | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ross DiMaggio | ... | musical director |
| George Duning | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Leith Stevens | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1957) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Dr. Conway has perfected a machine which he believes will predict earthquakes, and has determined that one will strike California within 24 hours. He and his patron, Dr. Morton, attempt to convince the Governor but he cannot bring himself to declare an emergency when there is no proof the machine works - which, within 24 hours, it is proven to do. More significantly, Conway is getting readings which indicate a series of additional, pending quakes around the world, which also begin to occur; and more still seem to be on the way. With his assistant "Hutch", to whose love for him he seems oblivious, Conway takes his equipment to the deepest point of Carlsbad Caverns, in hopes that being closer to the center of the earth will help discern the cause of the earthquake epidemic. It does, when they inadvertently discover a new element which lies dormant in watery pools deep within the earth but, when in contact with air, becomes violently explosive. Forces unknown appear to be pushing this element surface-ward around the globe, and a computer analysis determines that enough will be exposed to explode the entire world within a little more than 28 days...
Written by Rich Wannen |
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| Taglines | Super-quake tilts the earth! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was so low budgeted that, instead of hiring a voice specialist to do the narration, it was done by the director, Fred F. Sears. See more » |
| Goofs | When the "element 112" sample exploded inside the small globe, it was immediately and obviously followed by a blast from explosives buried in the ground under the globe. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Born to Be Wild (1938). See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. David Conway:
We better do more than hope, gentlemen. We better pray! See more » |