The War of the Worlds (1953) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Byron Haskin.

Cast

• Gene Barry as Clayton Forrester
• Ann Robinson as Sylvia Van Buren
• Lewis Martin as Matthew Collins
• Les Tremayne as General Mann
• Frank Kreig as Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
• Vernon Rich as Ralph Heffner
• Sandro Giglio as Dr. Bilderbeck
• Ann Codee as Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
• Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Pryor
• Cedric Hardwicke as Commentary (voice)
• Houseley Stevenson Jr. as General Mann's Aide
• William Phipps as Wash Perry
• Jack Kruschen as Salvatore
• Paul Birch as Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
• Paul Frees as Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
• Henry Brandon as Cop at Crash Site
• Peter Adams as Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
• Eric Alden as Man (uncredited)
• Hugh Allen as Brigadier General (uncredited)
• Ruth Barnell as Mother (uncredited)
• Edgar Barrier as Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
• Russ Bender as Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
• Oscar Blank as Man in Church (uncredited)
• Hazel Boyne as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
• Chet Brandenburg as Man in Church (uncredited)
• George Bruggeman as Soldier (uncredited)
• Nora Bush as Woman in Church (uncredited)
• Tony Butala as Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
• Mushy Callahan as Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
• Dick Cherney as Looter (uncredited)
• Edward Colmans as Spanish Priest (uncredited)
• James Conaty as Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
• Russ Conway as Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
• Martin Coulter as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
• Vittorio Cramer as First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
• Pierre Cressoy as Frenchman (uncredited)
• Oliver Cross as Scientist (uncredited)
• Jane Crowley as Woman in Church (uncredited)
• Jim Davies as Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
• Helen Dickson as Woman in Church (uncredited)

Crew

• Barré Lyndon — Screenplay
• Leith Stevens — Original Music Composer
• Byron Haskin — Director
• George Barnes — Director of Photography
• George Pal — Producer
• H. G. Wells — Novel

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