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The Night That Panicked America

1975

92 minutes

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Overview

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

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Top Cast

Vic Morrow headshot

Vic Morrow

Hank Muldoon

Cliff DeYoung headshot

Cliff DeYoung

Stefan Grubowski

Michael Constantine headshot

Michael Constantine

Jess Wingate

Walter McGinn headshot

Walter McGinn

Paul Stewart

Eileen Brennan headshot

Eileen Brennan

Ann Muldoon

Meredith Baxter headshot

Meredith Baxter

Linda Davis

Tom Bosley headshot

Tom Bosley

Norman Smith

Will Geer headshot

Will Geer

Reverend Davis

Paul Shenar headshot

Paul Shenar

Orson Welles

John Ritter headshot

John Ritter

Walter Wingate

Granville Van Dusen headshot

Granville Van Dusen

Carl Phillips

Burton Gilliam headshot

Burton Gilliam

Tex

Joshua Bryant headshot

Joshua Bryant

Howard Koch

Liam Dunn headshot

Liam Dunn

Charlie

Shelley Morrison headshot

Shelley Morrison

Toni

Walker Edmiston headshot

Walker Edmiston

Mercury Theatre Player

Marcus J. Grapes headshot

Marcus J. Grapes

Mercury Theatre Player

Casey Kasem headshot

Casey Kasem

Mercury Theatre Player

Ron Rifkin headshot

Ron Rifkin

Mercury Theatre Player

Byron Webster headshot

Byron Webster

Harrison

Clarke Gordon headshot

Clarke Gordon

Matlock

Linda Dano headshot

Linda Dano

Secretary

Tracy Brooks Swope headshot

Tracy Brooks Swope

Kelly

Hanna Landy headshot

Hanna Landy

Maid

Robert Lussier headshot

Robert Lussier

Arnie

Ed Bakey headshot

Ed Bakey

Vanderhoff

Bob Harks headshot

Bob Harks

News Vendor (uncredited)

Michelle Stacy headshot

Michelle Stacy

Hank Muldoon's Daughter (uncredited)