Revealing mistake: In the first scene of the crashed meteor, on the extreme left of the scene where the smoke is, it seems to be billowing up from behind a stage wall, as there is a definite vertical line and a gap between the smoke and the left edge of the frame.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
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Directed by: Byron Haskin
Starring: Gene Barry, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Ann Robinson
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The War of the Worlds is a classic tale of man's conceit over all other life as visitors from Mars first take over with air-ships, then probes, spacemen and even vampire devices (!) until Humanity is crushed! Only a few, brave souls stand a chance against them in this science fiction film. Decent special effects buoy up this movie from the rest, where people mostly die from vaporization. Watch this before taking in the others.
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Dr Clayton Forrester: We prayed for a miracle.
Trivia: The reporter speaking into the tape recorder just before the atom bomb is used is Paul Frees. Even today (though he passed away years ago) Frees is still the voice of the 'ghost host' in the Haunted Mansion rides at the Disney parks, as well as Ludwig Von Drake and many other cartoon characters.