The Night America Trembled
Sep 09 1957
•1h 0m
•Drama, TV Movie
A recreation and commentary on how people reacted to the radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds in 1938. [An episode of the CBS anthology series "Studio One".]
Cast
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Edward R. Murrow
Presenter
Alexander Scourby
Host
Ed Asner
3rd Actor (as Edward Asner)
James Coburn
Sam (as Jim Coburn)
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