Studio One. Night America trembled.

Edward R. Murrow narrates a CBS-TV docudrama entitled "The Night America Trembled" about the events that occurred the night of Orson Welles' famous CBS-Radio Mercury Theatre radio broadcast of H.G. Welles' "War of the Worlds" produced and directed by Orson Welles which aired on Sunday, October 30, 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc (Broadcaster)
Other Authors:	Murrow, Edward R. (Narrator) Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 Scourby, Alexander, 1913-1985 (Actor) Asner, Edward (Actor) Oates, Warren, 1928-1982 (Actor) Coburn, James (Actor) Astin, John (Actor) Beatty, Warren, 1937- (Actor)
Language:	English
Subjects:	War of the worlds (Radio program) Fiction television programs. Historical television programs.
Genre:	Fiction television programs. Historical television programs.
Physical Description:	1 audio file (1 hr., 14 sec.)
Variant Title:	Night America trembled
Format:	CD Audio

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Summary:	Edward R. Murrow narrates a CBS-TV docudrama entitled "The Night America Trembled" about the events that occurred the night of Orson Welles' famous CBS-Radio Mercury Theatre radio broadcast of H.G. Welles' "War of the Worlds" produced and directed by Orson Welles which aired on Sunday, October 30, 1938. The docudrama looks at how some people in the unsuspecting public took the broadcast as a real news report about a Martian invasion. Starring Alexander Scourby, Ed Asner, Warren Oates, John Astin, and James Coburn making his television debut. Warren Beatty appears in a bit part as a card-playing college student.
Note:	Electronic resource. Originally broadcast on CBS. Produced by Westinghouse Studio One.
Call Number:	M1024-M1025 bd.1 Voice 9879
Event Details:	Broadcast 1957 September 9.
Source of Description:	Description based on open-reel tape version record.