The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
Gene Barry
Clayton Forrester
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren
Lewis Martin
Matthew Collins
Les Tremayne
General Mann
Frank Kreig
Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)
Vernon Rich
Ralph Heffner
Sandro Giglio
Dr. Bilderbeck
Ann Codee
Dr. Duprey (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Pryor
Cedric Hardwicke
Commentary (voice)
Houseley Stevenson Jr.
General Mann's Aide
William Phipps
Wash Perry
Jack Kruschen
Salvatore
Paul Birch
Alonzo Hogue (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Henry Brandon
Cop at Crash Site
Peter Adams
Pine Summit Fire Watcher (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Man (uncredited)
Hugh Allen
Brigadier General (uncredited)
Ruth Barnell
Mother (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
Russ Bender
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Man in Church (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
George Bruggeman
Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Woman in Church (uncredited)
Tony Butala
Boy in Final Church (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Burning Soldier at Pit (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Looter (uncredited)
Edward Colmans
Spanish Priest (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Rev. Bethany (uncredited)
Martin Coulter
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Vittorio Cramer
First Radio Reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Cressoy
Frenchman (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Scientist (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Jim Davies
Marine Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Ralph Dumke
Buck Monahan (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Civil Defense Official (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Police Chief (uncredited)
Dick Fortune
Marine Captain (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
Dr. James (uncredited)
Frank Freeman Jr.
Bum #2 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Martian (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Well-Dressed Looter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Fred Graham
Joe Gray
Herman Hack
Worker Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
Young Wife (uncredited)
Virginia Hall
Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
KGEB Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Gertrude Hoffmann
Elderly News Vendor (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Jimmie Horan
Party Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Iannone
Jerry James
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Dick Johnstone
Carolyn Jones
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Colonel (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk
Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Official (uncredited)
George Magrill
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Townsman (uncredited)
John Mansfield
Joel Marston
Military Policeman in Jeep (uncredited)
Sydney Mason
Fire Chief, Crew #3 (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
David McMahon
Minister, First Church (uncredited)
William Meader
P.E. Official (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Ralph Montgomery
Los Angeles Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Alvy Moore
Zippy (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Injured Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Charles Morton
George Nardelli
Military Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
Marine Major (uncredited)
George Pal
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Walter Richards
Robert Rockwell
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
James Seay
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Lucile Sewall
Cora Shannon
Old Woman (uncredited)
David Sharpe
Teru Shimada
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Reginald Lal Singh
Bobby Somers
Deputy at Crash Site (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Charles Stewart
Jack Stoney
Gus Taillon
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson
Arthur Tovey
Dale Van Sickel
Dorothy Vernon
Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Chalky Williams
Waldon Williams
Boy (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Rescuing Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
Edith Head
Costume Design
Robert S. Richardson
Technical Advisor
Gae Griffith
Producer's Assistant
Chesley Bonestell
Monroe W. Burbank
Color Grading
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Diana Gemora
Costumer
Murray Young
Key Grip
Soldier Graham
Gaffer
Stunts
Cliff Shirpser
Visual Effects Camera
Walter Hoffman
Visual Effects
Marcel Delgado
Modeling
Jack Caldwell
Irmin Roberts
Paul K. Lerpae
W. Wallace Kelley
Gordon Jennings
Jan Domela
Ivyl Burks
Barney Wolff
Special Effects
Aubrey Law
A. Edward Sutherland
Ken Strickfaden
Bob Springfield
Chester Pate
Loren L. Ryder
Sound Director
Walter Oberst
Sound Effects
Lovell Norman
Sound Editor
Tommy Middleton
Dan Johnson
Howard Beals
William M. Andrews
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Gene Garvin
Lee Vasque
Props
Milt Olson
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
Charles Davies
Gordon Cole
Property Master
Romaine Birkmeyer
Painter
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Frank Caffey
Production Manager
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
Albert Nozaki
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Everett Douglas
Editor
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Cecil B. DeMille
Executive Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay
H. G. Wells
Novel
Byron Haskin
Director
