"The Night America Trembled" is a top-rated television dramatization of the public reaction to the 1938 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" that aired September 9, 1957, as an episode of the CBS series Studio One. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, the live documentary play was written by Nelson S. Bond, and uses excerpts of the radio script by Howard E. Koch. Cast: Edward R. Murrow as Himself Alexander Scourby as Host Robert Blackburn as Director Casey Allen as 1st Announcer Norman Rose as 2nd Announcer Ray Boyle as 1st Actor Frank Marth as 2nd Actor Edward Asner as 3rd Actor Freda Holloway as Mary John Gibson as Mary's Father Clint Kimbrough as Bob Tom Clancy as Tom Vincent Gardenia as Dick Fred J. Scollay as Harry James (as Jim) Coburn as Sam Priscilla Gillette as Elaine Susan Hallaran as Millie Crahan Denton as Mac Al Markim as Brownie Frank Daly as Editor Roger Quinlan as Timid Man Larry Robinson as Dealer Warren Beatty as 1st Card Player Warren Oates as 2nd Card Player Fritz Weber as 3rd Card Player Rob Kilgallen as Student John Astin as Whitaker (uncredited) Studio One is an American radio anthology drama series that was also adapted to television. It was created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. It aired under several variant titles: Studio One in Hollywood, Studio One Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. In 1948, Markle made a leap from radio to television. Sponsored by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the television series was seen on CBS (which Westinghouse later owned between 1995 and 2000), from 1948 through 1958, under several variant titles: Studio One Summer Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. It was telecast in black-and-white only. Offering a wide range of dramas, Studio One received Emmy nominations every year from 1950 to 1958. The series staged some notable and memorable teleplays among its 467 episodes. Some created such an impact, they were adapted into theatrical films. William Templeton's 1953 adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring Eddie Albert as Winston Smith, led to the 1956 feature-film version with Edmond O'Brien in the principal role. Reginald Rose's drama "Twelve Angry Men", about the conflicts of jurors deciding a murder case, originated on Studio One on September 20, 1954; and the 1957 motion picture remake with Henry Fonda was nominated for three Academy Awards. Sal Mineo had the title role in the January 2, 1956, episode of Reginald Rose's "Dino", and he reprised the role for the movie Dino.
"The Night America Trembled" is a top-rated television dramatization of the public reaction to the 1938 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" that aired September 9, 1957, as an episode of the CBS series Studio One. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, the live documentary play was written by Nelson S. Bond, and uses excerpts of the radio script by Howard E. Koch. Cast: Edward R. Murrow as Himself Alexander Scourby as Host Robert Blackburn as Director Casey Allen as 1st Announcer Norman Rose as 2nd Announcer Ray Boyle as 1st Actor Frank Marth as 2nd Actor Edward Asner as 3rd Actor Freda Holloway as Mary John Gibson as Mary's Father Clint Kimbrough as Bob Tom Clancy as Tom Vincent Gardenia as Dick Fred J. Scollay as Harry James (as Jim) Coburn as Sam Priscilla Gillette as Elaine Susan Hallaran as Millie Crahan Denton as Mac Al Markim as Brownie Frank Daly as Editor Roger Quinlan as Timid Man Larry Robinson as Dealer Warren Beatty as 1st Card Player Warren Oates as 2nd Card Player Fritz Weber as 3rd Card Player Rob Kilgallen as Student John Astin as Whitaker (uncredited) Studio One is an American radio anthology drama series that was also adapted to television. It was created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. It aired under several variant titles: Studio One in Hollywood, Studio One Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. In 1948, Markle made a leap from radio to television. Sponsored by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the television series was seen on CBS (which Westinghouse later owned between 1995 and 2000), from 1948 through 1958, under several variant titles: Studio One Summer Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. It was telecast in black-and-white only. Offering a wide range of dramas, Studio One received Emmy nominations every year from 1950 to 1958. The series staged some notable and memorable teleplays among its 467 episodes. Some created such an impact, they were adapted into theatrical films. William Templeton's 1953 adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring Eddie Albert as Winston Smith, led to the 1956 feature-film version with Edmond O'Brien in the principal role. Reginald Rose's drama "Twelve Angry Men", about the conflicts of jurors deciding a murder case, originated on Studio One on September 20, 1954; and the 1957 motion picture remake with Henry Fonda was nominated for three Academy Awards. Sal Mineo had the title role in the January 2, 1956, episode of Reginald Rose's "Dino", and he reprised the role for the movie Dino.