The Night the World Exploded (1957)
Super-Quake Tilts Earth!
64 min
With his assistant, Laura Hutchinson, Dr. David Conway develops a device to advance the fledgling science of earthquake prediction. After forecasting a large trembleor that will rock California within twenty-four hours, Conway cannot persuade the Governor to act. When the prediction proves true and further tests indicate that there are more quakes to come, Conway and Laura seek to perfect their device. Subsequent tests deep within Carlsbad Caverns discover an unknown element—E-112—that is responsible for the earthquakes and threatens to destroy the globe if it ever reaches the surface. The team determines that with only four weeks until Armageddon, the race is on to neutralize the killer element before it takes a devastating toll.
- Release date
- June 14, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Kathryn Grant as Laura Hutchinson
- William Leslie as Dr. David Conway
- Tristram Coffin as Dr. Ellis Morton
- Raymond Greenleaf as Gov. Chaney
- Charles Evans as Gen. Bortes
- Frank J. Scannell as Sheriff Quinn
- Marshall Reed as General's Aide
- Fred Coby as Ranger Brown
- Paul Savage as Ranger Kirk
- Terry Frost as Chief Rescue Worker
Crew
- Fred F. Sears · Director
- Jack Natteford · Writer
- Luci Ward · Writer
- Sam Katzman · Producer
- Benjamin H. Kline · Cinematographer
- Paul Borofsky · Editor