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The Night the World Exploded( 1957)

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Super-Quake Tilts Earth!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Leslie

      Dr. David Conway

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      Kathryn Grant

      Laura 'Hutch' Hutchinson

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      Tristram Coffin

      Dr. Ellis Morton

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      Raymond Greenleaf

      Gov. Chaney

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      Paul Savage

      Ranger Kirk

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      Fred Coby

      Ranger Brown

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      Frank J. Scannell

      Sheriff Quinn

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      Charles Evans

      Gen. Bortes

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      Marshall Reed

      General's Aide

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      Terry Frost

      Chief Rescue Worker

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      David Armstrong

      Military Policeman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Apr 16 2023
    This benefits, if that's the right word, from a mediocre cast of C-listers and some truly amazing papier-mâché special effects that can really only make you smile rather than recoil behind the sofa in terror! William Leslie is the scientist "Conway" who has designed a machine that he thinks can predict earthquakes. Now that could be quite useful in California but he can't get the Governor to believe an evacuation is essential when it starts to ring alarm bells. What's strange is that his gizmo seems to be telling him that the whole world is about to suffer a catastrophic sequence of quakes so t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • volcano
    • earthquake
    • explosion
    • flood
    • carlsbad caverns