When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

83 mins | Science Fiction | Sept. 14, 1951

When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.

When Worlds Collide

83 mins | Science Fiction | Sept. 14, 1951

When Worlds Collide
When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount
Original title When Worlds Collide
Directors Rudolph Maté
Writers Edwin Balmer, Sydney Boehm, Philip Wylie

Cast

Richard Derr

as David Randall

Barbara Rush

as Joyce Hendron

Peter Hansen

as Dr. Tony Drake

John Hoyt

as Sydney Stanton

Larry Keating

as Dr. Cole Hendron

Rachel Ames

as Julie Cummings

Stephen Chase

as Dr. George Frye

Frank Cady

as Harold Ferris

Hayden Rorke

as Dr. Emery Bronson

Sandro Giglio

as Dr. Ottinger

Kirk Alyn

as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)

James Congdon

as Eddie Garson (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

as Traveler (uncredited)

Robert Chapman

as Student (uncredited)

Gene Collins

as Newsdealer (uncredited)

Marcel De La Brosse

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

as Traveler (uncredited)

Paul Frees

as Narrator/U.S. President (voice)

Gay Nelson

as Leda (uncredited)

Mary Murphy

as Student