The Night the World Exploded

Super-Quake Tilts Earth!

The Night the World Exploded — Plot

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
• Runtime
• 64 min
• Genres
• Science Fiction
• Director
• Fred F. Sears

The Night the World Exploded — Cast

William Leslie Dr. David Conway Kathryn Grant Laura 'Hutch' Hutchinson Tristram Coffin Dr. Ellis Morton Raymond Greenleaf Gov. Chaney

P

Paul Savage Ranger Kirk

F

Fred Coby Ranger Brown Frank J. Scannell Sheriff Quinn Charles Evans Gen. Bortes