Fred Zendar

The War of the Worlds -- The film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio of the invasion of Earth by Martians.

Academy Award-winning screen icons Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn shine in a classic film about marriage, politics and the pursuit of the American dream. When idealistic businessman Grant Matthews (Tracy) is chosen to run for the Presidency, he is caught between the ruthless ambition of a string-pulling newspaper owner and the integrity of his devoted wife (Hepburn). But just as Matthews embraces his ultimate goal, he realizes that he may have lost touch with the American people. Masterfully directed by three-time Academy Award winner Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night), State of the Union is a timeless crowd pleaser with a stellar supporting cast including Angela Lansbury, Van Johnson and Adolphe Menjou.

Sea captain Whip Hoxworth (Charlton Heston) comes ashore to join his grandfather's shipping business, but the black sheep learns that the magnate's assets have been left to myopic cousin Micah Hale (Alec McCowen), setting in motion an epic family rivalry. In the sequel to Hawaii, also based on James Michener's novel, Hoxworth ignites a pineapple industry, and his fortunes merge with those of native Hawaiians and just-arrived Chinese alike.

H.G. Wells' chilling novel of a Martian invasion of Earth becomes even more frightening in this 1952 film adaptation that's widely regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. An Oscar. winner for Best Special Effects, The War of the Worlds delivers eye-popping thrills, laser-hot action and unrelenting, edge-of-your-seat suspense. No one who has seen the film's depiction of the swan-shaped Martian machines-ticking and hissing menacingly as they cut their path of destruction-will ever forget their ominous impact!