Gene Barry

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

Four of Hollywood's legendary leading ladies of the past are persuaded to reunite for a television special only to have it threatened by old feuds, sexual rivalries and perpetual diva drama.

Suspecting that high-fashion magazine editor Louise Henderson (Cyd Charisse) is actually the mastermind behind a ring of international jewel thieves, debonair spy Simon Grant (Gene Barry) poses as a crook to infiltrate the gang and thwart their next planned job in Morocco. But once there, a sizzling romance, devilish double-crossings and a local cop (Denholm Elliot) complicate Grant's mission. Gerry O'Hara directs this haute-couture thriller.

Cold War rivalries fuel this action saga starring Gene Barry as Casey Reed, a U.S. covert agent dispatched to Hong Kong in an attempt to rescue an Arab prince kidnapped by the Soviets for strategic reasons. Posing as a lounge singer for the operation, Reed picks up the trail of the prince but is then captured by enemy agents. Now, Reed will have to think fast if he and his royal buddy are to remain alive and prevent further mayhem.

Mercenaries infiltrate the Chinese border to blow up an arms depot during the French phase of the Vietnam War. A Eurasian smuggler, Lucky Legs (Angie Dickinson), cuts a deal with the mercenaries, agreeing to help them in exchange for her son's safe passage to America. Spaghetti Western legend Lee Van Cleef and crooner Nat King Cole also star in this action thriller by celebrated director Samuel Fuller.

Set in 1924 Alaska, director Jerry Hopper's vintage potboiler stars Robert Ryan as Matt Kelly, an opportunistic salmon fisherman who'll do just about anything to make a buck, including stealing from his fellow fishermen and betraying his best friend. Brian Keith co-stars as Jim Kimmerly, the stalwart pal who continues to defend Kelly's misdeeds even as the scoundrel puts the moves on his girl (Jan Sterling).

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!

Determined to reunite her scattered family, Mrs. Edmonds (Agnes Moorehead) moves her daughters (Teresa Brewer, Rhonda Fleming, Cynthia Strother and Kay Strother) north to the Yukon to be with their father, Vance (Frank Wilcox), a newspaper editor in a rough-and-tumble gold-mining town. But the man's been murdered, and now the penniless women must make ends meet while finding the killer. Lewis R. Foster directs this musical Western.

In 1945, British official Roger Halyard (Leo Genn) is distraught upon learning that 1,500 Marines are about to land on the isolated South Pacific island where he's raised his daughters Hester (Audrey Dalton), Violet (Joan Elan) and Gloria (Dorothy Bromiley) away from hectic modern society. The girls are pursued by the lonely Marines, and while one sister falls for a two-timer, another enjoys being a flirt and the third finds true love.

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

The original film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio of the invasion of Earth by martians.