Episode Detail: The Night America Trembled - Studio One
James Coburn, Warren Beatty, Ed Asner and Vincent Gardenia stars in the 1957 teleplay about the Mercury Theatre's Oct. 30, 1938, performance of H.G. Wells' “War of the Worlds.” The landmark Halloween edition of Orson Welles' weekly radio show created a panic that swept the Nation as the classic tale of a Martian invasion was broadcast to more than 1 million households. Host: Edward R. Murrow.
