Day the World Ended
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Theatrical release poster by Albert Kallis
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| Directed by | Roger Corman |
| Produced by |
Roger Corman executive Alex Gordon |
| Written by | Lou Rusoff |
| Starring |
Richard Denning Lori Nelson Adele Jergens Mike Connors |
| Narrated by | Chet Huntley |
| Music by | Ronald Stein |
| Cinematography | Jockey Arthur Feindel (as Jock Feindel) |
| Edited by | Ronald Sinclair |
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Production
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Golden State Productions
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| Distributed by | American Releasing Corporation (ARC) |
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Release date
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Running time
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79 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $96,234.49 |
| Box office | $400,000 (part of double bill) |
Day the World Ended is a 1955 post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Roger Corman. The story centers on a heroic scientist who, among others, must face off against a mutant monster after an atomic war destroys human civilization. Chet Huntley of NBC, later of The Huntley-Brinkley Report, served as narrator. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues.
An atomic war has seemingly destroyed most (if not all) human civilization, leaving Earth contaminated with radioactive fallout. The apparent single exception is a box canyon, surrounded by lead-bearing cliffs, in which former Navy Commander Jim Maddison (Paul Birch) lives with daughter Louise (Lori Nelson) in a home that he has stocked with supplies in anticipation of such an apocalypse. Louise is engaged to be married, but her fiance is missing.
Into this natural bomb shelter come stumbling survivors, who by chance were inside the canyon when the war occurred. After initially refusing to admit them, Jim relents when his daughter appeals to his humanity. Among the survivors are a geologist, Rick (Richard Denning), who happens to specialize in uranium mining, and a small-time hood, Tony (Mike Connors, billed as "Touch" Connors), with his "moll" Ruby (Adele Jergens), on their way to San Francisco.
There are two struggles for survival: the first is a simple question of whether the radioactive fallout will dissipate, and if so, if it will do so before the rain comes to wash what's in the atmosphere down to Earth, contaminating the shelter. The second threat comes in the form of a hideous monster (Paul Blaisdell), which seems bent on killing anything it comes across, but only eating those creatures contaminated by fallout.
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