When Worlds Collide 72 years old

Planets destroy earth!

When Worlds Collide

When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.

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When Worlds Collide Cast

Name Character
Barbara Rush She was 24, now 97 years old as Joyce Hendron
Hayden Rorke He was 40, 76 years old when he died as Dr. Emery Bronson
Paul Frees He was 31, 66 years old when he died as Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
John Hoyt He was 45, 85 years old when he died as Sydney Stanton
Stephen Chase He was 49, 79 years old when he died as Dr. George Frye
Estelle Etterre She was 52, 96 years old when she died as Traveler (uncredited)
Peter Hansen He was 83, 148 years old when he died as Dr. Tony Drake
Frank Cady He was 35, 96 years old when he died as Harold Ferris
Kirk Alyn He was 40, 88 years old when he died as Rioter Bringing Guns (uncredited)
Richard Derr He was 33, 73 years old when he died as David Randall
Gertrude Astor She was 63, 90 years old when she died as Traveler (uncredited)
Sandro Giglio He was 51, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Ottinger
James Congdon as Eddie Garson (uncredited)
Rachel Ames She was 21, now 94 years old as Julie Cummings
Larry Keating He was 52, 64 years old when he died as Dr. Cole Hendron
Gene Collins He was 26, 73 years old when he died as Newsdealer (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse as Headwaiter (uncredited)

When Worlds Collide Crew

Name Department
Hal Pereira as Art Department Manager. He was 46 (78) years old when He died Art
Sam Comer as Set Decoration. He was 58 (81) years old when He died Art
John F. Seitz as Director of Photography. He was 59 (86) years old when He died Camera
Arthur P. Schmidt as Editor. He was 38 (52) years old when He died Editing
Rudolph Maté as Director. He was 53 (66) years old when He died Directing
Philip Wylie as Novel. He was 49 (69) years old when He died Writing
Leith Stevens as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (60) years old when He died Sound
Sydney Boehm as Screenplay. He was 43 (82) years old when He died Writing
Edwin Balmer as Novel. He was 68 (75) years old when He died Writing
W. Howard Greene as Director of Photography. He was 55 (60) years old when He died Camera
Gene Merritt as Sound Recordist. He was 49 (80) years old when He died Sound
Walter Oberst as Sound Recordist. He was 53 (55) years old when He died Sound
Albert Nozaki as Art Department Assistant. He was 39 (91) years old when He died Art
Ross Dowd as Set Decoration. He was 44 (58) years old when He died Art
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When Worlds Collide (72 years)

Planets destroy earth!

  • Release day: Friday, September 14, 1951
  • Runtime: 83 minutes
  • Budget: 936000.00
  • Revenue: 1600000.00