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The Night the World Exploded (1957)

The Night the World Exploded (1957)

Science Fiction

Super-Quake Tilts Earth!

Release Date: 1957, June 14
Directors: Fred F. Sears
Countries: United States of America
Production: Clover Productions
Cast: Kathryn Grant, Charles Evans, Raymond Greenleaf, David Armstrong, Frank J. Scannell, Terry Frost, Marshall Reed, Tristram Coffin, William Leslie, Fred Coby

Overview:

With his assistant, Laura Hutchinson, Dr. David Conway develops a device to advance the fledgling science of earthquake prediction. After forecasting a large trembleor that will rock California within twenty-four hours, Conway cannot persuade the Governor to act. When the prediction proves true and further tests indicate that there are more quakes to come, Conway and Laura seek to perfect their device. Subsequent tests deep within Carlsbad Caverns discover an unknown element—E-112—that is responsible for the earthquakes and threatens to destroy the globe if it ever reaches the surface. The team determines that with only four weeks until Armageddon, the race is on to neutralize the killer element before it takes a devastating toll.

Keywords:

explosion volcano flood earthquake carlsbad caverns