The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles - the comic/video adaptation, Part III

The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on October 30, 1938 and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. Directed and narrated by Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds.

The studio returns to establish the Martians as an invading army with the obliteration of the militia force. Emergency response bulletins give way to damage reports and evacuation instructions while millions of refugees clog the roads. Three Martian tripods from the cylinder destroy power stations and uproot bridges and railroads, reinforced by three others from a second cylinder as gas explosions continue. An unnamed Secretary of the Interior advises the nation. (The "secretary" was originally intended to be a portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President, but CBS insisted this detail, among others, be changed. The "secretary" did, however, sound like Roosevelt as the result of directions to actor Kenny Delmar by Welles.)

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[alienpilot11]

its funny how in the battle part the captain is just talking like nothings going on while the as hes talking martians vaporize the entire troop, and as soon as they're done he says, "we'll probably see some action soon."

[Ze0do0Gas]

@alienpilot11 LOL indeed

[Ze0do0Gas]

Thank you!

[RadTheDude]

Why do the soldiers have cannons? Isn't this 1938? Shudn't there B tanks or actual artillery or something?

[yoyobro465]

cool