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Poster for Radio Station's 'Attack By Mars' Panics Thousands (1938)

Radio Station's 'Attack By Mars' Panics Thousands (1938)

1938 · Newsreel · 1 min

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(1) "New York, NY: Thousands of radio listeners throughout the U. S. are frightened into mass hysteria by a dramatization of H. G. Wells' old thriller, 'The War of the Worlds,' as staged by orson Welles, young actor-manager." sound of Orson Welles speaking at press conference. (2) King Visits Ill Youngsters - "London, England: Inmates at the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street get a great thrill when King George and Queen Elizabeth visit the institution's new buildings and stay…

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