H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (Hines film) H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (Hines film) H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (a.k.a. The Classic War of the Worlds or just War of the Worlds) is the first of three reworked direct-to-video film versions, first appearing in 2005, that adapts H. G. Wells' novel of the same name about a Martian invasion of southern England. This version, noted for its faithfulness to Wells's novel, was produced by the independent film company Pendragon Pictures. Unlike the adaptations set in the current day United States, this was the first film set in the novel's original 1898
The Orson Welles Show (radio series) crew, "The Orson Welles Show" featured music by Bernard Herrmann and a regular cast that included Conrad Binyon, Hans Conried, Dolores del Río, Brenda Forbes and Blanche Yurka. On many of the shows, Cliff Edwards recreated the voice of Jiminy Cricket and bantered with Welles between segments. Most of the series was produced while Welles was shooting his second feature film, "The Magnificent Ambersons" (October 28, 1941 – January 31, 1942), and many of the cast participated in "The Orson Welles Show". On January 6, 1942, Welles also began filming "Journey into Fear". The November 17, 1941, broadcast marked the