Talk:The War of the Worlds (1953 film)

message: The "Plot" section mainly discusses special effects and differences between the book and the movie, not the plot itself.
:The same problem exists on the novel's synopsis, where the machines and weapons are talked about mostly, rather than the actual story. Of course, if the plot of the book is improved on its article, then there won't really be much of a need for a synopsis in the film. Scorpionman 15:28, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot

message: Some of the trivia seemed odd to me based on what is contained in the commentary on the latest DVD release.  For example, the martian sound effects were done with an electric guitar.  A woman screaming backwards would sound...almost exactly like a woman screaming forwards! Markmtl 08:35, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the person who added most of the trivia took it from IMDb (which claims that the invisible legs are only present in the beginning of the film, though you can see them as late as the climax just before they go down). I removed the bits (see above) and tried to splice it into the rest to make it a better worked article, but I kind of got lost in trying to figure out how to put them in without making it a simple list, which should always be avoided in these articles. Part of this that I got confused about something: is the electric guitar thing related just to the humming, or does it include the Heat-Ray firing, which is what I would think sounds the most like a guitar. --Bacteria 19:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: fun facts?

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message: The usage and primary topic of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (film) is under discussion, see Talk:H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005 film) -- 67.70.32.190 (talk) 08:41, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: "H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (film)"

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message: Have visited War of the Worlds page many times, but on my latest visit (June 3 2018) I see that the names of several uncredited actors were removed from the CAST section.
On the one hand, this seems reasonable as many parts were very brief one-time on-screen appearances. However, there's at least one actor who appears more than once, and contributes to the story. This is Ann Codee who played Pacific Tech Biologist Dr. Dupree. In her first appearance onscreen, she confirms the fragile nature of the Martian blood. In her second appearance, she is with Forrester, Sylvia, General Mann and the other Pacific Tech scientists during the attempted atomic bombing of the Martian machines. In her third and final appearance, she and Bilderbeck (Sandro Gilgio) are found by Forrester in a church.
At least give some consideration for Miss Codee!
Thanx-A-Lot, Fgf2007 (talk) 20:53, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Uncredited cast members need a reliable source discussing their appearance in the film. That's pretty much all it takes. DonIago (talk) 03:17, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal Of Uncredited Actors / Case for Ann Codee 

message: I have a recollection of an older film which was in black and white and was more true to the original plot compared to this version.. does anyone else recall this or have more details? 60.242.175.237 (talk) 07:35, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Both The War of the Worlds and List of works based on The War of the Worlds state (or imply) that this is the first film adaptation, though without sourcing. Wells' IMDb credits support this claim. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:07, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Earlier black and white film?

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