28 min
X Minus One: Nightfall—12/07/1955 Breaking Walls
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- History
The Wednesday December 7th, 1955 Ernest Kinoy adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall," as broadcast for Daniel Sutter's production of X Minus One on NBC from New York. It aired on the 14th anniversary of Pearl Harbor day.
The citizens of a world bathed in constant light from its six suns await the planetary nightfall that occurs once every 2050 years, bringing madness to a people who have never experienced darkness—and a fiery inferno predicted by the fanatical believers of the Cult of Revelations.
It starred Wendell Holmes as Dr. Aton, John Larkin as Theramin, Santos Ortega as the High Priest, and Mercer McLeod as Dr. Sharin. The cast also featured Alan Collins, Bob Hastings, and Roy Fant. Floyd Mack narrated, and Fred Collins announced.
The Wednesday December 7th, 1955 Ernest Kinoy adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall," as broadcast for Daniel Sutter's production of X Minus One on NBC from New York. It aired on the 14th anniversary of Pearl Harbor day.
The citizens of a world bathed in constant light from its six suns await the planetary nightfall that occurs once every 2050 years, bringing madness to a people who have never experienced darkness—and a fiery inferno predicted by the fanatical believers of the Cult of Revelations.
It starred Wendell Holmes as Dr. Aton, John Larkin as Theramin, Santos Ortega as the High Priest, and Mercer McLeod as Dr. Sharin. The cast also featured Alan Collins, Bob Hastings, and Roy Fant. Floyd Mack narrated, and Fred Collins announced.
28 min