UK, 15 September 1962
55m
videotape, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
Series: Out of This World (1962) – series 1, episode 13
A British science fiction television episode based on the short story by Clifford D. Simak and directed by Alan Cooke.
Plot Summary
The people of a distant planet believe that the coming of “the Tremor” marks the beginning of the end of their world. Most of the people on the planet can’t read but there’s a letter marked “to be opened only in an emergency” – but can they find anyone who can read it?
Credits
Crew
Director: Alan Cooke
ABC Television
Producer: Leonard White
Written by: Clive Exton
Script Editor: Irene Shubik
Based on the Short Story by: Clifford Simak
Designer: Douglas James
Cast
Boris Karloff (host)
Dinsdale Landen (Jon Hoff)
Michael Golden (Jon’s Father)
Hugh Janes (Jon (as a boy))
Paul Eddington (Joe Manx)
Susan Maryott (Mary Hoff)
Edwin Finn (Martin)
Ann Tirard (Mrs Kane)
Philip Madoc (George Mathias)
Bert Palmer (Joshua)
