Day the World Ended (film)

Day the World Ended
Year	1955
Directed by	Roger Corman
Produced by	Roger Corman
Written by	Lou Rusoff
Music by	Ronald Stein
Studio	Golden State Productions
Cast	Richard Denning Lori Nelson Adele Jergens Mike Connors Paul Dubov Paul Birch
Run time	79 minutes
Riffed in	MST3K: The Home Game

Day the World Ended is a 1955 sci-fi thriller that was produced and directed by Roger Corman.

Plot

Survivors of a recent apocalyptic event struggle to survive. They face peril in the form of dangerous mutants, radiation poisoning, and romantic entanglements.

Cast

• Richard Denning as Rick
• Lori Nelson as Louise Maddison
• Adele Jergens as Ruby
• Mike Connors as Tony Lamont
• Paul Dubov - as Radek
• Paul Birch as Jim Maddison
• Paul Blaisdell as the Mutant
• Raymond Hatton as Pete
• Jonathan Haze as Contaminated Man

Notes

• Actor Mike Connors is credited as "Touch" Connors
• Day the World Ended is the film used in MST3K: The Home Game, a special presentation shown on The Sci-Fi Channel in advance of the premiere of Season 8. It has not been used in a proper Mystery Science Theater 3000 project, or by any of the corollary productions.

MST3K Connections

• Director and producer Roger Corman was director and producer for It Conquered the World, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Gunslinger, and The Undead. He was also executive producer for Attack of the Giant Leeches, High School Big Shot, Night of the Blood Beast, Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II, Deathstalker II, Lords of the Deep (in which he also portrayed a corporate executive), and Munchie, as well as director for Swamp Diamonds, producer for Avalanche, and distribution producer for Starcrash.
• Writer Lou Rusoff was also writer for It Conquered the World and The She-Creature.
• Richard Denning also portrayed Hank Scott in The Black Scorpion.
• Lori Nelson also portrayed Jane Lowe in Untamed Youth and Helen Dobson in Revenge of the Creature.
• Adele Jergens also portrayed Lila in Radar Secret Service.
• Mike Connors also portrayed Bob Matthews in Swamp Diamonds.
• Raymond Hatton also portrayed Gasspon in Undersea Kingdom.
• Paul Dubov also portrayed Johnny in The She-Creature.
• Jonathan Haze also portrayed Pvt. Manuel Oritz in It Conquered the World, the curly-haired boy in Teenage Cave Man, Ottar in The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Charlie in Swamp Diamonds, and Jake Hayes in Gunslinger.
• Costume designer and wearer Paul Blaisdell also designed the monster costumes in It Conquered the World, Teenage Cave Man, and The She-Creature, designed props used in The Amazing Colossal Man, Earth vs the Spider, and Teenagers from Outer Space, and portrayed a corpse in The Undead.
• Executive producer Samuel Z. Arkoff was also executive producer for The Amazing Colossal Man, It Conquered the World, Earth vs the Spider, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, War of the Colossal Beast, Gunslinger, The Incredible Melting Man, Terror from the Year 5000, The She-Creature, and Squirm, as well as producer for Bride of the Monster, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Reptilicus, The Time Travelers, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth's Core, and Circus of Horrors.
• Executive producer Alex Gordon was also writer for Bride of the Monster and producer for The She-Creature.
• Executive producer James H. Nicholson was also executive producer for The Amazing Colossal Man, It Conquered the World, Earth vs the Spider, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, War of the Colossal Beast, Gunslinger, Terror from the Year 5000, and I Was a Teenage Werewolf, as well as producer for The She-Creature.
• Composer Ronald Stein was also composer for It Conquered the World, The Girl in Lovers Lane, Gunslinger (in which he was also musical director), The Undead, and The She-Creature, as well as stock music composer for Attack of the the Eye Creatures.
• Editor Ronald Sinclair was also editor for The Amazing Colossal Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Swamp Diamonds, and The She-Creature, editorial supervisor for Earth vs the Spider, and both for War of the Colossal Beast.
• Set decorator Harry Reif was also set decorator for Women of the Prehistoric Planet, Bride of the Monster, and The She-Creature, as well as set dresser for Radar Secret Service.
• Makeup artist Steven Clensos was also makeup artist for The Violent Years.
• Production supervisor Bartlett A. Carre was also production manager for Swamp Diamonds, as well as assistant director for Gunslinger and The She-Creature (for which he was also production supervisor).
• Property master Karl Brainard was also property master for It Conquered the World, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Night of the Blood Beast, The Undead, and The She-Creature.
• Stuntman Dale Van Sickel was also a stuntman in Radar Men from the Moon (in which he also portrayed Alon) and Jungle Goddess, as well as portraying Link in Manhunt in Space.
• Stuntman Tom Steele was also a stuntman in Radar Men from the Moon (in which he also portrayed Zerg), The Phantom Creeps (in which he also portrayed a train conductor and a radio truck driver), Jungle Goddess, and Undersea Kingdom (in which he also portrayed a guardsman).
• Key grip Charles Hannawalt was also key grip for The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Gunslinger, and The Undead, head grip for Swamp Diamonds, and chief grip for The Screaming Skull.