When Worlds Collide (film)

thumb|right|We can't put things off 'til later. When Worlds Collide is a 1951 science fiction film about a star named Bellus that is on collision course with Earth. Directed by Rudolph Maté. Produced by George Pál. Based on the novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie. Romance! Thrills! Adventure! Taglines Narrator [First lines] [Spoken over a shot of outer space] Needles in a heavenly haystack. There are more stars in the heavens than there are human beings on Earth. Through telescopes men of science constantly search the infinitesimal corners of our solar system seeking new discoveries, hoping to better understand the laws of the Universe. Observatories dedicated to the study of astronomy are set in high and remote places, but there is none more remote than Mt. Kenna Observatory in this part of South Africa. David Randall Here it is: money to burn! [Breathing in] Best air I ever tasted. Sydney Stanton It's dog eat dog – the law of the jungle! Joyce Hendron He'll be home the day after tomorrow. Dialogue Dr. Emery Bronson: [Handing him money] You will require this for expenses. David Randall: [Counting the money and finding it short] I'm supposed to get paid $1,500 plus the expenses. Dr. Emery Bronson: Hendron will pay you on delivery. Time is all that counts. The money doesn't matter at all. David Randall: With me, doctor, money always matters. Dr. Emery Bronson: Perhaps the day may arrive when money won't mean anything, not to you... nor anyone. David Randall: When that happens to me, I'll be six feet under. [Randall is taken aback when Bronson just stares at him intently puffing on his pipe] Eddie Garson: [Interrupting a meeting, one day before the end] I'm sorry, I'll come back later. Dr. George Frye: No, no, Eddie, come right in. We can't put things off 'til later. Eddie Garson: [Leaves his winning seat token on the desk] I just wanted to leave this for someone else to use. [Turns and leaves the room] Dr. George Frye: [Picks up the token, looks down at it, and speaks to Dr. Hendron] He has a girl: Julie Cummings. I guess he doesn't want to leave her. Taglines Romance! Thrills! Adventure! Planets destroy Earth! Cast Richard Derr — David Randall Larry Keating — Dr. Cole Hendron Barbara Rush — Joyce Hendron John Hoyt — Sydney Stanton Alden Chase — Dr. George Frye Hayden Rorke — Dr. Emery Bronson External links When Worlds Collide (1951 film) 0044207 When Worlds Collide (1951) when_worlds_collide When Worlds Collide (1951) Category:Films about space hazards Category:Space adventure films Category:Films set on fictional planets Category:1951 American films Category:1951 English-language films Category:American science fiction films Category:Apocalyptic films Category:Films based on American novels Category:Films set in New York (state) Category:Films set in South Africa Category:Films set in Washington, D.C.