KnowraThe War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)Linked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama), each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 5Related 3Compared with 1Orson WellesBroader topic: The broadcast brought Welles national attention through its simulated news reports.MockumentaryRelated: Its simulated news bulletins demonstrated how documentary-like presentation could make fiction seem real.Citizen KaneRelated: Its success helped secure Welles’s Hollywood contract and creative freedom.National Recording RegistryBroader topic: The broadcast represents radio drama among the Registry's preserved recordings.HoaxCompared with: Its dramatized invasion was fiction, not a hoax, despite later claims of widespread panic.Golden Age of RadioBroader topic: Its realistic news-bulletin style became a lasting case study in broadcast credibility.John HousemanBroader topic: Houseman produced this Mercury Theatre broadcast, which became the company’s most famous radio production.The Mercury TheatreBroader topic: The broadcast became the company’s most famous radio production.Agnes MooreheadRelated: Moorehead performed in the Mercury Theatre broadcast, an early landmark in her radio career.