Details

Release year: 1962

Storyline

A family leaves Los Angeles for a camping trip just before hydrogen bombs destroy the city. In the midst of the chaos, the father must fight to keep his family alive along the highway.

Top credits

Directors

Ray Milland

Writers

Cast

Ray Milland — Harry Baldwin
Jean Hagen — Ann Baldwin
Frankie Avalon — Rick Baldwin
Mary Mitchel — Karen Baldwin

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Did you know

• When the family is in the car at the beginning of the film and suspect something is happening, they cannot pick up any "CONELRAD" stations on the car's radio. CONELRAD (COntrol of ELectromagnetic RAdiation), established in 1951, was the first nationwide system for emergency broadcasts in the United States. All radios made between 1953 and 1963 were required to have marks on the AM dial at 640 and 1240 MHz where citizens were expected to tune to obtain civil defense information. CONELRAD was succeeded by the Emergency Broadcast System in 1963 (which did not use dedicated frequencies) and it, in turn, was replaced by the Emergency Alert System in 1997.

• The Saddle Peak Lodge featured in the movie is an actual restaurant still open today. It is located in Calabasas, California, USA.

• Initially released as part of a double feature with Tales of Terror (1962).