Invasion U.S.A. (1952)

While a diverse group of people in a Manhattan bar discuss communism with a mysterious psychic (Dan O'Herlihy), suddenly the television announces that America has been invaded by the Soviets and atom bombs start dropping. Produced by Albert Zugsmith (TOUCH OF EVIL) and directed by Alfred E. Green (THE JOLSON STORY). A perfect example of those awful "Red Scare" propaganda movies that proliferated in the 1950s. The film is so inept that one can't take it seriously on any level. It's not even camp! The majority of the movie consists of stock footage from WWII masquerading as the commie invasion of the U.S.A. The special effects aren't even on the level of those "Japanese rubber monster attacks Tokyo" flicks of that era. The film's budget was $127,000 so it easily turned a profit. With Peggie Castle, Gerald Mohr, William Schallert, Noel Neill and Phyllis Coates.