94 minutes
6/16/1954
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
James Whitmore
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
James Arness
as FBI Agent Robert Graham
Joan Weldon
as Dr. Pat Medford
Edmund Gwenn
as Dr. Harold Medford
Onslow Stevens
as Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
Sean McClory
as Maj. Kibbee
Sandy Descher
as The Ellinson Girl
Chris Drake
as Trooper Ed Blackburn
Don Shelton
as Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards
Fess Parker
as Alan Crotty
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Mrs. Lodge
Olin Howland
as Jensen
William Schallert
as Ambulance Attendant
Ann Doran
as Child Psychiatrist
Dub Taylor
as Railroad Yard Watchman
Leonard Nimoy
as Army Sergeant
Richard Deacon
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Forbes Murray
as Government Official
Kenner G. Kemp
as Trooper #2
Charles Perry
as Soldier
Dorothy Green
as Matron
Willis Bouchey
as Official at D.C. Meeting
Mary Lou Holloway
as Blonde at Police Station
Dick York
as Teenager in Police Station