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Making War of the Worlds

Clip: Season 25 Episode 6 | 2m 59s

Actors, antique radios, and the greatest prank of all times. Go behind the scenes with the producers of War of the Worlds on filming the letters sent to Orson Welles and CBS Radio after the 1938 broadcast.

Aired: 10/29/13

Rating: NR

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