The Next Voice You Hear...
The story of what happened at 8:30 p.m. to the Joe Smiths and families like them all over the world!
1950 | 83m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | George Sumner Albee, Charles Schnee |
| Staring: |
| The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 29, 1950 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | George Sumner Albee, Charles Schnee |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy |
| Keywords | radio, pregnancy, god, religion, church, congregation, aircraft factory, southern california |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Whitmore | Joe Smith |
| Nancy Reagan | Mary Smith |
| Gary Gray | Johnny Smith |
| Lillian Bronson | Aunt Ethel |
| Art Smith | Fred Brannan |
| Tom D'Andrea | Harry Magee |
| Jeff Corey | Freddie Dibson |
| Douglas Kennedy | Mitch (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) |
| Thomas Browne Henry | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Frank Cady | Bald Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| Frank Gerstle | Plant Worker in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| Sherry Jackson | Girl in Church (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Rhea Mitchell | Woman in Church (uncredited) |
| William Vedder | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Fred Hoose | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Mary Bear | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Bob Alden | Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
| Michael Barrett | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Billy Bletcher | Newspaper Subscriber (uncredited) |
| Donna Boswell | Woman in Church (uncredited) |
| Cecil Brown | Self - Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Bingo's Father (uncredited) |
| Lyle Clark | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Man Outside Church (uncredited) |
| Milton R. Corey Sr. | Minister (uncredited) |
| Frankie Darro | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Helen Eby-Rock | Woman in Church (uncredited) |
| Eula Guy | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Timmy Hawkins | Red (uncredited) |
| Jim Hayward | Arthur, Factory Guard (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Hoshelle | Girl in Bar (uncredited) |
| Chet Huntley | Radio News Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Hot Dog Man (uncredited) |
| Mickey Little | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Grace Lord | Elderly Woman in Church (uncredited) |
| Dwight Martin | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Louis Merrill | Radio announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Church Usher (uncredited) |
| Tommy Myers | Bingo (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Myron (uncredited) |
| Jack Sterling | Angry Motorist (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Man in Church (uncredited) |
| Rush Williams | Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Sumner Albee | Story |
| John D. Dunning | Editor |
| Leonard Murphy | Casting |
| Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Walter Strohm | Production Manager |
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Charles Schnee | Writer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dore Schary | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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