▁the ▁journey ▁back ▁to ▁Earth . ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁enter ▁Earth ' s ▁atmosphere , ▁Ex eter ▁sends ▁Cal ▁and ▁Ruth ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁in ▁their ▁aircraft , ▁decl ining ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁join ▁them . ▁Ex eter ▁is ▁dying , ▁and ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁energy ▁is ▁nearly ▁de ple ted . ▁The ▁sau cer ▁f lies ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁ocean ▁and ▁rapidly ▁acceler ates ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁en closed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ball , ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁expl odes . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Mor row ▁as ▁Ex eter ▁ ▁Fa ith ▁Dom er gue ▁as ▁Ruth ▁Adams ▁ ▁R ex ▁Re ason ▁as ▁Cal ▁Me ach am ▁ ▁L ance ▁Full er ▁as ▁Bra ck ▁ ▁Russell ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Steve ▁Carl son ▁ ▁Douglas ▁Sp encer ▁as ▁The ▁Mon itor ▁ ▁Robert ▁Nich ols ▁as ▁Joe ▁Wilson ▁ ▁Orange y ▁as ▁Ne ut ron ▁the ▁cat ▁ ▁Production ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁for ▁This ▁Island ▁Earth ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Location ▁work ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁M t . ▁Wilson , ▁California . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Metal una ▁sequence ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Jack ▁Arnold ; ▁the ▁front ▁office ▁was ▁apparently ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁foot age ▁New man ▁shot ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁red one ▁by ▁Arnold , ▁who ▁unlike ▁New man ▁had ▁several ▁sci - f iction ▁films ▁to ▁his ▁credit . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁sound ▁effects , ▁the ▁ship ,