In this comedy based on the events of the famous Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast, it is the evening of the broadcast and nothing is happeing in the quiet and sleepy town of Misty Valley. Best friends Margie and June are waiting in the local park for June's boyfriend Andy to get off work while Margie shares her dream of leaving Misty Valley for a life of adventure elsewhere. Then two strangers from a circus train appear and Margie takes a liking to the one named Tom. Immediately Margie sees a way to leave Misty Valley. But then the world turns upsidedown. Martians have invaded and Misty Valley is caught in the middle of a war of the worlds. Widow O'Dell's prized Hostein is shot, Tom and his friend are accused of being Martians, an alien tripod is spotted near the train station, and a giant Martian destroys the jailhouse. Panicked citizens gather in the local park to plan their evacuation only to discover that the Martian invasion was just a radio drama.