Beginning of the End (1957)
New thrills! New shocks! New terror!
76 min
An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables. The lead scientist is eager to help find out what happened. Together they discover that giant grasshoppers are behind the devastation. Worse yet, thousands of them are headed toward Chicago! Can they be stopped... or is this the BEGINNING OF THE END?
- Release date
- June 28, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Peter Graves as Dr. Ed Wainwright
- Peggie Castle as Audrey Aimes
- Morris Ankrum as Gen. John Hanson
- Than Wyenn as Frank Johnson
- Thomas Browne Henry as Col. Tom Sturgeon
- Richard Benedict as Cpl. Mathias
- James Seay as Capt. James Barton
- John Close as Maj. Everett
- Don C. Harvey as Illinois Highway Patrolman
- Larry J. Blake as Illinois Highway Patrolman
- Eilene Janssen as William's Date
- Frank Wilcox as Gen. Short
- Douglas Evans as Editor Norman Taggart
- Richard Emory as Lieutenant
- Hank Patterson as Dave
- Steve Warren as Observation Post #3 Soldier
- Don Eitner as Observation Post #2 Soldier
- Rayford Barnes as Chuck, granary platoon soldier
- Kirk Alyn as Bomber Pilot
- Bill Baldwin as TV Announcer (uncredited)
- Frank Chase as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- Joe Cranston as Soldier (uncredited)
- James Douglas as Army Sentry (uncredited)
- Paul Frees as Helicopter Pilot (voice)
- Lyle Latell as Police Lt. MacKenzie (uncredited)
- Dennis Moore as Police Dispatcher KLP646
Crew
- Bert I. Gordon · Director
- Fred Freiberger · Writer
- Lester Gorn · Writer
- Bert I. Gordon · Producer
- Albert Glasser · Composer
- Jack A. Marta · Cinematographer
- Aaron Stell · Editor