Beginning of the End
38 reviews
Horror/Sci-Fi
1h 13m
1957
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...
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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?
- DirectorBert I. Gordon
- Release28 June 1957
- Genre
- Duration1h 13m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate38 reviews
- Productions
AB-PT Pictures Corp.
Cast

Peter Graves
Dr. Ed Wainwright

Peggie Castle
Audrey Aimes

Morris Ankrum
Gen. John Hanson

Than Wyenn
Frank Johnson

Thomas Browne Henry
Col. Tom Sturgeon

Richard Benedict
Cpl. Mathias

James Seay
Capt. James Barton

Don C. Harvey
State Police Car 254 Officer

Larry J. Blake
Roadblock Sergeant

Eilene Janssen
William's Date

Frank Wilcox
Gen. Short

Douglas Evans
Editor Norman Taggart

Hank Patterson
Dave

Rayford Barnes
Chuck, granary platoon soldier

Kirk Alyn
Bomber Pilot

Bill Baldwin
TV Announcer (uncredited)

Frank Chase
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Joe Cranston
Soldier (uncredited)

James Douglas
Army Sentry (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Helicopter Pilot (voice)

Lyle Latell
Police Lt. MacKenzie (uncredited)

Dennis Moore
Police Dispatcher KLP646

Zon Murray
Roadblock Sentry Confiscating Camera

Ralph Sanford
Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Bert Stevens
Col. Hill [bit]
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