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Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

New thrills! New shocks! New terror!

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?

HorrorScience Fiction

Release: 1957-06-28Runtime: 73 minRating: 3.8 (37)

Cast

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Dr. Ed Wainwright

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle

Audrey Aimes

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Gen. John Hanson

Than Wyenn

Than Wyenn

Frank Johnson

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

Col. Tom Sturgeon

Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Cpl. Mathias

James Seay

James Seay

Capt. James Barton

John Close

Maj. Everett

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

State Police Car 254 Officer

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Roadblock Sergeant

Crew

Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Director

Flora M. Gordon

Flora M. Gordon

Special Effects Assistant

Lester Gorn

Screenplay

Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Special Effects

Walter E. Keller

Art Direction

Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Producer

Fred Freiberger

Fred Freiberger

Screenplay

Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

Steve Drumm

Makeup Artist

Albert Glasser

Original Music Composer

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Beginning of the End movie trailer

Beginning of the End movie trailer