Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957/06/28 • Released • English

Horror
Science Fiction
3.7
1h 13m

New thrills! New shocks! New terror!

Overview

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?

Director : Bert I. Gordon

Casts
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

Eilene Janssen

Eilene Janssen

William's Date

Hyllton Socher

Frank, grainary platoon soldier

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Gen. Short

Douglas Evans

Editor Norman Taggart

Paul Grant

William Summerfield, teen boy

Richard Emory

Lieutenant

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Dave

Steve Warren

Observation Post #3 Soldier

Frank Connor

Observation Post #1 Soldier

Don Eitner

Observation Post #2 Soldier

Rayford Barnes

Rayford Barnes

Chuck, granary platoon soldier

Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Bomber Pilot

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

TV Announcer (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Frank Chase

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Joe Cranston

Soldier (uncredited)

Patricia Dean

Red Cross Representative

James Douglas

James Douglas

Army Sentry (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Helicopter Pilot (voice)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Police Lt. MacKenzie (uncredited)

Dennis Moore

Dennis Moore

Police Dispatcher KLP646

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Roadblock Sentry Confiscating Camera

Alan Reynolds

Agricultural Agent

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Col. Hill [bit]

Alan Wells

Headquarters Sergeant

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