Beginning of the End

Jun 28, 1957

1h 13m

★ 3.8

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?

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

AB-PT Pictures Corp.

Beginning of the End Trailers

Cast

Dr. Ed Wainwright

Peter Graves

Audrey Aimes

Peggie Castle

Gen. John Hanson

Morris Ankrum

Frank Johnson

Than Wyenn

Col. Tom Sturgeon

Thomas Browne Henry

Cpl. Mathias

Richard Benedict

Capt. James Barton

James Seay

Maj. Everett

John Close

State Police Car 254 Officer

Don C. Harvey

Roadblock Sergeant

Larry J. Blake

William's Date

Eilene Janssen

Frank, grainary platoon soldier

Hylton Socher

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