Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End
1957
★★☆☆☆ 3.8/10
⏱️ 73 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
HorrorScience Fiction
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?

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

Crew

Director
Bert I. Gordon
Writer
Lester Gorn, Fred Freiberger
Producer
Bert I. Gordon

Production

AB-PT Pictures Corp.

Keywords

chicago, illinoisradiationdeaf-muteevacuationgiant insectwoman reportermilitaryman eating monsterlocustscientist hero