chicago, illinois,radiation,deaf-mute,evacuation,giant insect,woman reporter,military,man eating monster,locust,scientist hero,high frequency sound,grasshopper

Beginning of the End (1957)

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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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Bert I. Gordon
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    Dr. Ed Wainwright Peter Graves
  • Profile picture of Peggie Castle
    Audrey Aimes Peggie Castle
  • Profile picture of Morris Ankrum
    Gen. John Hanson Morris Ankrum
  • Profile picture of Than Wyenn
    Frank Johnson Than Wyenn
  • Profile picture of Thomas Browne Henry
    Col. Tom Sturgeon Thomas Browne Henry
  • Profile picture of Richard Benedict
    Cpl. Mathias Richard Benedict
  • Profile picture of James Seay
    Capt. James Barton James Seay
  • Profile picture of Don C. Harvey
    State Police Car 254 Officer Don C. Harvey

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Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • radiation
  • deaf-mute
  • evacuation
  • giant insect
  • woman reporter
  • military
  • man eating monster
  • locust
  • scientist hero
  • high frequency sound
  • grasshopper