Beginning of the End
New thrills! New shocks! New terror!
1957 | 73m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bert I. Gordon |
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| Writer: | Fred Freiberger, Lester Gorn |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Jun 28, 1957 |
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| Director: | Bert I. Gordon |
| Writer: | Fred Freiberger, Lester Gorn |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, radiation, deaf-mute, evacuation, giant insect, woman reporter, military, man eating monster, locust, scientist hero, high frequency sound, grasshopper |
| Production Companies | AB-PT Pictures Corp. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Graves | Dr. Ed Wainwright |
| Peggie Castle | Audrey Aimes |
| Morris Ankrum | Gen. John Hanson |
| Than Wyenn | Frank Johnson |
| Thomas Browne Henry | Col. Tom Sturgeon |
| Richard Benedict | Cpl. Mathias |
| James Seay | Capt. James Barton |
| John Close | Maj. Everett |
| Don C. Harvey | State Police Car 254 Officer |
| Larry J. Blake | Roadblock Sergeant |
| Eilene Janssen | William's Date |
| Hyllton Socher | Frank, grainary platoon soldier |
| Frank Wilcox | Gen. Short |
| Douglas Evans | Editor Norman Taggart |
| Paul Grant | William Summerfield, teen boy |
| Richard Emory | Lieutenant |
| Hank Patterson | Dave |
| Steve Warren | Observation Post #3 Soldier |
| Frank Connor | Observation Post #1 Soldier |
| Don Eitner | Observation Post #2 Soldier |
| Rayford Barnes | Chuck, granary platoon soldier |
| Kirk Alyn | Bomber Pilot |
| Bill Baldwin | TV Announcer (uncredited) |
| Frank Chase | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Joe Cranston | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Patricia Dean | Red Cross Representative |
| James Douglas | Army Sentry (uncredited) |
| Paul Frees | Helicopter Pilot (voice) |
| Lyle Latell | Police Lt. MacKenzie (uncredited) |
| Dennis Moore | Police Dispatcher KLP646 |
| Zon Murray | Roadblock Sentry Confiscating Camera |
| Alan Reynolds | Agricultural Agent |
| Ralph Sanford | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] |
| Bert Stevens | Col. Hill [bit] |
| Alan Wells | Headquarters Sergeant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bert I. Gordon | Director, Special Effects |
| Fred Freiberger | Screenplay |
| Flora M. Gordon | Special Effects Assistant |
| Wilson Shyer | Second Assistant Director |
| Austin Herrick | Electrician |
| Lester Gorn | Screenplay |
| Albert Glasser | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Jack A. Marta | Director of Photography |
| Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Walter E. Keller | Art Direction |
| Steve Drumm | Makeup Artist |
| Douglas Stewart | Sound Effects |
| George J. Eppich | Sound Effects |
| Melville Shyer | Assistant Director |
| George Milo | Set Decoration |
| Richard E. Tyler | Sound Mixer |
| Morris J. McNaughton | Music Editor |
| Nels Mathias | Key Grip |
| James Harris | Property Master |
| Name | Title |
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| Bert I. Gordon | Producer |
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