Beginning of the End (1957)
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Produced by Bert I. Gordon, The Beginning of the End is a menacing onslaught of giant-sized grasshoppers. Department of Agriculture functionary Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) and photojournalist Audrey Aimes (Peggie Castle) discover that the huge grasshoppers are the product of a experiment in radioactivity gone awry. Before the Army can neutralize the green monstrosities, Chicago has been besieged by the ravenous insects. Beginning of the End was one of two horror films produced by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres; the other was The Unearthly (1957). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bert I. Gordon
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Beginning of the End
Produced by Bert I. Gordon, The Beginning of the End is a menacing onslaught of giant-sized grasshoppers. Department of Agriculture functionary Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) and photojournalist Audrey Aimes (Peggie Castle) discover that the huge grasshoppers are the product of a experiment in radioactivity gone awry. Before the Army can neutralize the green monstrosities, Chicago has been besieged by the ravenous insects. Beginning of the End was one of two horror films produced by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres; the other was The Unearthly (1957). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 73 mins
Complete Cast of Beginning of the End
- Peter Graves - Ed Wainwright
- Morris Ankrum - Lt. Gen. Arthur Hanson
- James Seay - Capt. Barton
- Than Wyenn - Frank Johnson
- Don C. Harvey - First Patrolman
- Steve Warren - Soldier
- Frank Chase - Soldier
- Frank Wilcox - Gen. Matthew Short
- Peggie Castle - Audrey Aimes
- Richard Benedict - Cpl. Jim Mathias
- Thomas Brown Henry - Col. Pete Sturgeon
- John Close - Maj. Everett
- Larry Blake - Second Patrolman
- Frank Connor - No. 2 Soldier
- Pierre Watkin - Taggert
- Director(s):
- Bert I. Gordon
- Writer(s):
- Lester Gorn, Fred Freiberger
- Producer(s):
- Bert I. Gordon
- Categories:
- Horror
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