Beginning of the End

3.8

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?

Discover

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

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

Art

Walter E. Keller

Art Direction

George Milo

Set Decoration

James Harris

Property Master

Camera

Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

Nels Mathias

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Steve Drumm

Makeup Artist

Crew

Flora M. Gordon

Special Effects Assistant

Bert I. Gordon

Special Effects

Directing

Bert I. Gordon

Director

Wilson Shyer

Second Assistant Director

Melville Shyer

Assistant Director

Editing

Aaron Stell

Editor

Lighting

Austin Herrick

Electrician

Production

Bert I. Gordon

Producer

Sound

Albert Glasser

Original Music Composer

Albert Glasser

Music Director

Richard E. Tyler

Sound Mixer

Morris J. McNaughton

Music Editor

Douglas Stewart

Sound Effects

George J. Eppich

Sound Effects

Writing

Lester Gorn

Screenplay

Fred Freiberger

Screenplay

Art

Walter E. Keller

Art Direction

George Milo

Set Decoration

James Harris

Property Master

Camera

Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

Nels Mathias

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Steve Drumm

Makeup Artist

Crew

Flora M. Gordon

Special Effects Assistant

Bert I. Gordon

Special Effects

Directing

Bert I. Gordon

Director

Wilson Shyer

Second Assistant Director

Melville Shyer

Assistant Director

Editing

Aaron Stell

Editor

Lighting

Austin Herrick

Electrician

Production

Bert I. Gordon

Producer

Sound

Albert Glasser

Original Music Composer

Albert Glasser

Music Director

Richard E. Tyler

Sound Mixer

Morris J. McNaughton

Music Editor

Douglas Stewart

Sound Effects

George J. Eppich

Sound Effects

Writing

Lester Gorn

Screenplay

Fred Freiberger

Screenplay