The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1957's "Beginning of the End" in the Pacific Northwest. "The Unearthly" was the second feature in both cities.
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Beginning of the End (1957)
Enterprising journalist Audrey Ames (Peggie Castle) is determined to get the scoop on enormous grasshoppers that were accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. She endeavors to save Chicago despite a military cover-up.
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Writers: Fred Freiberger (screenplay), Lester Gorn (screenplay)
Stars: Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum
The Unearthly (1957)
A mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to create longevity by surgically installing an artificial gland in their skulls, with disastrous results.
Director: Boris Petroff
Writers: Jane Mann (original story), John D.F. Black (screenplay)
Stars: John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes
September 19, 1957 ad (Portland)
September 19, 1957 article (Portland)
September 20, 1957 ad (Portland)
September 21, 1957 article (Portland)
September 21, 1957 ad (Portland)
September 24, 1957 photo (Seattle)
September 24, 1957 ad (Seattle)
September 25, 1957 ad (Seattle)
September 25, 1957 ad (Seattle)
September 26, 1957 ad (Seattle)
Beginning of the End (1957) trailer
The Unearthly (1957) trailer
