The Beginning or the End (1947)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Starring: Beverly Tyler, Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake
Dr. Wainwright (Peter Graves) comes up with a signal that attracts the giant locusts. An army boat carries the transmitter out to open water, and once the signal is activated, the locusts follow and drown.
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