Beat Generation (1959)
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60% want to see it
(5 ratings)
Set within the popular bohemian coffee houses of the late '50s where beatniks gathered to recite poetry and perform, this sensationalistic detective drama centers upon the attempts of an insensitive police detective to catch an arrogant serial rapist, a rich young man who believes himself… More Set within the popular bohemian coffee houses of the late '50s where beatniks gathered to recite poetry and perform, this sensationalistic detective drama centers upon the attempts of an insensitive police detective to catch an arrogant serial rapist, a rich young man who believes himself mentally superior and therefore beyond the law. His favorite victims are married women. When he learns that the detective is after him, the rapist targets the cop's wife. Later the poor wife discovers she's pregnant and cannot be sure who fathered her child. The film is alternatively titled This Rebel Age. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles F. Haas
- Written By
- Richard Matheson, Lewis Meltzer
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews
This is obviously a decent script mangled by a very bad production.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ugly crime drama.
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Cast
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Steve Cochran
as Dave Culloran
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Mamie Van Doren
as Georgia Altera
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Ray Danton
as Stan Hess
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Fay Spain
as Francee Culloran
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Louis Armstrong
as Himself
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Maggie Hayes
as Joyce Greenfield
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Jackie Coogan
as Jake Baron
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Cathy Lee Crosby
as The Singer
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Ray Anthony
as Harry Altera
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Dick Contino
as Singing Beatnik
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Irish McCalla
as Marie Baron
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Billy Daniels
as Dr. Elcott
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Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
as Wrestling Beatnik
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Charles Jr. Chaplin
as Lover Boy
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Anne Anderson
as Meg
- Paul Cavanagh
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Norman Grabowski
as Beat Beatnik
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Vampira (Maila Nurmi)
as Poetess
- James Mitchum
