The Beat Generation (1959)
1h 35m
Running Time
July 3, 1959Release Date
The Beat Generation (1959)
1h 35m
Running Time
July 3, 1959Release Date
Plot.
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.
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Cast & Crew.
Steve Cochran
Dave Culloran
Mamie Van Doren
Georgia Altera
Ray Danton
Stan Hess
Fay Spain
Francee Culloran
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Charles F. Haas
Director
Margaret Hayes
Joyce Freenfield
Jackie Coogan
Jake Baron
Richard Matheson
Writer
Lewis Meltzer
Writer
James Mitchum
Art Jester
Cathy Crosby
Singer
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Walter Castle
Cinematographer
Ray Anthony
Harry Altera
Dick Contino
Singing Beatnik
Media.
Details.
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The Beat Generation is a 1959 American crime film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren, with Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Maggie Hayes, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong, James Mitchum, Vampira, and Ray Anthony. It is a sensationalistic interpretation of the beatnik counterculture of the "Beat Generation" (and is sometimes considered one of the last films noir to be produced.) The movie was also shown under the title This Rebel Age. The movie is about a "beatnik" who is a serial rapist, who is pursued by a police detective. The director was Charles F. Haas. Richard Matheson and Lewis Meltzer are credited with the screenplay.