The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

95 mins | Crime | July 3, 1959

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

The Beat Generation

95 mins | Crime | July 3, 1959

The Beat Generation
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Albert Zugsmith Productions
Original title The Beat Generation
Directors Charles F. Haas
Writers Richard Matheson, Lewis Meltzer

Cast

Steve Cochran

as Dave Culloran

Mamie Van Doren

as Georgia Altera

Ray Danton

as Stanley Belmont

Fay Spain

as Francee Culloran

Louis Armstrong

as Louis Armstrong

Margaret Hayes

as Joyce Freenfield

Jackie Coogan

as Jake Baron

James Mitchum

as Art Jester

Cathy Crosby

as Singer

Ray Anthony

as Harry Altera

Dick Contino

as Singing Beatnik

Irish McCalla

as Marie Baron

Maila Nurmi

as Poetess

Billy Daniels

as Dr. Elcott

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Wrestling Beatnik

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

as Lover Boy

Norm Grabowski

as Beat Beatnik

Regina Carrol

as Dancer

William Schallert

as Father Dinelli (uncredited)

Larri Thomas

as Beatnik

Phyllis Douglas

as Beatnik (uncredited)