The Beat Generation
(1959)
Tagline
Behind the Weird
Starring
Steve Cochran Mamie Van Doren Ray Danton Fay Spain Louis Armstrong
Director
Genre
Running Time
95 minutes
Overview
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.
Released
3 July 1959
Budget
£0
Revenue
£0
Language
English
Studio
Albert Zugsmith Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country of Origin
United States of America
Cast
| Steve Cochran | ... | Detective Sgt. Dave Culloran |
| Mamie Van Doren | ... | Georgia Altera |
| Ray Danton | ... | Stanley Belmont aka Stan Hess |
| Fay Spain | ... | Francee Culloran |
| Louis Armstrong | ... | Himself (as Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars) |
| Margaret Hayes | ... | Joyce Freenfield (as Maggie Hayes) |
| Jackie Coogan | ... | Jake Baron |
| James Mitchum | ... | Art Jester (as Jim Mitchum) |
| Cathy Crosby | ... | The Singer |
| Ray Anthony | ... | Harry Altera |
| Dick Contino | ... | Singing Beatnik |
| Irish McCalla | ... | Marie Baron |
| Vampira | ... | Poetess |
| Billy Daniels | ... | Dr. Elcott |
| Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom | ... | Wrestling Beatnik (as Maxie Rosenbloom) |
| Charles Chaplin Jr. | ... | Lover Boy |
| Norman Grabowski | ... | The Beat Beatnik (as Grabowski) |
| Regina Carrol | ... | Dancer (as Regina Gelfan) |
Crew
| Charles F. Haas | ... | Director |
| Lewis Meltzer | ... | Writer |
| Albert Zugsmith | ... | Producer |
| Ben Lewis | ... | Editor |
| Walter Castle | ... | Director of Photography |
| Albert Glasser | ... | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Matheson | ... | Writer |