The Beat Generation

Name: The Beat Generation
Released: 1959
Rating: 45.2
Cast: Jackie Coogan, Steve Cochran, Maxie Rosenbloom, Ray Danton, Louis Armstrong

1959

Drama

Suspense/Thriller

1h 35m

A detective is assigned to track down and capture a crazed serial rapist. (imdb)

Directed by:

Charles F. Haas

Written by:

Richard Matheson Lewis Meltzer

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Starring:

Jackie Coogan

Steve Cochran Margaret Hayes

Maxie Rosenbloom Ray Danton Ray Anthony

Louis Armstrong

Mamie Van Doren Dick Contino Cathy Crosby Fay Spain

James Mitchum

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime

AKA:

This Rebel Age

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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The Beat Generation

1959

Drama

Suspense/Thriller

1h 35m

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MartinTeller

Rated 26 Nov 2011

I don't know if you could call this noir but if it is, it's one of the most insane noirs I've ever seen. It's the only noir that climaxes with the hero chasing the bad guy underwater while dodging harpoons. The film is campy and trashy and yet also has a moral, anti-misogynistic center. Frankly, I don't know what to make of it. It's all over the place. In most respects it's pretty bad but also weirdly compelling. I can't honestly say I liked it, but I sure as hell couldn't stop watching it.

Rated 26 Nov 2011

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