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The Beatniks

The Beatniks

★ 2.8/10•1959•1h 18m•Drama•Crime

The wild, weird world of the Beatniks!...Sullen rebels, defiant chicks...searching for a life of their own! The pads...the jazz...the dives...those frantic "way-out" parties...beyond belief!

A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.

Paul Frees · Director

Paul Frees · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 5, 1959

Actors

Tony Travis

Tony Travis

Eddy Crane

Karen Kadler

Karen Kadler

Iris

Peter Breck

Peter Breck

Bob Mooney

Joyce Terry

Helen Tracy

Bob Wells

Chuck

Sam Edwards

Sam Edwards

Red

Charles Delaney

Charles Delaney

Harry Bayliss

Claude Stroud

Claude Stroud

Hotel Manager

Frank Worth

Gus

Martha Wentworth

Martha Wentworth

Nadine

Robert Paquin

Robert Paquin

Hotel Detective

Eddie Brandt

Pianist (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

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