The Beatniks
“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!”
1959•1h 18m•2.8•Released
DramaCrime
A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.
Director
Paul Frees
Writer
Paul Frees
Languages
English
Studio
Glenville
Cast
Tony Travis
Eddy Crane
Karen Kadler
Iris
Peter Breck
Bob Mooney
Joyce Terry
Helen Tracy
Bob Wells
Chuck
Sam Edwards
Red
Charles Delaney
Harry Bayliss
Claude Stroud
Hotel Manager
Frank Worth
Gus
Martha Wentworth
Nadine
Robert Paquin
Hotel Detective
Eddie Brandt
Pianist (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Glenville
Producer
Edward Heite
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