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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!"

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1960 · 1h 18m
Drama, Crime
Starring Karen Kadler · Peter Breck · Joyce Terry
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A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.

Theatrical
Jan 1, 1960
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 27, 2004
Director
Paul Frees
Producers
Paul Frees, Edward Heite
Studio
Glenville
Keywords
musical beatnik juvenile delinquent
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Cast

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K
Karen Kadler
Iris
P
Peter Breck
Bob Mooney
J
Joyce Terry
Helen Tracy
B
Bob Wells
Chuck
S
Sam Edwards
Red
C
Charles Delaney
Harry Bayliss
C
Claude Stroud
Hotel Manager
M
Martha Wentworth
Nadine
R
Robert Paquin
Hotel Detective
P
Paul Frees
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

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