The Rebel Set (1959)

Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks.

Director:

Gene Fowler Jr.

Writers:

Louis Vittes, Bernard Girard

Stars:

Gregg Palmer, Kathleen Crowley, Edward Platt

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gregg Palmer	...	John Mapes
Kathleen Crowley	...	Jeanne Mapes
Edward Platt	...	Mr. Tucker / Mr. T
John Lupton	...	Ray Miller
Don Sullivan	...	George Leland
Ned Glass	...	Sidney Horner
Vikki Dougan	...	Karen, the Waitress
I. Stanford Jolley	...	King Invader, Beat Poet
Barbara Drew	...	Mrs. Packard
Cecil Elliott	...	Train Gossip
Grace Field	...	Train Gossip (as Grace Fields)
Gene Roth	...	Conductor, New York Train
Robert Shayne	...	Lt. Cassidy
Gloria Moreland	...	Bali Dancer
Byron Foulger	...	Conductor, Chicago Train

Storyline

Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | armored car robbery | money | unlikely criminal | caper | 

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Taglines:

The DRIFTERS, the HIPSTERS, the hot SISTERS! Today's big jolt about THE BEATNICK JUNGLE!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beatsville

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe Springs, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

E. & L. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Towards the end of the movie, when the policemen are boarding the train in Newark, the film has been mirrored, as can be seen by the word "PACIFIC" (as "CIFICAP") on the right side of the door.

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Quotes

King Invader: Stew oceans of lotion on the beards of each man!

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Connections

Referenced in Hairspray (1988)

User Reviews

Not awful but extremely unentertaining

This movie isn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be but is extremely unentertaining and comes off as something you'd see in school to dissuade you from stealing. The plot is about three down and out beatniks who are organized by Edward Platt to steal a million dollars from an armored car. Gregg Palmer as John Mapes is the conscientious "hero" who takes part in the robbery and Kathleen Crowley plays his wife who somehow is taken along for the ride (wouldn't you leave your wife home if you were robbing an armored car?). The action is very dull but does provide an interesting psychological profile. Dissension and paranoia settle in to the gang after the car is robbed and they start to pair off. The movie also features the worst "disguise" in film history as Edward Platt shaves his goatee and proceeds to go completely unnoticed by the members of his gang. Boring and sad but interesting in spots due to the psychology.

3.6/10