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28 June 1959 (USA)
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B-GUYS! (The Beatnicks) Living and Loving for strange kicks! JET DOLLS! Ready and willing to go into orbit! KING OF BEATSVILLE! Master mind behind a million dollars worth of murder! THE "WEIRDIES"! Nobody knows what makes them tick! See more »
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Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks. | Full synopsis »
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Daring, inventive, nobody's idea of a good movie
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Brian | ... | (uncredited) |
| John Close | ... | Police Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
| Craig Duncan | ... | (uncredited) |
| Eddie Foster | ... | (uncredited) |
| Bobby Gilbert | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carey Loftin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Collette Lyons | ... | Rita Leland (uncredited) |
| Tiger Joe Marsh | ... | Cop Boarding Train (uncredited) |
| Robert Nash | ... | (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Man at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Smoki Whitfield | ... | Train Porter (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Gene Fowler Jr. | |||
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| Louis Vittes | (written by) (as Lou Vittes) and | |
| Bernard Girard | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Phil G. Giriodi | .... | associate producer | |
| J. William Hayes | .... | executive producer | |
| Kenneth Kessler | .... | supervising producer | |
| Earle Lyon | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Paul Dunlap | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Karl Struss | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Austin | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Dave Milton | (as David Milton) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Joseph Kish | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Emile LaVigne | .... | makeup artist | |
| Myrl Stoltz | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kenneth Kessler | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Sam Gordon | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Clarence Peterson | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Augie Lohman | .... | special effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Roger J. Weinberg | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Paul Dunlap | .... | conductor | |
| Harry Eisen | .... | music track editor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Better Television Distribution (2006) (worldwide) (DVD)
- MediaOutlet.com (????) (USA) (DVD)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
- Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)
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72 min
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Revealing mistakes: 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.See more »
Quotes:
King Invader:Stew oceans of lotion on the beards of each man!See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Rebel Set (#5.19)" (1992)See more »
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Karl Struss, cinematographer for late director of film noir Fritz Lang (While the City Sleeps) and the silent Ben Hur did the excellent photography on this film. The dark shadows and low angles add quite a bit of tension to the situation. I love the way the dark forces of greed take hold of three goof-ball beatniks(Sullivan, Lupton, and Palmer) who can't pay their coffee house bill. Anyone who has studied Faust would recognize Tucker (Ed Platt) as a Dr. Faustus-like character, and Sydney(Ned Glass) as his assistant like Mephistoles. They convince the three beatniks to sell their souls for $200,000 each if they participate in an armored car robbery. The bold physical chase scene at the railroad tracks and the stunt work involved was really top notch. It really grabs me every time I see Johnny try to confess his part in the robbery to the detective, but the gumshoe really thinks he did the murder, so he takes a chair, breaks a train window and leaps out. It's possible this mimicked "Rebel" James Dean's movie, East of Eden, where virtuous Aaron (Richard Davalos) is so heartbroken and drunk on a troop train that he breaks through the window with his head, while Cal (Dean), Abra and her father watch, horrified. Dean was dead three years when Rebel Set was filmed.