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The Beatniks ()


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

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Tony Travis ...
Eddy Crane
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Iris
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Bob Mooney
Joyce Terry ...
Helen Tracy
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Chuck
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Red
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Harry Bayliss
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Morrissey (as Stan Farrar)
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Hotel Manager
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Nadine
Frank Worth ...
Bartender
Robert Paquin ...
Hotel Detective (as Bob Paquin)
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Eddie Brandt ...
Pianist (uncredited)
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Paul Frees

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Paul Frees ... (written by)

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Paul Frees ... executive producer (uncredited)
Edward Heite ... producer

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Murray De Atley ... director of photography (as Murray Deatley)

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Harold White

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Richard C. Currier ... editorial supervisor (as Dick Currier)

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Robert J. Herts ... (as Bob Herts)

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Erwin M. Brown

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Kenneth Hartford ... production supervisor (as Kenneth Herts)

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Richard Taylor ... assistant director (as Dick Taylor)

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Eddie Brandt ... songs by
Paul Frees ... songs by
Stanley Wilson ... musical director
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Plot Summary

Eddie Crane is on his way to becoming a top recording star...if he can only break away from his lawless beatnik friends who are his only companions. Trouble ensues when his friends kill a bartender during a botched hold-up. Written by Chris Cuomo

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Taglines A PULSATING STORY OF MODERN YOUTH See more »
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Also Known As
  • Sideburns and Sympathy (World-wide, English title)
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  • 78 min
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Trivia Featured by Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 5, episode 15 - Aired 11/25/92. See more »
Goofs During Eddie's recording session, his song is recorded on tape and directly to a master disc. After tape recording was introduced in the late 1940s, record companies stopped recording directly to master discs. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Beatniks (1992). See more »
Quotes [the nebbish hotel manager, complaining about the gang's behavior, gets mocked for his trouble]
The Hotel Manager: Whyyyy, you young hoodlums, I'll call the police!
Bob 'Moon' Mooney: You say one word to anyone and I'm gonna *moon* you.
The Hotel Manager: You're gonna what?
Bob 'Moon' Mooney: MOON YOU!
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