The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation is a film by MGM starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren, with Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Maggie Hayes, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong, James Mitchum, Vampira, and Ray Anthony. It is a sensationalistic interpretation of the beatnik culture of the "Beat Generation" The movie was also shown under the title This Rebel Age. The director was Charles F. Haas. Richard Matheson and Lewis Meltzer are credited with the screenplay.