The Beatniks (film)

The Beatniks is a 1960 American film directed by Paul Frees. It was also featured on the moviemocking program Mystery Science Theater 3000.

The specter of Eddys stardom raises dissension among his gang, who wish either to accompany him unquestionably on his ascent, or to hold him back in their ranks. Iris is also jealous of Helen, with whom Eddy has been carrying on an affair. Helen eventually professes her love for Eddy. But one of Eddys gang members, Moon, commits a murder, threatening to drag Eddy down by association. Moon runs from the police, but is tracked down by Eddy, who delivers him for arrest. With this he also definitively separates himself from the rest of his gang and from Iris, but also destroys his prospects for a career as a singer with his own arrest.The film was shot in 1958 under the title of Sideburns and Sympathy. In 1958 it was announced the film was to have been produced by Elmer Carl Rhodan Jr 19221959. In addition to producing teen exploitation films such as DaddyO, The Cool and the Crazyboth 1958, The Delinquents 1957 and CornsAPoppin 1956 Rhodan was the son of the owner of a chain of Midwestern Commonwealth Theatre chain but died in 1959. ........

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