Review of The Beat Generation (1959) by Mark R. Leeper for rec.arts.movies.reviews — 09 Sep 2008

This is obviously a decent script mangled by a very bad production.

This review of The Beat Generation (1959) was written by Mark R. Leeper and published by rec.arts.movies.reviews on 09 Sep 2008.

The Beat Generation has generally received mixed reviews.

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