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Catholic pro-life message in Mamie Van Doren 1959 b-movie ‘The Beat Generation’

June 23, 2013 By Kathy Shaidle

A cop’s wife was raped and is now pregnant.

I won’t spoil the ending for you — it features bongo drums AND scuba diving!

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Thanks to TCM for putting on the Mamie Van Doren marathon.

These movies are much better than you expect them to be. (I’ve recommended Untamed Youth (1957) before.)

Van Doren is kind of a low-rent Veronica Lake, and there’s never a dull moment.

And yes, this is Vampira with chopped blonde hair:

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