This Rebel Breed

This Rebel Breed is a 1960 American melodrama film directed by Richard L. Bare and William Rowland and starring Rita Moreno, Gerald Mohr, Eugene Martin, Dyan Cannon, and Richard Rust.

This Rebel Breed
Directed byRichard L. Bare
William Rowland
Produced byWilliam Rowland (producer)
Robert Yamin (executive producer)
Written byIrma Berk (story All God's Children)
Morris Lee Green (writer)
William Rowland (story All God's Children)
StarringSee below
Music byDavid Rose
CinematographyMonroe P. Askins
Edited byTony Martinelli
Production
company
All God's Children Co.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • May 4, 1960 (1960-05-04)
(New York City)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is also known under the titles of Lola's Mistake (American reissue title), The Black Rebels (American alternative title) and Three Shades of Love (American reissue title).

Premise

The film tells the story of two policemen who go undercover to defeat narcotics trafficking among high school gangs. The film features stark scenes of violence between inter-racial gangs.

Cast

Release

The film was initially released to theaters on May 4, 1960, under the title This Rebel Breed.[1] Producer William Rowland chose to re-release the film five years later after inserting scenes of nudity under the titles Lola's Mistake, The Black Rebels, and Three Shades of Love.[2]

Reception

The New York Times reviewed the film, writing that "Advertised as an unvarnished story of race prejudice and discrimination among teen-agers, "This Rebel Breed" substitutes action for insight but maintains enough excitement to place it a cut or two above the usual sensationalized products of the genre."[3] The TV Guide gave This Rebel Breed one star, stating that it "takes a disturbingly naive approach to its subject matter: pushers peddle their wares to six-year-olds, and Damon is obviously wearing makeup so the audience will know he is part black."[4] AllMovie was similarly critical.[2]

James V. D'arc has noted that the film was panned by Variety upon its initial release for what they saw as explicit scenes of violence and racism.[5]

References
  1. Murray, Noel (27 February 2012). "Films That Time Forgot: Black Rebels (1960/65)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. Deming, Mark. "This Rebel Breed (review)". AllMovie.
  3. Archer, Eugene (5 May 1960). "This Rebel Breed' Opens on Double Bill". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. "This Rebel Breed (review)". TV Guide. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. Fifty Years After The Big Sky: New Perspectives on the Fiction and Films of A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Montana Historical Society. 2001. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-0-917298-73-8.
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