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Don't Knock The Rock
Don't Knock The Rock (aka: Hi-Fi, Rhythm and Blues)
"The kings of rock are rollin' back to the screen .. in their biggest!"

   Synopsis: ROCK MUSIC GETS BANNED! ... A disc jockey (Freed) tries to prove to teenagers' parents and the Mayor that rock 'n' roll is harmless and won't turn their kids into juvenile delinquents. DJ Alan Freed schedules a big charity dance to convince a newspaper columnist that there is no harm in the new form of music. Bill Haley and his Comets play some great music.


   * Many of Hollywood's best vintage Hollywood Style West Coast Swing Jitterbug dancers make up the main dancing cast in this film. West Coast Jitterbugger's dance to some of the best Rock and Roll music of the day. The Rock and Roll craze officially started with this film but was already set in motion a year earlier with the film Blackboard Jungle using Bill Haley's 'Rock Around the Clock' in 1955. West Coast Swing also

got it's main shot in the arm with this movie and the name (WCS) was actually being used to now describe this dance by it's dancers, but unfortunately the Film studios still sold it as Rock and Roll and Jitterbug. This film is very rare, but is now available here.


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More Film Information below
Date: Studio: Director: Availability: Yes!
1956 Columbia Pictures Fred F. Sears [DVD | VHS]
Runtime: Country Made: Language: Color:
84 minutes USA English Black and White
Genre: Featured Dancers  Featured Dance Dance Rating  
Musical / Rock Gil and Nikki, Lou Southern Original West Coast Swing Excellent
       
 
Known Dancers Trailer / Film Clip Actors / Actresses
Frieda Angela Wyckoff Alan Dale
Gil Brady Alan Freed
Jimmy Ballard Fay Baker
Joe Lanza Jana Lund
Jovada Ballard Patricia Hardy
Lou Southern Pierre Watkin
Nikki Brady The Applejacks
   
 
Dances performed in this film   Choreographers Special Dance Interest
Jitterbug n/a Earl Barton Original style West Coast Swing
Classic West Coast Swing     WCS Originators
       
       
 
Some Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Posters / Lobby Cards
Calling All Comets [MP3] Al Rex (Comets - Bass) Don't Knock The Rock
Don't Knock The Rock [MP3] $ Bill Hailey and the Comets $ Don't Knock The Rock
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy [MP3] Billy Williamson (Comets - Steel Guitar)    
Goofin' Around [MP3] Franny Beecher (Comets - Lead Guitar)    
Razzle Dazzle [MP3] Johnny Grande (Comets - Piano)    
  Little Richard    
  Ralph Jones (Comets - Drummer)    
  Rudy Pompilli (Comets - Saxophone)    
  The Treniers    
       
 
Stage versions of the film Cast Recording(s) / Soundtracks Similar Films Sheet Music Covers
none none Blackboard Jungle (1955) [MP3] n/a
    Carnival Rock (1957)  
    $ Don't Knock the Twist [DVD]  
    $ Footloose (Kevin Bacon) [DVD]  
    $ Jamboree [DVD]  
    $ Livin' It Up (Jerry Lewis) [DVD]  
    Rock and Roll Revue [DVD]  
    Rock Around the Clock (1956) [DVD]  
    Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) [DVD]  
    Rock You Sinners (1957)  
    The Big Beat (1958)  
       
 
Books Available on this film ...
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April 24, 2010
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