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| Rock
Around The Clock (It's The
MOST!!! ... Daddy-O) |
| "We'll
have some fun ... when the clock strikes one ... We're gonna
rock ... around ... the clock tonight" |
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Synopsis: A nostalgic time capsule
of the 1950s Rock and Roll scene. A frustrated big-band promoter
(Johnny Johnston) runs in to a small town band with a new beat
"Bill Haley and the Comets" at a small-town dance and
then tries to promote this new sound to New York then the rest
of the world. This film was based on the song by Bill Haley which
became the major breakthrough for Rock and Roll Music.
(A
Side Note: Freed was indicted on payola charges in 1960 and died
of a heart attack in 1965 and Tony Martinez was Pepino Garcia
from the Real McCoys TV show.)
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Some nice Jitterbug / Vintage West Coast Swing dancing throughout
this early Rock and Roll film. Legendary Jitterbug / West Coast
Swing Swing dancers Lennie Smith, Lou Southern, Frieda Wyckoff
and John Archer are featured in this film as well as others. The
vintage soundtrack is awesome as well for classic 1950's Rock
Music. |
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| Date: |
Studio: |
Director: |
Availability: |
| 1956 |
Columbia
Pictures |
Fred
F. Sears
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[DVD]
[VHS]
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| Runtime: |
Country
Made: |
Language: |
Color: |
| 77
minutes |
USA
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English
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Black
and White |
| Genre: |
Featured
Dancer |
Featured
Dance |
Dance
Rating |
Musical
/ Rock
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Earl
Barton & Lisa Gaye, Lennie
Smith |
Jitterbug,
West Coast Swing |
EXCELLENT |
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| Known
Dancers |
Choreographers |
Actors
/ Actresses |
| Earl
Barton |
Earl Barton (Choreographer) |
Alan
Freed (Himself) |
| Ed
Brandts |
Fred
Karger (Musical Director) |
Alix
Talton (Corinne Talbot) |
| Frieda
Angela Wyckoff |
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Charles
Sherlock (Technician) |
| Jeffrey
Sayre |
|
Elaine
DuPont |
| John
Archer |
|
Earl
Barton (Jimmy Johns) |
| Johnny
Duncan |
|
Ernie
Maresca (Himself) |
| Joe
Lanza |
|
Freddie
Bell (Himself) |
| Lennie
Smith |
|
Henry
Slate (Corny LaSalle) |
| Leslie
Dockery |
|
Harry
Tyler (Motel operator) |
| Lisa
Gaye |
|
Joe
Palma (Waiter) |
| Lou
Southern (was asked questions during dance) |
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Johnny
Johnston (Steve Hollis) |
| Michael
Peterson |
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John
Archer (Mike Dodd) |
| Ralph
Brooks |
|
Lisa
Gaye (Lisa Johns) |
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Martha
Wentworth (prom chaperone) |
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Michael
Mark (prom chaperone) |
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| Some Music Titles in Film |
Bands / Musicians / Singers |
Posters / Lobby Cards |
| ABC
Boogie |
Bill
Haley and the Comets |
n/a |
| Bacalao
Con Papa (Codfish & Potatos) |
Billy
Gussak |
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| Cuero
(Skins) |
Cliff
Leeman |
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| Giddy
Up Ding Dong |
Danny
Cedrone |
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| Happy
Baby |
Dick
Boccelli |
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| Mambo
Capri |
Freddy Bell and His Bellboys |
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| Mambo
Rock |
Joey
Ambrose |
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| Only
You |
Marshall
Lytle |
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| Razzle
Dazzle |
'Panama'
Francis |
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| R-O-C-K |
Platters,
the |
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| Rock-a-Beatin'
Boogie |
Tony
Martinez and his Band |
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| Rock
Around the Clock |
The
Comets:
Al Rex, Billy Williamson, Franny Beecher, Johnny Grande, Ralph Jones,
Rudy Pompilli |
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| Rudy's
Rock |
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| See
You Later Alligator |
The
Platters:
David Lynch, Herb Reed, Paul Robi, Tony Williams, Zola Taylor |
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| Solo
Y Triste (Sad and Lonely) |
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| The
Great Pretender |
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| We're
Gonna Teach You To Rock |
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| Books Available on this film ... |
| Title |
Author |
Date Published |
Publisher |
| n/a |
n/a |
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