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Rock Around the Clock (1956)
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Release Date:
21 March 1956 (USA)
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The Music.The Dancing. Rock'n'Roll at its Beginning. more
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A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance...
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best rock 'n roll movie ever
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bill Haley | ... | Himself |
| Rudy Pompilli | ... | Himself (Comets saxophonist) |
| Al Rex | ... | Himself (Comets bassist) |
| Franny Beecher | ... | Himself (Comets guitarist) |
| Johnny Grande | ... | Himself (Comets pianist) |
| Ralph Jones | ... | Himself (Comets drummer) |
| Billy Williamson | ... | Himself (Comets steel guitar player) |
| Tony Williams | ... | Himself (with The Platters) |
| Zola Taylor | ... | Herself (with The Platters) |
| Herb Reed | ... | Himself (with The Platters) |
| David Lynch | ... | Himself (with The Platters) |
| Paul Robi | ... | Himself (with The Platters) |
| Tony Martinez | ... | Himself |
| Freddie Bell | ... | Himself |
| Alan Freed | ... | Himself |
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77 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Filmed in January 1956.
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Featured in Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
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A. B. C. Boogie
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To really appreciate this film, you have to be a guy/gal who was into pop music when it first came out in 1954 or so---Bill Haley and the Comets were the first group to follow the early fifties sound of Frankie Laine, Johnny Ray, etc., that really had a "bounce" to their music---Elvis soon followed, along with Little Richard, Fats Domino and Pat Boone and the like. All of their hits up to then are in this movie, along with the Platters' two early million sellers. Why this movie is not out on DVD I'll never understand---if "The Girl Can't Help it" can make it to video, this one should----hope someone lights a fire under the powers that be who can make this popping' fifties hit available soon.