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A frustrated big-band promoter bumps into rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets.A frustrated big-band promoter bumps into rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets.A frustrated big-band promoter bumps into rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets.
Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
- Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
- (as Freddie Bell and His Bellboys)
Robert Banas
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaQueen Elizabeth II requested a print of this film be shown at Buckingham Palace, one of this first times this was done with a major motion picture.
- GoofsWhen Lisa Johns is being interviewed by Corinne Talbot at a street side diner, you see the same woman in a fur coat walk by the window (twice) while the same car and transit bus (twice) go by the window after the traffic signal changes.
- Quotes
Steve Hollis: The public's going in for sounds, Georgie. They want to hear small groups, vocalists, novelty combos.
- Crazy creditsInstead of "The End," the movie concludes with THE LIVING END
- ConnectionsFeatured in Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
- SoundtracksRock Around The Clock
Written by Max Freedman and James E. Myers (uncredited)
Performed by Bill Haley and the Comets (as Bill Haley and His Comets) (uncredited)
Recording through the courtesy of Decca Records: Inc.
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A fictional story about the emergence of Rock & Roll onto the teenage U.S. musical scene.
What fun to come upon this 1950s gem on cable TV today! At first I thought I was seeing Debra Paget, but it turned out to be her sister, Lisa Gaye, who played a prominent role in this film and demonstrated real dancing skill. This movie is so special, not only because it showcases rock & roll's important early performers, but also its place in musical time -- right at the pop music transition from the big bands to the much smaller combos. In fact, the term "combo" was apparently not in popular use yet. In the film, these small rock & roll bands are referred to as "combinations" of musicians. And the dancing was a joy to watch! Influences from the Big Band era were still strong as couples did variations of swing and jitterbug with the brand new additions of non-touch formula steps that later led to the Twist, the Mashed Potato and all the rest, right up to the present time when almost no one knows how to dance together as a couple. This film should be required viewing for anyone following the history of post-World War II popular music and the end of the big bands.
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- Dec 28, 2006
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- Also known as
- Außer Rand und Band
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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