Choo choo chboogie flows a bit better and would be my pick for inclusion on a best of, but dont knock the rock was the hit and had a builtin audience. The title of the film comes from one of haleys hit singles of 1956. But when he learns that his hometown has banned rock n roll, haines doesnt. Dont knock the rock is better movie excreted by clover productions, with a description of the movie is rock androller arnie haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers. These films featured the music and performances of white artists. The most significant of these was the girl cant help it. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. Dj freed is credited with inventing the term, rock n roll, and haley was a durable star for over a decade, selling 22 million copies of his hit, rock around the clock, and helping to establish rock music once and for all. Rent dont knock the rock 1956 starring alan freed and pierre watkin on dvd and bluray. Bill haley and his comets dont knock the rock 1956. A disc jockey tries to prove to teenagers parents that rock n roll is harmless and wont turn their kids into juvenile delinquents. Thats not to say that dont knock the rock and rock. Quickie followup to the enormously successful rock around the clock 1956, also featuring the granddaddy of rock nroll bill haley and his comets theres great period value in this movie. The tremendous box office success of rock around the clock meant that within months a followup was rushed into cinemas.
It was made in color, by a major studio, with expensive sets and used the. Dont knock the rock movie as marker in american race. Dont knock the rock 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dont knock the twist original soundtrack recording. A really good rock n roll film not much of a storyline more a compilation of bill haley and the comets greatest hits. Join our community just now to flow with the file dont knock the rock 1956 movie and make our. Rock around the clock which became one of the major box office successes of 1956 was shot primarily to capitalize on the popularity of bill haleys multimillionselling hit song, rock around the clock. Dont knock the rock alan freed, alan dale, little richard and the upsetters, bill haley and his comets, the treniers. Dont knock the rock 1957 rock n roll musical and its. Dont knock the rock, the quick followup to rock around the clock is a neglected but interesting movie in its own right. Dont knock the rock film and music festival has 2,318 members.
Don t knock the rock spotlights rock music in its infancy and features some of the genre s true originals. Dont knock the rock soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Dont knock the rock is a 1957 rock and roll film starring alan dale as a rock star who returns to his hometown to rest up for the summer only to. A swift followup to rock around the clock from producer sam katzman resulted in this rudimentary teenflick, in which singing sensation alan dale returns to his. Dont knock the rock dvd netflix rent movies and tv.
Been looking forever for a clear print of this, and rock around the clockalso on this siteever since i first saw an extremely darkened, ultragrainy and scratchy version on a local tv station, wayyyyyy back in 76. Alan freed spreads the message dont knock the rock 1957 with the help of little richard and bill haley and his comets view the tcmdb entry for dont knock the rock 1957. The 2003 movie dont knock the rock will show you exactly what a rock and roll gig is all about. Sam katzman produced a number of films featuring record stars and this is one of the better ones. Jerry lee pounding his piano, hair dangling wildly. Complete your chubby checker also featuring the dovells the carroll brothers dee dee sharp collection.
Plus all of the hits on a 150 track mp3 audio cd nb. Dont knock the rock film and music festival public group. Dont knock the rock 1956, directed by fred f sears film. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of dont knock the rock with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. But with the help of disc jockeypublicist alan freed and fellow artists including bill haley and the comets and little richard, they hope to. Gene vincent, little richard and jerry lee lewis are giving a graet performance. However, the mayor and other concerned adults have banned him from performing in his hometown because they consider him and his music a negative influence on the youth. A rock and roll star returns to his hometown to find that rock and roll has been banned by disapproving adults who say rock and roll is for morons. Two nearly identical songs in every way, and both are among haleys most exemplary, in my opinion. But with the help of disc jockeypublicist alan freed and fellow artists including bill haley and the comets and little richard. Dont knock the rock movie as marker in american race relations. Rock androller arnie haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers.
Though dont knock the rock has more plot and characters than most movies of this type, and it did reflect an actual serious controversy that was growing at the time and not just in the south, it is really just lighthearted. Dont knock the rock is a 1956 american musical film starring alan dale. Here you can download file dont knock the rock 1956 movie. So successful was rock around the clock that hollywood immediately produced several blatant ripoffs, including sam katzmans dont knock the rock. Alan freeds name appears on 1956 film poster for dont knock the rock with bill haley. Dont knock the rock 1956 2 minute trailer the kings of rock are rollin back to the screen little richard, bill haley and the comets,alan dale,alan freed, dave appell and the applejacks the. Dont knock the rock 1956 weary of the road, rock star arnie haines alan dale returns to his small town to relax. Although this movie, like the others, aimed at exploiting the rock n roll phenomenon, girl had important differences. Complete film, other versions cut little richards performance of, long tall sally.
Rock n roll movies have rarely been more true to the spirit of the music than these two from the mid50s. After two years of steady gigs arnie haines and his band mates have burntout. Festival founder allison anders, festival director gianna chachere, and music director tiffany anders have announced the launch of the first annual dont knock the rock festival. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. These are the tunes in the main from haleys second feature film for columbia, dont knock the rock, fresh original, explosive tunes performed with that lustrous, alwaysinmotion excitement that brings the happy, swinging rock n roll party right into your own living room.
Gene vincent, jerry lee lewis, little richard, the animals, the shouts, sounds incorporated, others. Dont knock twice nintendo switch download software games. Information about rock around the clock and dont knock the rock movies plus 1950s rock nroll music impact on american civil rights movement and race. The second film featuring bill haley and the comets, dont knock the rock, features a lot of great music from haleys comets, little richard, and the treniers, and this is probably the biggest dramatic role that alan freed had in any of his 1950s rock and roll epics, a role that he handles quite well. Dj freed is credited with inventing the term, rock n roll, and haley was a durable star for over a decade, selling 22 million copies of his hit, rock around the clock, and helping to establish rock.
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