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Rock Around the Clock (1956)
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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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Dance
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Rock Band
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B Movie
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Rock Music
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Beautiful Woman
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A fictional story about the emergence of Rock & Roll onto the teenage U.S. musical scene.
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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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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Comets drummer Ralph Jones took lots of home movies during the band's visit to Hollywood. This footage - which has been used by documentary filmmakers - includes the only known color footage from the set of this film.
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Featured in Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
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Rock Around The Clock
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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.