Jamboree! (1957)

Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Lockwood

Writers:

Leonard Kantor, Milton Subotsky

Stars:

Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Bowen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fats Domino	...	Himself
Jerry Lee Lewis	...	Himself
Jimmy Bowen	...	Himself
Buddy Knox	...	Himself
Charlie Gracie	...	Himself
Joe Williams	...	Himself
Jodie Sands	...	Herself
Frankie Avalon	...	Himself
Louis Lymon and the Teenchords	...	Themselves
Slim Whitman	...	Himself
Carl Perkins	...	Himself
Andy Martin	...	Himself
Cauby Peixoto	...	Himself - Disk Jockey (as Ron Coby)
Rocco and His Saints	...	Themselves
Connie Francis	...	(voice)

Storyline

Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them to go solo?

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Plot Keywords:

disc jockey

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Taglines:

17 GREAT RECORDING STARS! 21 BIG HIT TUNES! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1958 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Jamboree

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vanguard Productions (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frankie Avalon is seen here as a pre-teenager, in dungarees, just months before his breakthrough hit of "Dee Dee Dinah" was released and Frankie was seen on "American Bandstand" as a new teen idol. This transformation was alluded to in "The Idolmaker"(1980), the story of Rock promoter Bob Marcucci , who worked with Frankie Avalon and others.

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Goofs

It is obvious that Buddy Knox and his group are lip syncing to their record "Hula Love" since their electric guitars are not plugged in.

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Soundtracks

"Cross Over"
Written by Ollie Jones and Buddy Smith

User Reviews

Rock 'n' roll, rockabilly and jazz entertainers shine.

Pitiful plot and sorry as a movie. But the real stars performing makes for good viewing. A young couple played by Freda Holloway and Paul Carr want to be famous singers. Kay Medford plays the agitating manager that manipulates the two songbirds,that don't even come near professionalism; let alone sing good rock 'n' roll. Although the singing voice of Holloway is that of singer Connie Francis.

Also in the cast are disc jockey Dick Clark and songwriter Aaron Schroder. Schroder in the real world wrote many hit songs; the best were for Elvis Presley and Gene Pitney.

Some of the real stars of this film, doing their thing for the camera are: Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Avalon, Fats Domino, Charlie Gracie, Buddy Knox, Count Basie, Slim Whitman and Carl Perkins.

The plot is a flop and the music is hip. Turn the lights on low and GO! Daddyo! GO!