Rockabilly Baby (1957)

The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springfield with her two teen-age children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader, Mrs. Wellington, who supports ... See full summary »

Director:

William F. Claxton

Writers:

William Driskill, William George

Stars:

Virginia Field, Douglas Kennedy, Les Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Virginia Field	...	Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West
Douglas Kennedy	...	Tom Griffith
Les Brown	...	Himself
Irene Ryan	...	Eunice Johnson
Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. Wellington
Judy Busch	...	Cathy Carter
Marlene Willis	...	Linda Bennett
Gary Vinson	...	Jimmy Carter
Luis Amando	...	Singer (as Fred Darin)
Frank Sully	...	Bum
Gene Roth	...	Mr. Harry Johnson
Norman Leavitt	...	Mr. Fred Rogers
June Jocelyn	...	Mrs. Kay Rogers
Mary Benoit	...	Mrs. Hoffman
Hazel Shermet	...	Mrs. Hill

Storyline

The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springfield with her two teen-age children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader, Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffith, the high school principal. At the town's annual picnic, to which Eleanor has bought a band (Les Brown and His Band of Reknown), the town busy-body, Eunice, reveals what she had learned from Eleanor's past.

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Plot Keywords:

fictional city

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Taglines:

Dig This Action, Daddy-O!

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skia sti zoi tis

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Los Angeles Times newspaper ad from October 1957 shows that 20th Century Fox widely distributed this film on a double bill with Young and Dangerous.

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Connections

Featured in American Grindhouse (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Why Can't I?"
Written by Paul Dunlap
Sung by Luis Amando

User Reviews

Poor Man's Peyton Place

This is must viewing for fans of two of TV's most famous Grandma's. Ryan and Corby are fun to watch in their non-grandma parts. Rockabilly fans, however, won't find much "rock" or "billy" in Les Brown's band. They can sort of swing, but they don't come close to rockin'. Still, the music might be the movie's strongest asset for the plot is pretty weak, and in the end you know things will turn out swell for the Carter family.

The best unintentional gag through the film is Gary Vinson's character Jimmy Carter. Being that he and his sister are the new kids at school he is constantly introducing himself to the other students. "Hi, I'm Jimmy Carter."