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Overview

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5.4/10   13 votes
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Director:
Joseph Kohn
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 May 1956 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Music more
Tagline:
Rhythm-Packed and Star-Studded!
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User Comments:
Short version, short review more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Cholly Atkins ... Himself (as Cole and Atkins)
Louie Bellson ... Himself
Delta Rhythm Boys ... Themselves
Ruth Brown ... Herself
Willie Bryant ... Himself - Master of Ceremonies
The Clovers ... Themselves
Nat 'King' Cole ... Himself
Charles 'Honi' Coles ... Himself (as Coles and Atkins)
Larry Darnell ... Himself
Martha Davis ... Herself
Duke Ellington ... Himself
Lionel Hampton ... Himself
Little Buck ... Himself
Mantan Moreland ... Himself
Leonard Reed ... Himself
Nipsey Russell ... Himself
Big Joe Turner ... Himself
Dinah Washington ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
Rock and Roll Review (USA)
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:Btl
Company:
Studio Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The half-hour run time on the Mill Creek DVD (from the original Studio Films release) may be all there is. The opening titles only list seven acts (see the Soundtrack section). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Okimoshebop more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Short version, short review, 6 January 2007
4/10
Author: Tom Willett (yonhope) from Central Midwest, USA

Hi, Everyone,

I have a version of this that is part of a DVD collection which contains 10 titles. My version of the movie lasts less than 40 minutes, although the information that accompanies the collection lists the running time as 75 minutes.

I watched the video and enjoyed Big Joe Turner's one song and the Clovers' one song. Dinah Washington sang a nice tune and Nat "King" Cole did a number with his trio.

Duke Ellington appears twice and his drummer Louis Bellson is featured on one song. All the music is good but never great, and except for the Clovers and Big Joe Turner, not Rock and Roll. It is quite possible some of the missing acts are Rock and Roll and it somehow was lost for the copy I have. Larry Darnell does an excellent job with his upbeat ballad and comes across much like Sam Cooke.

The emcee is excellent, even though the audience footage appears to be from some different show. Leonard Reed performs well in a comedy sketch. There is a good tap dance routine by a duo who later appear as comic actors.

I would have enjoyed it more if I had seen the version with Nipsey Russell and Ruth Brown and Mantan Moreland.

For 1955 I would have liked it more if Nat Cole had done one of his hits.

Tom Willett

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