Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Alan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll Band | ... | Alan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll Band |
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Fran Manfred | ... | Arabella |
Tuesday Weld | ... | Dori | |
Connie Francis | ... | Dori (singing voice) | |
Teddy Randazzo | ... | Tommy (as Teddy Randazzo of The Three Chuckles) | |
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Jacqueline Kerr | ... | Gloria |
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Ivy Schulman | ... | Baby |
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The Moonglows | ... | The Moonglows |
Chuck Berry | ... | Chuck Berry | |
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The Flamingos | ... | The Flamingos |
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Jimmy Cavallo and the House Rockers | ... | Jimmy Cavallo and the House Rockers (as Jimmy Cavallo and His House Rockers) |
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The Johnny Burnette Trio | ... | The Johnny Burnette Trio (as Johnny Burnette Trio) |
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La Vern Baker | ... | La Vern Baker |
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Cirino and the Bowties | ... | Cirino and the Bowties |
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | ... | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
A young teenage girl (Tuesday Weld) desperately tries to earn enough money to buy a dress for a school rock and roll dance. This early rock and roll feature, the 3rd in a series of 5 starring Disc Jockey and Rock N Roll impresario Alan Freed, includes performances by artist Chuck Berry, La Vern Baker, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Flamingos, The Moonglows and The Johnny Burnette Trio. Written by <jgp3553@excite.com>
Jaw-dropping black-and-white cheapie has typical teen scheming to get herself a strapless prom dress for the dance, which is being hosted by none other than Alan Freed (here desperately trying to sing and keep a beat). Tuesday Weld, very young and very green, opens the movie by bursting into song (with Connie Francis' vocals!). Corny, silly, deliriously dated but enjoyable on a garbage-flick level. Camp enthusiasts will be feasting on this trash-relic for years. Look fast for Valerie Harper as a rock-loving teen in the over-appreciative audience. ** from ****