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Carnival Rock

  • 19571957
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
194
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Susan Cabot in Carnival Rock (1957)
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A movie about a rundown nightclub on a carnival pier and it's owner's love for the club's star who has eyes for someone else.A movie about a rundown nightclub on a carnival pier and it's owner's love for the club's star who has eyes for someone else.A movie about a rundown nightclub on a carnival pier and it's owner's love for the club's star who has eyes for someone else.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
194
YOUR RATING
    • Roger Corman
    • Leo Lieberman(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Susan Cabot
    • Brian G. Hutton
    • David J. Stewart
    • Roger Corman
    • Leo Lieberman(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Susan Cabot
    • Brian G. Hutton
    • David J. Stewart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Susan Cabot
    Susan Cabot
    • Natalie Cook
    Brian G. Hutton
    Brian G. Hutton
    • Stanley
    • (as Brian Hutton)
    David J. Stewart
    David J. Stewart
    • Christopher 'Christy' Cristakos
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Benny
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Celia
    Jonathan Haze
    Jonathan Haze
    • Max
    Ed Nelson
    Ed Nelson
    • Cannon
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Mr. Kirsch
    Chris Alcaide
    Chris Alcaide
    • Slug
    Frank Ray Perilli
    Frank Ray Perilli
    • Billy
    • (as Frankie Ray)
    Dorothy Neumann
    Dorothy Neumann
    • Clara
    Horace Logan
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Yvonne Peattie
    • Henry's Mother
    The Platters
    The Platters
    • The Platters
    David Houston
    • Davis Houston - Singer
    Bob Luman
    • Bob Luman - Singer
    • (as Bob Luman and his Shadows)
    The Blockbusters
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    Clara Andressa
    • Cleaning Woman
    • (uncredited)
      • Roger Corman
      • Leo Lieberman(story and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Filming started in May 1957 at Ziv Studios. Susan Cabot was borrowed from Universal, whom she was under contract to at the time.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Remember When
      Performed by The Platters

      Written by Buck Ram and Mickey Addy

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    It's Not a Good Movie But It's Easy to Recommend
    Carnival Rock (1957)

    ** (out of 4)

    Christy Cristakos (David J. Stewart) runs a hip nightclub, which features a lot of rock and roll talent including the beautiful Natalie Cook (Susan Cabot) who Christy has a thing for. The only problem is that she has the hots for Stanley (Brian Hutton), a younger and more hip guy. Soon Christy loses his club to Stanley and this sets him off down a dangerous path.

    Roger Corman's CARNIVAL ROCK is not a good movie but it's hard not to recommend it because of how strange it is. At first the film starts off in a rather good, fun mood and then, pretty much out of nowhere, it turns into a dark and overly bleak film with an incredibly strange character taking us through all of it.

    From the title, the poster and the set-up this here just appears to be another one of those rock and roll films from the 1950s where you saw cool people dancing and rocking out. The story itself is pretty basic as the less attractive guy wants the hot girl but she's into the hotter guy. This all changes because the Christy character's mental state is a complete mess and it turns into some sort of dark stalker tale.

    What's so strange is the fact that the lead performance and character are just downright bizarre to say the least. I'm really not sure if Stewart is really awful in the picture or really great. Remember how some people think Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING is terrific whereas others feel he's over-acting? Well, the same is true here. I really don't know what to make of Stewart's performance but it's really out there and bizarre to say the least. Both Cabot and Hutton are decent in their roles but it's actually Dick Miller who steals the picture with a very good supporting performance.

    CARNIVAL ROCK was obviously cheaply produced and the rock music in it is rather weak. There's certainly nothing really good about this film but at the same time it's lead character is just so weird and the story takes such a dark turn out of nowhere that you can't help but recommend it.
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      • September 1957 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Roger Corman Productions
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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