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The Continental Twist

  • 1961
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
63
YOUR RATING
The Continental Twist (1961)
ComedyMusical

Sam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and raise the bail to get Louis Prima out of jail.Sam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and raise the bail to get Louis Prima out of jail.Sam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and raise the bail to get Louis Prima out of jail.

  • Directors
    • Allan David
    • William J. Hole Jr.
  • Writer
    • Berni Gould
  • Stars
    • Louis Prima
    • June Wilkinson
    • Sam Butera
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    63
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Allan David
      • William J. Hole Jr.
    • Writer
      • Berni Gould
    • Stars
      • Louis Prima
      • June Wilkinson
      • Sam Butera
    • 6User reviews
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    Louis Prima and June Wilkinson in The Continental Twist (1961)
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    Louis Prima
    Louis Prima
    • Louis Evans
    June Wilkinson
    June Wilkinson
    • Jenny Watson
    Sam Butera
    Sam Butera
    • Self
    • (as Sam Butera and the Witnesses)
    Gertrude Michael
    Gertrude Michael
    • Letitia Clunker
    David Whorf
    • Riffy
    • (as David M. Whorf)
    Hal Torey
    • The Mayor
    Ty Perry
    • Mr. Arturo
    Fred Sherman
    Fred Sherman
    • Julius
    Dick Winslow
    Dick Winslow
    • M. Dubois
    Gil Frye
    • Policeman
    Jim Lounsbury
    • Self - Prologue
    Tom Mathews
    • Self - Leader, Tom Mathews and The All-Stars, Prologue
    • (as Tom Mathews and the All-Stars)
    Joe Cavalier
    • Self - Prologue
    Parisian Twisters
    • Themselves - Prologue
    Manhattan Twisters
    • Themselves - Prologue
    Bobby Morris
    • Bobby Morris
    John Nagy
    • John Nagy
    Allen Seltzer
    • Allen Seltzer
    • Directors
      • Allan David
      • William J. Hole Jr.
    • Writer
      • Berni Gould
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    • Trivia
      June Wilkinson said she loved working with Louie Prima and his band, and that Prima was a true gentleman. In the make-up room, his band would love to tell off-color jokes, but Prima wouldn't let them do it around her. At the end of the movie, he gave her a diamond and gold bracelet with an inscription that said, "To a fine lady."
    • Connections
      Featured in Twist (1992)

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    8/10
    Twist all Night!
    This flick is an absolute howl! Louis Prima's club scene is being muscled out by a mercenary TWISTING GANG. Yes. The gang is being paid to come to his shows and NOT TWIST. They're paid to sit at the tables and look bored, and are not allowed to buy drinks. What's driving this youth gang to such extremes? They want the money so they can buy matching "Twist Club" jackets. Seriously. You can see how the plot would naturally progress right into international art theft and a United Nations Twist Party at a wealthy socialite ball, with Prima supplying the live band. Having trouble making that leap? Here's what you need to know: Louis Prima is primarily a pop star. He used jazz, big band swing, rock and anything else he could get his paws on to provide entertainment and stay current with the trends in music. The twist craze was being jumped on by everybody at the time, and Prima was a natural. Highlights of this flick are actual live performances done by Prima and the band--lots of them. June Wilkinson as his romantic interest is hot, although she was never actually a Playboy playmate--she just appeared in the magazine several times. Google her images and you'll come across at least two huge reasons to see this film (wink). I love Sam Butera, but his nearly whiteface (yes he's white but you'll see what I mean) rendering of Chantilly Lace is perhaps the most painful musical interlude in film history. I really wish Louis had done a flick with the Bowery Boys in a haunted house setting, because this film suggests the potential of such a pairing. This flick will make you Twist all Night, one way or another. Me? I love this film.
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    • mikemacarthur
    • May 1, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1962 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Young and the Cool
    • Production company
      • Keelou Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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