Rock Rock Rock! (1956)
December 26, 1956Release Date
Rock Rock Rock! (1956)
December 26, 1956Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Freed
Himself
Fran Manfred
Arabella
Tuesday Weld
Dori
Connie Francis
Dori
Teddy Randazzo
Tommy
Jacqueline Kerr
Gloria
Harvey Fuqua
Himself (The Moonglows)
Ivy Schulman
Baby
Bobby Lester
Himself (The Moonglows)
Prentiss Barnes
Himself (The Moonglows)
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Billy Johnson
Himself (The Moonglows)
Will Price
Director
Jake Carey
Himself (The Flamingos)
Milton Subotsky
Writer
Zeke Carey
Himself (The Flamingos)
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Rock, Rock, Rock! is a 1956 musical drama film conceived, co-written and co-produced by Milton Subotsky and directed by Will Price. The film is an early jukebox musical featuring performances by established rock and roll singers of the era, including Chuck Berry, LaVern Baker, Teddy Randazzo, the Moonglows, the Flamingos, and the Teenagers with Frankie Lymon as lead singer. Later West Side Story cast member David Winters is also featured. Famed disc jockey Alan Freed made an appearance as himself.
The movie has a fairly simple plot: teenage girl Dori Graham (played by 13-year-old Tuesday Weld, with a credited Connie Francis dubbed in as Dori's singing voice) can't persuade her dad to buy her a strapless gown and has to get the money together herself in time for the prom. Jack Collins plays the frustrated dad.
Valerie Harper made her debut in a brief appearance as an extra seated at the center table during the performance of "Ever Since I Can Remember" by Cirino and the Bowties and can be seen after the performance of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. This was also Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' film debut.
Almost every member of the cast was signed to a record label at the time, which was credited along with each star. In 1984, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. The film's numerous musical numbers may have been copyrighted separately, however.