The Big Beat (1958)
1h 21m
Running Time
May 24, 1958Release Date
The Big Beat (1958)
1h 21m
Running Time
May 24, 1958Release Date
Plot.
Young man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.
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Cast & Crew.
![William Reynolds](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36001-william-reynolds.webp)
William Reynolds
John Randall
![Andra Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1179974-andra-martin.webp)
Andra Martin
Nikki Collins
![Andra Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/99874-andra-martin.webp)
Andra Martin
Nikki Collins
![Gogi Grant](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/116876-gogi-grant.webp)
Gogi Grant
Cindy Adams
![Jeffrey Stone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/95909-jeffrey-stone.webp)
Jeffrey Stone
Danny Phillips
![Will Cowan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Will Cowan
Director
![David P. Harmon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David P. Harmon
Writer
![Bill Goodwin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27655-bill-goodwin.webp)
Bill Goodwin
Joseph Randall
Media.
![The Big Beat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/104960-the-big-beat.webp)
Details.
Release DateMay 24, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Big Beat is a 1958 American musical comedy film distributed by Universal International, which was directed and produced by Will Cowan, written by David P. Harmon, and starred William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Gogi Grant, and Jeffrey Stone. It was shot in Eastmancolor, by Pathe, and was released on May 24, 1958, as a double bill with Summer Love. The story is about a young man fresh out of college named John Randall who tries to persuade his father, a record company own, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.
This film is well known to have featured many famous and popular singers, musicians, and musical groups of the 1950s, including Charlie Barnet, Buddy Bregman, Alan Copeland, The Del-Vikings, and Jeri Southern.