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Rock Around the Clock (1956)

Rock Around the Clock (1956)

Drama Comedy Romance Music

The screen's first great rock 'n' roll feature!

Release Date: 1956, March 21
Directors: Fred F. Sears
Countries: United States of America
Production: Clover Productions, Clover Productions, Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Murray Pollack, David Lynch, Jack Kane, Tony Williams, Michael Mark, Monty O'Grady, Johnny Duncan, Steve Carruthers, Jeffrey Sayre, Bernard Sell, Joe Palma, Martha Wentworth

Overview:

A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?

Keywords:

rock music