Summary
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.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.2
Audience score45%
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1956
March 21, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
DramaMusicRomanceComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 17 more52 people
- Johnny JohnstonSteve Hollis
- Alix TaltonCorinne Talbot
- Lisa GayeLisa Johns
- John ArcherMike Dodd
- Henry SlateCorny LaSalle
- EBEarl BartonJimmy Johns
- Bill HaleyHimself
- Alan FreedHimself
- FBFreddie BellHimself
- TMTony MartinezHimself
- Harry TylerMotel Operator (uncredited)
- EFErnie Freeman ComboHimself
Robert BanasDancer (uncredited)- FBFranny BeecherHimself
Lynette BernayGirl at Strawberry Springs Dance (uncredited)- GBGilbert BradyDancer (uncredited)
- NFNikki Faustino BradyDancer (uncredited)
- FBFrankie BrentHimself
Steve CarruthersClub Patron (uncredited)- GCGeorge ChristophersonDancer (uncredited)
- RCRuss ContiHimself
- MDMarie DixonYoung Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Johnny DuncanProm Dancer (uncredited)- EDElaine DuPontDancer (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Fred F. Sears Director
- Gene Anderson Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Robert E. Kent Story, Screenplay
- James B. Gordon Screenplay, Story
Production · 1
- Sam Katzman Producer
Camera · 1
- Benjamin H. Kline Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Saul A. Goodkind Editor
- Jack Ogilvie Editor
Sound · 2
- Fred Karger Music Supervisor
- J.S. Westmoreland Sound
Art · 2
- Sidney Clifford Set Decoration
- Paul Palmentola Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Earl Barton Choreographer
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