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Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956 film)

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Shake, Rattle & Rock!
Directed byEdward L. Cahn
Written byLou Rusoff
Produced byAlex Gordon
James H. Nicholson
StarringTouch Connors
Lisa Gaye
Sterling Holloway
Douglass Dumbrille
CinematographyFrederick E. West
Edited byRobert S. Eisen
Charles Gross
Music byAlexander Courage
Production
company
Sunset Productions
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1957 (1957-04-05)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$79,000[1]

Shake, Rattle & Rock! is a 1956 American musical comedy drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Mike Connors, Lisa Gaye and Sterling Holloway. It was distributed by American International Pictures. It was originally released as a double feature with Runaway Daughters.

Plot

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A disc jockey and a hipster battle adults trying to ban rock and roll in a small town.

Cast

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Production

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Filming for Shake, Rattle and Rock! began on July 23, 1956.[2] It was the first in a series of films for Sunset Productions, distributed by AIP.[3]

Soundtrack

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  • Fats Domino – "I'm in Love Again" (written by Domino as Antoine Domino)
  • Fats Domino – "Honey Chile"
  • Fats Domino – "Ain't That a Shame" (written by Domino and David Bartholomew)
  • Joe Turner – "Feelin' Happy"
  • Big Joe Turner – "Lipstick, Powder & Paint" (written by Charles F. Calhoun)
  • "The Choker"
  • "Rock, Rock, Rock"
  • "Sweet Love on My Mind" (written by Wayne Walker)
  • "Rockin' on Saturday Night" (written by George Matola and Johnny Lehmann)

Reception

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In a modern-day review, Allmovie called the film "endearingly awful" and awarded it film a rating of two stars.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Alex. "The Pit and the Pen". No. 39. p. 29. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ Godbout, Oscar (23 June 1956). "Gregory to Film Novel by Kantor: Producer Will Make 'On My Honor' from 'God and My Country' for R.K.O. Warwick Signs Two of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 15.
  3. ^ Schallert, Edwin (13 July 1956). "Drama: Sheldon Reynolds Will Do 'Tequila' in Mexico; 'Black Stockings' a foot". Los Angeles Times. p. 25.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1957)". AllMovie. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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