ROCK, ROCK, ROCK-1956-Teenager Dory (13
year old Tuesday Weld in her movie debut) gets into some trouble
trying to make money so she can buy a new dress for her prom. A bitch
named Gloria (Jacqueline Kerr) tricks Dory into lending her some
money then blackmails Dory's boyfriend Tommy (Teddy Randazzo who of
course also sings) into taking her to the prom instead of Dory. Later
Dory turns the tables on Gloria and gets her dress, her date and Alan
Freed (also featured in ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK the same year) hosts
the prom which features music by Connie Francis (who also dubbed
Dory's singing), Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, Dion and The Belmonts,
LaVerne Baker, The Moonglows and Johnny Burnette.
This harmless black
and white nonsense with great music was the production collaboration
of Englishman Milton Subotsky (who wrote the screenplay) and American
Max Rosenberg before they formed Amicus Productions in England making
some great horror anthologies giving the then dominant Hammer studio
a run for it's money.
Director Will Price, a former husband of
Maureen O'Hara, didn't do anything after ROCK as his career was
hampered by alcohol abuse. He died in 1962 at the age of 48....
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