Movielogr
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Directed by Fred F. Sears
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?
Length 77 minutes
Actors
Johnny Johnston | Alix Talton | Lisa Gaye | John Archer | Henry Slate | Earl Barton | Bill Haley | Alan Freed | Freddie Bell | Tony Martinez | Ernie Freeman Combo | Robert Banas | Franny Beecher | Lynette Bernay | Gilbert Brady | Nikki Faustino Brady | Frankie Brent | Steve Carruthers | George Christopherson | Russ Conti | Marie Dixon | Johnny Duncan | Elaine DuPont | Johnny Grande | Jean Harvey | Ralph Jones | Jack Kane | Chick Keeney | Joe Lanza | David Lynch | Ernie Maresca | Michael Mark | Jerry Mayo | Sol Murgi | Monty O'Grady | Joe Palma | Murray Pollack | Rudy Pompilli | Herb Reed | Al Rex | Paul Robi | Jeffrey Sayre | Bernard Sell | Charles Sherlock | Lennie Smith | Lou Southern | Zola Taylor | Harry Tyler | Martha Wentworth | Tony Williams | Billy Williamson | Freda Angela Wyckoff