Don't Knock the Twist
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| Don't Knock the Twist | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oscar Rudolph |
| Screenplay by | Robert E. Kent |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Lang Jeffries Chubby Checker Gene Chandler Vic Dana |
| Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | Freddy Karger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 13 April 1962 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Untitled | |
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Don't Knock the Twist is a 1962 film starring Lang Jeffries, directed by Oscar Rudolph and produced by Sam Katzman for release by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1961 film Twist Around the Clock
Plot summary
Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.
Cast
- Chubby Checker as Chubby Checker
- Gene Chandler as The Duke of Earl
- Vic Dana as Vic Dana
- Linda Scott as Linda Scott
- The Dovells as The Dovells
- Len Barry as Len Barry (as The Dovells)
- Mike Dennis as Mike Dennis (as The Dovells)
- Arnie Satin as Arnie Satin (as The Dovells)
- Jerry Summers as Jerry Summers (as The Dovells)
- The Carroll Bros as The Carroll Bros.
- Lang Jeffries as Ted Haver
- Mari Blanchard as Dulcie Corbin
- Georgine Darcy as Madge Albright
- Stephen Preston as Billy Albright
- Barbara Morrison as Mrs. Morrison
Songs performed in the movie
- "Don't Knock The Twist" - Chubby Checker
- "Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler
- "Slow Twistin'" - Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
- "Yessiree" - Linda Scott
- "Little Altar Boy" - Vic Dana
- "The Fly" - Chubby Checker
- "Do The New Continental" - The Dovells
- "Hey Bo Diddley" - The Carroll Brothers
- "Mashed Potato Time" - Dee Dee Sharp
- "Bristol Stomp" - The Dovells
Soundtrack track listing
- "Twistin'" (Mann-Appell) 2:08
- "Bristol Stomp" (Mann-Appell) 2:18
- "La Paloma Twist" (Kal Mann) 2:32
- "Mashed Potato Time" (Sheldon-Land) 2:27
- "Bo Diddley" (Bo Diddley) 3:05 (misspelled "Diddely" on cover and label)
- "I Love To Twist" (Mann-Lowe) 2:40
- "Don't Knock The Twist" (Mann-Appell) 2:17
- "Salome Twist" (Karger-Kent) 1:38
- "The Fly" (Madara-White) 2:27
- "Smashed Potatoes" (Sheldon-Leon) 2:27
- "Slow Twistin'" (Jon Sheldon) 2:31
External links
- Don't Knock the Twist at IMDb
- Don't Knock the Twist at AllMovie
- Don't Knock the Twist at the TCM Movie Database
- Don't Knock the Twist at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Don't Knock The Twist at Turner Classic Movies
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