Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
| Written by | Lou Rusoff |
| Produced by | Alex Gordon James H. Nicholson |
| Starring | Touch Connors Lisa Gaye Sterling Holloway Douglass Dumbrille |
| Cinematography | Frederick E. West |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen Charles Gross |
| Music by | Alexander Courage Ronald Stein |
Production company | Sunset Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $79,000[1] |
Shake Rattle and Rock! is a 1956 musical and comedy-drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn for American International Pictures. It was originally released as a double feature with Runaway Daughters.
Cast
- Mike Connors (credited as "Touch Connors") as Garry Nelson
- Lisa Gaye as June Fitzdingle
- Sterling Holloway as Albert "Axe" McAllister
- Douglass Dumbrille as Eustace Fentwick III
- Raymond Hatton as Horace Fitzdingle
- Margaret Dumont as Georgianna Fitzdingle
- Percy Helton as Hiram, the funeral director
- Paul Dubov as Bugsy Smith
- Eddie Kafafian as Nick
- Charles Evans as Bill Bentley
- Clarence Kolb as Judge McCombs
- Fats Domino as himself
- Tommy Charles as himself
- Jimmy Pickford as Eddie
- Leon Tyler as Aloysius Pentigrouch
- Pat Gregory as Pat
- Rosie & Carlos as teen dance contest winners
- Annitta Ray as Annita, singing slum teen
- Giovanna Fiorino as Helen
- Frank Jenks as Frank, TV program manager
- Joe Devlin as squad car officer
- Pierre Watkin as Armstrong, editor
- Nancy Kilgas as Nancy
- Choker Campbell as himself
- Big Joe Turner as himself
Production
Shooting started 23 July 1956.[2] It was the first in a series of films for Sunset Productions, distributed by AIP.[3]
Soundtrack
- Fats Domino – "I'm in Love Again" (written by Fats Domino as Antoine Domino)
- Fats Domino – "Honey Chile"
- Fats Domino – "Ain't That a Shame" (written by Fats Domino and David Bartholomew)
- Joe Turner – "Feelin' Happy"
- Big Joe Turner – "Lipstick, Powder & Paint" (written by Charles F. Calhoun)
- "Choker, The"
- "Rock, Rock, Rock"
- "Sweet Love on My Mind" (written by Wayne Walker)
- "Rockin' on Saturday Night" (written by George Matola and Johnny Lehmann)
Critical response
Allmovie gave the film a rating of 2 stars. A review by Cinemania criticized the actors "for the way they chew up the scenes!".[4]
See also
References
- ^ Gordon, Alex. "The Pit and the Pen". No. 39. p. 29.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (13 July 1956). "Drama: Sheldon Reynolds Will Do 'Tequila' in Mexico; 'Black Stockings' a foot". Los Angeles Times. p. 25.
- ^ http://cinemania.co.nz/review.php?id=253.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) Archived February 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Shake, Rattle & Rock! at IMDb
- Shake, Rattle & Rock! is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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