Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) | Directed by Will Price - Full Movie

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Dori is trying to get together enough money to buy a strapless gown; Daddy has cut off Dori's allowance, but gee, she's gotta go to the prom.

Rock, Rock, Rock! is a 1956 black-and-white motion picture conceived, co-written and co-produced by Milton Subotsky and directed by Will Price. The film is an early jukebox musical featuring performances by established rock and roll singers of the era, including Chuck Berry, LaVern Baker, Teddy Randazzo, the Moonglows, the Flamingos, and the Teenagers with Frankie Lymon as lead singer. Later West Side Story cast member David Winters is also featured. Famed disc jockey Alan Freed made an appearance as himself.

The movie has a fairly simple plot: teenage girl Dori Graham (played by then 13-year-old Tuesday Weld, with a credited Connie Francis dubbed in as Dori's singing voice) can't persuade her dad to buy her a strapless gown and has to get the money together herself in time for the prom. Jack Collins plays the frustrated dad.

Directed by: Will Price
Written by: Phyllis Coe, Milton Subotsky
Produced by: Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
Starring: Tuesday Weld, Chuck Berry, Alan Freed, Teddy Randazzo
Music by: Milton Subotsky, Frank Virtue, Ray Ellis
Production company: Vanguard Productions
Distributed by: Distributors Corporation of America
Release date: December 7, 1956
Running time: 85 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $75,000 plus $25,000 in deferments

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