Twist Around the Clock

Twist Around the Clock
Twist Around the Clock
	Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Oscar Rudolph
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Chubby Checker
Cinematography	Gordon Avil
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Music by
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 30, 1961
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Twist Around the Clock is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's Rock Around the Clock. Like Rock Around the Clock, which was followed by a sequel titled Don't Knock the Rock, the film was followed by a sequel titled Don't Knock the Twist.

Plot[]

A struggling manager visiting a hayseed town discovers a new dance craze, the Twist, and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation.

Singers/groups featured[]

Chubby Checker as Chubby Checker
Dion DiMucci as Dion (as Dion)
Vicki Spencer as Vicki Spencer
The Marcels as The Marcels
as The Marcels Lead Singer (as The Marcels)
as The Marcels Bass Singer (as The Marcels)
as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels)
as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels)
as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels)
Allen Johnson as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels)
Clay Cole as Clay Cole
as Mitch Mason
as Tina Louden (as Mary Mitchell)
Maura McGiveney as Debbie Marshall
Tol Avery as Joe Marshall
Alvy Moore as Dizzy Bellew
Lenny Kent as Georgie Clark
as Jimmy Cook
as Larry Louden (as Jeff Parker)
Harry Davis

Production[]

Twist Around the Clock only cost $250,000 to make, but in less than six months it grossed six million - so of course I'm gonna make more 'Twist' movies !
— Sam Katzman

External links[]

Twist Around the Clock at IMDb

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