Full streaming twist around the clock in high quality video with movie plot the plot is virtually identical to the plot of the earlier film rock around the clock. Chubby checker dion vicki spencer the marcels clay cole john bryant jeff parker tom middleton lenny kent allen johnson. See the full list of twist around the clock cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Out of luck agent mitch john cronin and pal alvy moore have fled the big city only to discover a singer clay cole and hot dance team mary mitchell, jeff parker who might solve all their problems, early in producer sam katzmans rocknroll revue. Young people dancing the twist outside the brooklyn fox. You will hear some familiar and not so familiar songs from your favourite artists, and artists you may not have. My dear friend dion just released a new cd called tank full of blues, and a new book called dion the wanderer talks truth. The story was basically the same and it had the same dialogue. Twist around the clock synopsis a music agent believes that a new dance called the twist will be a big hit with americas teenagers. Qualifying purchases could enjoy no interest if paid in full in 6 months. A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to.
When jobless band promoter mitch mason john cronin happens upon a hot new dance the twist in a smalltown club, he quickly tries to turn it into an overnight, national craze. Sears the film was shot over a short period of time. Twist around the clock 1961 cast and crew moviefone. Videos for twist around the clock turner classic movies. The plot is virtually identical to the plot of the earlier film rock around the clock.
Rare original vtg great chubby checkers twist around the clock movie photo. A promoter john cronin tries to publicize a new dance, the twist. Feb 21, 2020 in pixars onward, a pair of brothers have 24 hours to find a gem they need in order to complete a spell and spend a little time with their dead father. It was produced by b movie king sam katzman who would produce several elvis presley films in the 1960s and directed by fred f. Twist around the clock 1961 directed by oscar rudolph. Twist around the clock original 8x10 photo x7402 ebay. Watch twist around the clock online stream full movie directv. Photo, print, drawing young people dancing the twist outside the brooklyn fox theatre while waiting for the premiere opening of the movie twist around the clock photo by kas heppner, metropolitan photo service, inc. Like rock around the clock 1956 its a simple vehicle for acts. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still.
With chubby checker, dion dimucci, vicki spencer, the marcels. Sep 07, 2012 in 1961, chubby checker and a bunch of other popular singers brought the twist to the big screen in twist around the clock. Please check out my daughter jamie perlows new website. Manager mitch john cronin cant find a gig for his dance act mary mitchell, jeff parker when his sidekick alvy moore remembers that chubby checker is in town and might do them a solid, tune by kai. Starring chubby available at sunday internet movie poster. Watch twist around the clock starring chubby checker in this musical on directv. Rock around the clock is the title of a 1956 musical film that featured bill haley and his comets along with alan freed, the platters, tony martinez and his band and freddie bell and his bellboys.
The only thing good about this movie was dion singing runaround sue. Rent twist around the clock 1961 on dvd and bluray. Rock around the clock demo dance to the 60s duration. Like rock around the clock, which was followed by a sequel titled, dont knock the rock, the film was followed by a sequel titled, dont knock the twist synopsis. Watch twist around the clock online stream full movie. Biggest horror movie twists popsugar entertainment. Chirpy rnr movie with manager john cronin trying to cash in on the twist dance craze. It was produced by bmovie king sam katzman who would produce several elvis presley films in the 1960s and directed by fred f. Rent twist around the clock 1961 starring chubby checker and dion on dvd and bluray. How can anyone resist the first full length movie about the twist. Title young people dancing the twist outside the brooklyn fox theatre while waiting for the premiere opening of the movie twist around the clock photo by kas heppner, metropolitan photo service, inc.
In pixars onward, a pair of brothers have 24 hours to find a gem they need in order to complete a spell and spend a little time with their dead father. Lizanne has, as expected, a very small part 52 seconds. A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation. A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new. Twist around the clock is an american musical film released in 1961. Twist around the clock 1961 twist around the clock 1961. Included with the title lobby card for twist around the clock is a title card for high time 1960, a mexican lobby card for mahogany 1975, and lobby cards for a star is born 1977, celebration at big sur 1971, thats entertainment 1974, thats dancing 1985, thats entertainment iii 1994, what a way to go 1964, bernardine 1957. Its no great cinematic achievement, but this is a fun movie. Twist around the clock is a show that features music from the years 19561964 i may go a year or two on either side of this time period, depending on the artist. I watched rock around the clock and then twist around the clock. Check out chubby checker, dion, clay cole and the marcels. Twist around the clock 61 john cronin dal mckennon rare ebay.
The film centers on mitch mason john cronin who has been managing a washed up rock n roll act. A music agent believes that a new dance called the twist will be a big hit with americas teenagers. Onward is a perfectly fine pixar movie with a bizarre twist. Cast and crew credits for twist around the clock, 1961, directed by oscar rudolph, with chubby checker, dion, vicki spencer, at turner classic movies. With the rise of exciting horror movie twists in scarefests like the boy, get out, us, and more, its clear that the horror genres ability to deliver a. Twist around the clock 1961 the movie database tmdb. Not only is this written by the same screen writer who wrote the earlier rock around the clock, it uses the same exact lines. Out of luck agent mitch john cronin and pal alvy moore have fled the big city only to discover a singer clay cole and hot dance team mary mitchell, jeff parker who might solve all their problems, early in producer sam katzmans rocknroll revue twist around.
The heros twist band has been hired to play at a charity bazaar, the idea being that it would be a big flop their booking agent was doublecrossing them to prove that the twist is a big nothing. I suppose if film producers feel the need to use pop culture fads as the inspiration for their cinematic dreams, twist around the clock is an enjoyable enough result. Twist around the clock, the first of two twist films produced by sam katzman and featuring the great chubby checker, is basically a remake of the old bill haley vehicle rock around the clock, and like that film, the star here, chubby checker, is little more than a guest star in his own film. Rent twist around the clock 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd. Both films feature a whole lot of twistin combined with decent plots and twist around the clock serves as a showcase for dion and two of his hit songs, runaround sue and the wanderer. Manager mitch john cronin cant find a gig for his dance act mary mitchell, jeff parker when his sidekick alvy moore remembers that chubby checker is in town and might do them a solid, tune by kai mann, in sam katzmans twist around the clock, 1961. Like rock around the clock, which was followed by a sequel titled, dont knock the rock, the film was followed by a sequel titled, dont knock the twist. Apr, 2014 a 3rd clip taken from the 1961 movie twist around the clock.
Twist around the clock 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Both films feature a whole lot of twistin combined with decent plots and twist around the clock serves. A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, and investigates on his own, finding that every trail leads to a 9yearold orphan living in a group home. Twist around the clock 1961 12301961 us music, comedy 1h 23m user score. Great songs from the genres of doowop, rock n roll, teen idols, girl groups, and pop. A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into. Rare original vtg 1961 chubby checker twist around the clock movie photo still. Along with the twist dance craze in the early 1960s came twist themed movies, and this dvd release has two of the more memorable artifacts of the fad. Offering tens of thousands of items to choose from. Twist around the clock and don t knock the twist, both starring chubby checker and filmed in the early 1960s, when the twist was the world s biggest dance craze, causing whole clubs to be built to accommodate the dance and its many frenzied fans. Twist around the clock 1961 twist around the clock.