Twist Around The Clock (1961)
It's twist-errific! - the first full-length movie about the twist!
A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation.
- Date of release
- 1961-12-30
- TMDB
- 4.4 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Director
- Oscar Rudolph
Casting
- Chubby Checker — Chubby Checker
- Dion DiMucci — Dion
- Vicki Spencer — Vicki Spencer
- Cornelius Harp — The Marcels Singer
- Frederick Molton Johnson — The Marcels Singer
- Gene Bricker — The Marcels Singer
- Ronald Mundy — The Marcels Singer
- Richard Knauss — The Marcels Singer
- Allen Johnson — The Marcels Singer
- Clay Cole — Clay Cole
- John Cronin — Mitch Mason
- Mary Mitchel — Tina Louden
Interesting facts
Twist Around the Clock is a 1961 American musical film directed by Oscar Rudolfph and starring Chubby Checker. It was written by Robert E. Kent and was a remake of Rock Around the Clock (1956). It was followed by the sequel Don't Knock the Twist (1962).
Production
Producer Sam Katzman said: "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!".
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