The Big Beat (1958)
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Young man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.
- Date of release
- 1958-05-24
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Will Cowan
Casting
- William Reynolds — John Randall
- Andra Martin — Nikki Collins
- Gogi Grant — Cindy Adams
- Jeffrey Stone — Danny Phillips
- Rose Marie — May Gordon
- Hans Conried — Vladimir Skilsky
- Bill Goodwin — Joseph Randall
- Howard Miller — Himself
- Jack Straw — Chick
- Phil Harvey — Director
- Ingrid Goude — Secretary
- Steve Drexel — Piano Player
Interesting facts
The Big Beat is a 1958 American musical comedy film distributed by Universal International, which was directed and produced by Will Cowan, written by David P. Harmon, and starred William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Gogi Grant, and Jeffrey Stone. It was shot in Eastmancolor, by Pathe, and was released on May 24, 1958, as a double bill with Summer Love. The story is about a young man fresh out of college named John Randall who tries to persuade his father, a record company owner, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.
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