Rock All Night (1957)
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Its title notwithstanding, Roger Corman's Rock All Night is a tense little hostage melodrama. Corman regular Dick Miller stars as Shorty, a much-maligned hanger-on at the Cloud Nine tavern. Shorty's hotheaded pugnaciousness comes in handy when a pair of gunmen (played by Russell Johnson--yes, "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island! -- and Jonathan Haze) invade the Cloud Nine and terrorize the patrons. Mel Welles, who later played the kvetching flower-store proprietor in Little Shop of Horrors, is a riot as a hip-talking showbiz agent. Also on hand is Abby Dalton, the soon-to-be star of Corman's Viking Women and the Sea Serpent. The film's very brief musical interludes are provided by the Platters and the Blockbusters. Rock All Night was originally released on a double bill with Dragstrip Girl. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Abby Dalton - Julie
- Richard H. Cutting - Steve
- Mel Welles - Sir Bop
- Clegg Hoyt - Marty
- Jonathan Haze - Joey
- Ed Nelson - Pete
- Dick Miller - Shorty
- The Platters - Themselves
- The Blockbusters - Themselves
- Robin Morse - Al
- Bruno Ve Sota - Charlie
- Barboura Morris - Syl
- Russell Johnson - Jigger
- Jack de Witt - Philippe
- Chris Alcaide - Angie
- Charles Beach Dickerson - The Kid
- Richard Karlan - Jerry
- Director(s):
- Roger Corman
- Writer(s):
- Charles B. Griffith
- Producer(s):
- Roger Corman
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