Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
One of an outcropping of "twist" dance craze movies to pop up like mushrooms after a rain, this standard musical drama by director Oscar Rudolph is actually a sequel to producer Sam Katzman's earlier success, Twist around the Clock. The plot on which the many twist dances hinge is the preparation for a TV variety show on the twist. While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems -- and a lot of dancing. Performers featured as themselves include Chubby Checker, Vic Dana, Linda Scott, The Dovells, and the Carroll Brothers -- all popular in the early '60s. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gene Chandler
- Director(s):
- Oscar Rudolph
Synopsis of Don't Knock the Twist
One of an outcropping of "twist" dance craze movies to pop up like mushrooms after a rain, this standard musical drama by director Oscar Rudolph is actually a sequel to producer Sam Katzman's earlier success, Twist around the Clock. The plot on which the many twist dances hinge is the preparation for a TV variety show on the twist. While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems -- and a lot of dancing. Performers featured as themselves include Chubby Checker, Vic Dana, Linda Scott, The Dovells, and the Carroll Brothers -- all popular in the early '60s. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Don't Knock the Twist
- Gene Chandler - The Duke of Earl
- Mari Blanchard - Dulcie Corbin
- Nydia Westman - Dressmaker
- Hortense Petra - Mrs. Kay
- Tim Sullivan - Mr. Fullerton
- Frank Albertson - Herb Walcott
- James Chandler - Joe Albright
- Vic Dana - Himself
- Georgine Darcy - Madge Albright
- Lang Jeffries - Ted Haver
- Barbara Morrison - Mrs. Morrison
- Elizabeth Harrower - Ruth Emerson
- Viola Harris - Fashion Editor
- Ralph Montgomery - Reporter
- David Landfield - Director
- Linda Scott - Herself
- Chubby Checker - Himself
- Director(s):
- Oscar Rudolph
- Writer(s):
- James B. Gordon
- Producer(s):
- Sam Katzman
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