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Twist Around The Clock is a film of genre Comedy directed by Oscar Rudolph released in USA on 30 december 1961 with Alvy Moore

Twist Around The Clock (1961)

Twist Around The Clock
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Released in USA 30 december 1961
Length 1h23
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Musical
Rating48% 2.4284652.4284652.4284652.4284652.428465

Twist Around the Clock is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's Rock Around the Clock. Like Rock Around the Clock, which was followed by a sequel titled, Don't Knock the Rock, this film was followed by a sequel titled, Don't Knock the Twist.

Synopsis

A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, "the Twist" and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation.

Actors

Alvy Moore

(Dizzy Bellew)Tol Avery

(Joe Marshall)Bess Flowers

(Charity Ball Guest)
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