As with Rock Around the Clock, this film was produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Fred F. Sears, and has an appearance by the music group of Bill Haley and the Comets as well as disc jokey Alan Freed. The main reason I decided to watch this now is because of the passing of Little Richard of which he performs two of his most famous songs-"Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally" in his unique performing style here. He and Bill Haley were perhaps the most enjoyable parts of this movie which consists of another familiar plot of an elder generation complaining about the kids and their "rock 'n' roll"! If one is willing to get through that again-as I was-then you should like Don't Knock the Rock just fine. Oh, and it does have a dance sequence near the end of the '20s styles which had one particular couple doing deadpan stares that made me laugh a little!
Review of Don't Knock the Rock
