Shake, Rattle & Rock!

1956
1h 12m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

214

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Comedy Drama Musical

A group of concerned adults try to ban rock and roll music in their town because they think that the music promotes juvenile delinquency. It's now up to a disc jockey and a hipster to defend...Read allA group of concerned adults try to ban rock and roll music in their town because they think that the music promotes juvenile delinquency. It's now up to a disc jockey and a hipster to defend the music in a televised trial. The movie also features several rock and roll performance...Read allA group of concerned adults try to ban rock and roll music in their town because they think that the music promotes juvenile delinquency. It's now up to a disc jockey and a hipster to defend the music in a televised trial. The movie also features several rock and roll performances, most notably from Fats Domino.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

214

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film of natives shown in the 'trial' is of Australian aborigines dancing.

Goofs
The opening credits spellFats Domino's name as "Antione", rather than "Antoine".

Connections
Featured inIt Came from Hollywood(1982)

Soundtracks
I'm In Love Again
Written byFats Domino(as Antione "Fats" Domino) andDavid Bartholomew
Sung byFats Domino
on Imperial Records

User reviews10

Review

Featured review

8/10

hokey and totally enjoyable

It seems like there have been lots of movies portraying stuffy adults not caring for rock 'n' roll, or even considering it evil. In that respect "Shake, Rattle & Rock!" is nothing new. But the movie makes no pretense about just being an excuse to have fun. And anyway, how can you not like seeing Fats Domino? The plot has a TV show host (Mike Connors) hiring teen delinquents for his show to prove that they can change their ways through rock 'n' roll. Sure enough, the straight-laced senior citizens want to outlaw this new music.

Obviously, there are some scenes in this movie that will probably make us cringe in the 21st century. Aside from the footage of the African dance treated as subhuman, there's no racial mi xing in the bands. But as long as we understand that, the movie's really cool. It's another reminder that - contrary to what the staid old people would have us believe - rock 'n' roll will live forever! And I even think that I could see up some of the girls' dresses...

Also starring Sterling Holloway and Margaret Dumont (of the Marx Brothers' movies).