Product Review

This 1961 U.S. film is a rare rock and roll movie starring Jimmy Clanton ("Go Johnny Go!) Following the death of his millionaire parents in a plane crash teenager Bobby Chalmers is placed in the care of his Aunt Theodora and bodyguard Rocky, (Rocky Graziano) an ex-fighter. Because the youngster is fond of music, his aunt allows him to pick out hit records for disc jockeys to play on a family-owned radio station. One day Bobby cuts a demonstration record of a song he has written and signs a phony name to it. Bambi, a girl who works in the record-file department and with whom Bobby is in love, hears the disc, likes it, and plays it at a community dance. Bambi forces Bobby to admit being the vocalist when the record is declared a smash hit. Musical performances by Dion, Jackie Wilson, Bill Black's Combo, Marv Johnson, Chubby Checker, Vicki Spencer and others! Also starring Rocky Graziano, ZaSu Pitts, Diane Jergens, Sid Gould, Jack Larson, and Maurice Gosfield.