Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
87 mins | Comedy | 13 April 1962
Cast:
Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Vic Dana [ More ]Director:
Oscar RudolphWriter:
James B. GordonProducer:
Sam KatzmanCinematographer:
Gordon AvilEditor:
Jerome ThomsProduction Designer:
Don AmentProduction Company:
Four Leaf ProductionsThe 17 Jan 1962 DV announced the film as producer Sam Katzman’s proposed sequel to his current release, Twist Around the Clock (1961, see entry). The title was misprinted as Hey, Let’s Twist (1961, see entry). Principal photography began 30 Jan 1962, according to a 2 Feb 1962 DV production chart. The 15 Mar 1962 issue noted that it was Katzman’s second production under his contract with Columbia Pictures.
Although the 7 Feb 1962 Var claimed that singer Vic Dana’s recording of “Little Altar Boy” would be rerecorded to suit the titular dance step, the 25 Mar 1962 LAT revealed that no such changes had been made to the arrangement. Dana reportedly took “Twist” lessons from Arthur Murray’s dance studio, only to discover that they were unnecessary.
The cast included Paula Lane (2 Feb 1962 DV) and Tom Anthony (5 Feb 1962 DV). Filming was completed 7 Feb 1962, as reported in that day’s DV.
Don’t Knock the Twist opened 13 Apr 1962 in New York City, and 16 May 1962 in Los Angeles, CA, as a companion feature to Safe at Home! (1962, see entry). Critical response was unenthusiastic. A review in the 4 Apr 1962 DV noted that several interior sets from Twist Around the Clock also appeared in the sequel.
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The 17 Jan 1962 DV announced the film as producer Sam Katzman’s proposed sequel to his current release, Twist Around the Clock (1961, see entry). The title was misprinted as Hey, Let’s Twist (1961, see entry). Principal photography began 30 Jan 1962, according to a 2 Feb 1962 DV production chart. The 15 Mar 1962 issue noted that it was Katzman’s second production under his contract with Columbia Pictures.
Although the 7 Feb 1962 Var claimed that singer Vic Dana’s recording of “Little Altar Boy” would be rerecorded to suit the titular dance step, the 25 Mar 1962 LAT revealed that no such changes had been made to the arrangement. Dana reportedly took “Twist” lessons from Arthur Murray’s dance studio, only to discover that they were unnecessary.
The cast included Paula Lane (2 Feb 1962 DV) and Tom Anthony (5 Feb 1962 DV). Filming was completed 7 Feb 1962, as reported in that day’s DV.
Don’t Knock the Twist opened 13 Apr 1962 in New York City, and 16 May 1962 in Los Angeles, CA, as a companion feature to Safe at Home! (1962, see entry). Critical response was unenthusiastic. A review in the 4 Apr 1962 DV noted that several interior sets from Twist Around the Clock also appeared in the sequel.
New York television executive Ted Haver is ordered to put together a twist spectacular to precede a rival network's show by 2 weeks. He turns to his friend Chubby Checker, and they line up other stars including Vic Dana, Gene Chandler, Linda Scott, The Carroll Brothers, and The Dovells. While on a weekend in the country with his fiancée, Dulcie Corbin, a greedy fashion designer, Ted discovers Madge Albright twisting with her brother Billy, rehearsing for a weekly dance show they put on to raise money for an orphanage's summer camp. Disenchanted with Dulcie's mercenary attitude, Ted is attracted to Madge. When he hires Madge to do the "Salome Twist" on the spectacular, the jealous Dulcie designs an abbreviated costume for the young girl and tips off a hostile newspaper, which calls for censorship and nearly succeeds in halting the show. But Madge's followers from the Orphans' Summer Camp rally to her support, and the TV show goes on to great success. Additional songs : "Twistin'," "I Love To Twist," "Do the Fly With Me," "Slow Twist" (Chubby Checker); "Bo Diddeley" (Carroll ...
New York television executive Ted Haver is ordered to put together a twist spectacular to precede a rival network's show by 2 weeks. He turns to his friend Chubby Checker, and they line up other stars including Vic Dana, Gene Chandler, Linda Scott, The Carroll Brothers, and The Dovells. While on a weekend in the country with his fiancée, Dulcie Corbin, a greedy fashion designer, Ted discovers Madge Albright twisting with her brother Billy, rehearsing for a weekly dance show they put on to raise money for an orphanage's summer camp. Disenchanted with Dulcie's mercenary attitude, Ted is attracted to Madge. When he hires Madge to do the "Salome Twist" on the spectacular, the jealous Dulcie designs an abbreviated costume for the young girl and tips off a hostile newspaper, which calls for censorship and nearly succeeds in halting the show. But Madge's followers from the Orphans' Summer Camp rally to her support, and the TV show goes on to great success. Additional songs : "Twistin'," "I Love To Twist," "Do the Fly With Me," "Slow Twist" (Chubby Checker); "Bo Diddeley" (Carroll Brothers).
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