Sam Katzman repeats history. In 1956 when he came out with ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK, he quickly followed it up, cashing in with DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK. In 1961 he came out with TWIST AROUND THE CLOCK, and quickly followed it up with this film, DON'T KNOCK THE TWIST. The film concerns itself
with a silly story about preparations for a TV special on the twist and efforts to help a summer camp for orphans; in other words, a way to segue between a dozen musical numbers of varying quality. The best moments are the Dovells doing "The Bristol Stomp," and Gene Chandler soaring through "Duke
of Earl." Checker sings a handful of songs and actually turns in a decent performance in...
Released:
1962
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins