Don't Knock the Twist

Don't Knock the Twist
Directed by	Oscar Rudolph
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Screenplay by	Robert E. Kent
Starring	Lang Jeffries Chubby Checker Gene Chandler Vic Dana
Music by	Freddy Karger
Cinematography	Gordon Avil
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Production company	Four-Leaf Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	13 April 1962
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Don't Knock The Twist Original Sound Track Recording
Soundtrack album by Chubby Checker The Carroll Brothers The Dovells Dee Dee Sharp
Released	1962
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Parkway

Don't Knock the Twist is a 1962 film starring Lang Jeffries, directed by Oscar Rudolph and produced by Sam Katzman for release by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1961 film Twist Around the Clock

Plot summary

Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.

Cast

• Chubby Checker as Chubby Checker
• Gene Chandler as The Duke of Earl
• Vic Dana as Vic Dana
• Linda Scott as Linda Scott
• The Dovells as The Dovells
• Len Barry as Len Barry (as The Dovells)
• Mike Dennis as Mike Dennis (as The Dovells)
• Arnie Satin as Arnie Satin (as The Dovells)
• Jerry Summers as Jerry Summers (as The Dovells)
• The Carroll Bros as The Carroll Bros.
• Lang Jeffries as Ted Haver
• Mari Blanchard as Dulcie Corbin
• Georgine Darcy as Madge Albright
• Stephen Preston as Billy Albright
• Barbara Morrison as Mrs. Morrison

Songs performed in the movie

1. "Don't Knock The Twist" - Chubby Checker
2. "Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler
3. "Slow Twistin'" - Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
4. "Yessiree" - Linda Scott
5. "Little Altar Boy" - Vic Dana
6. "The Fly" - Chubby Checker
7. "Do The New Continental" - The Dovells
8. "Hey Bo Diddley" - The Carroll Brothers
9. "Mashed Potato Time" - Dee Dee Sharp
10. "Bristol Stomp" - The Dovells

Soundtrack track listing

1. "Twistin'" (Mann-Appell) 2:08
2. "Bristol Stomp" (Mann-Appell) 2:18
3. "La Paloma Twist" (Kal Mann) 2:32
4. "Mashed Potato Time" (Sheldon-Land) 2:27
5. "Bo Diddley" (Bo Diddley) 3:05 (misspelled "Diddely" on cover and label)
6. "I Love To Twist" (Mann-Lowe) 2:40
7. "Don't Knock The Twist" (Mann-Appell) 2:17
8. "Salome Twist" (Karger-Kent) 1:38
9. "The Fly" (Madara-White) 2:27
10. "Smashed Potatoes" (Sheldon-Leon) 2:27
11. "Slow Twistin'" (Jon Sheldon) 2:31

External links

• Don't Knock the Twist at the Internet Movie Database
• Don't Knock the Twist at AllMovie
• Don't Knock the Twist at the TCM Movie Database
• Don't Knock the Twist at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Don't Knock The Twist at Turner Classic Movies