Go, Johnny, Go!

Go, Johnny Go!

Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed by Paul Landres
Produced by Hal Roach, Jr.
Written by Gary Alexander
Starring Alan Freed
Jimmy Clanton
Sandy Stewart
Chuck Berry
Music by Leon Klatzkin
Cinematography Jack Etra
Edited by Walter A. Hannemann
Production
company
Distributed by Valiant Films
Release dates
  • June 1959 (1959-06)
Running time
75 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Go, Johnny Go! is a 1959 rock and roll film starring Alan Freed as a talent scout searching for a future rock and roll star. Co-starring in the film are Jimmy Clanton, Sandy Stewart, and Chuck Berry. The film has also been released as Johnny Melody, The Swinging Story and The Swinging Story of Johnny Melody.[1]

Plot summary

This is a fiction account of a young singer Johnny Melody who gets discovered by Alan Freed. It starts with Chuck Berry and Alan discussing the young Melody with Barry intimating that he nearly ended in the slammer. Alan relays the story of how Johnny went from being a orphan with no last name to becoming a major singer.

Cast

Cast notes

Songs

  1. "Go, Johnny Go!" (Johnny B Goode)- Chuck Berry
  2. "I'll Take A Long Time" - Jimmy Clanton
  3. "Jump Children" - The Flamingos
  4. "Angel Face" - Jimmy Clanton
  5. "Don't Be Afraid To Love" - Harvey
  6. "Mama Can I Go Out" - Jo Ann Campbell
  7. "Teenage Heaven" - Eddie Cochran
  8. "Playmates" - Sandy Stewart
  9. "My Love Is Strong" - Jimmy Clanton
  10. "Memphis Tennessee" - Chuck Berry
  11. "Jay Walker" - The Cadillacs
  12. "You Better Know It" - Jackie Wilson
  13. "Please Mr. Johnson" - Cadillacs
  14. "Heavenly Father" - Sandy Stewart
  15. "Little Queenie" - Chuck Berry
  16. "Ooh My Head" - Ritchie Valens
  17. "Ship On A Stormy Sea" - Jimmy Clanton

Production

Go, Johnny Go! was filmed in five days at the Culver City, California studios of Hal Roach Productions.[2]

References

Notes
  1. Go, Johnny, Go! at the TCM Movie Database
  2. 1 2 Stafford, Jeff. "Go, Johnny Go!" on TCM.com
  3. Osborne, Robert. Outro to the Turner Classic Movie showing of Go, Johnny Go! on May 19, 2012

External links

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