Twist Around the Clock is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 musical film released in 1961

1961 in film

The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...

. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's Rock Around the Clock

Rock Around the Clock (film)

Rock Around the Clock is the title of a 1956 Musical film that featured Bill Haley and His Comets along with Alan Freed, The Platters, Tony Martinez and His Band, and Freddie Bell and His Bellboys. It was produced by B-movie king Sam Katzman and directed by Fred F...

. Like Rock Around the Clock, which was followed by a sequel titled, Don't Knock the Rock

Don't Knock the Rock

Don't Knock the Rock is a 1957 rock and roll film starring Alan Dale as a rock star who returns to his hometown to rest up for the summer only to find that rock and roll has been banned there by disapproving adults...

, this film was followed by a sequel titled, Don't Knock the Twist

Don't Knock the Twist

Don't Knock the Twist is a 1962 film starring Lang Jeffries. It is the 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 -...

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Plot summary

A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, "the Twist"

Twist (dance)

The Twist was a dance inspired by rock and roll music. It became the first worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was too provocative. It inspired dances such as the Jerk, the Pony, the Watusi, the Mashed...

 and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation.

Singers/groups featured

1. Chubby Checker
   Chubby Checker
   Chubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"...
   
   
2. Dion
   Dion DiMucci
   Dion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
   
   
3. The Marcels
   The Marcels
   The Marcels were a doo-wop group known for turning American classical pop songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and signed to Colpix Records, with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss...
   
   
4. Vicki Spencer
5. Clay Cole
   Clay Cole
   Clay Cole was an American host and disk jockey, best known for his eponymous television dance program, The Clay Cole Show, which aired in New York City on WNTA-TV and WPIX-TV from 1959 to 1968.-Origins:...
   
   
6. The Jay Birds