{"id":44528,"date":"2019-09-04T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44528"},"modified":"2021-01-24T10:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:07:43","slug":"dont-knock-the-rock-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44528","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Knock the Rock (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Rock &#8216;n roll is for morons!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA hot young crooner (Alan Dale) attempts to get away from clamoring crowds of groupies by returning to his hometown, where he learns that its  conservative mayor (Pierre Watkins) and a local columnist (Fay Baker) disapprove of rock &#8216;n roll&#8217;s influence on youth. Things quickly become even more complicated when Dale falls for Baker&#8217;s daughter (Patricia Hardy), and the rock-loving teenage daughter (Jana Lund) of an influential townsman (George Cisar) repeatedly attempts to seduce Dale.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generation Gap<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Rock &#8216;n Roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nModern film fanatics likely won&#8217;t have heard of crooner <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Dale_(singer)\">Alan Dale<\/a>, who sings nicely but displays decidedly underwhelming acting chops in this companion piece to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1029\"><em>Rock Around the Clock<\/em> (1956)<\/a>. The film&#8217;s most notable subplot involves a seductive underage teen (Lund) who literally won&#8217;t take no for an answer: if cell phones were around at that time, Dale would want to film their interactions as evidence on his own behalf. Of course, this &#8220;generation clash&#8221; flick is really all about showcasing key players in the rock &#8216;n roll &#8220;movement&#8221;, and to that end there are several enjoyable musical numbers by big names &#8212; however, it&#8217;s certainly not must-see viewing for anyone other than die-hard fans of this genre and era. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several fun musical sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Fun-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Richie-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Humorously over-the-top displays of cross-generational clashing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Dont-Knock-the-Rock-Camp-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one unless you&#8217;re a fan of the musicians or up for a few chuckles. Listed as a Camp Classic in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049152\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/02\/23\/archives\/screen-mister-cory-success-story-a-la-hollywood-arrives.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Rock &#8216;n roll is for morons!&#8221; Synopsis: A hot young crooner (Alan Dale) attempts to get away from clamoring crowds of groupies by returning to his hometown, where he learns that its conservative mayor (Pierre Watkins) and a local columnist (Fay Baker) disapprove of rock &#8216;n roll&#8217;s influence on youth. Things quickly become even more complicated when Dale falls for Baker&#8217;s daughter (Patricia Hardy), and the rock-loving teenage daughter (Jana Lund) of an influential townsman (George Cisar) repeatedly attempts to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44528\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44528"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65551,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44528\/revisions\/65551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}