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    Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956)

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    Young teenager Dori Graham (a 13-year-old Tuesday Weld) is popular at school and has landed the dreamy Tommy (Teddy Randazzo) as her boyfriend.

    Tommy is a singer and plans on entering an upcoming talent contest being held by DJ Alan Freed.

    New girl Gloria (Jacqueline Kerr) arrives on the scene and tries to snag Tommy for herself.

    Gloria is rich, though, and plans to purchase a fancy new strapless dress for the upcoming prom to lure Tommy away. Dori determines she must also get such a dress for the whopping sum of $30.

    Dori decides she must also get such a dress, but they are a massive $30 and her father (Jack Collins) has cut off her line of credit at the dress shop to teach her to appreciate money.

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    After a visit to the bank, Dori hits upon a plan to raise money by loaning money to other kids and charging interest.

    She ends up loaning the money she has to the villainous Gloria, who takes advantage of Dori’s poor numeracy skills to get her branded a schemer in Tommy’s book.

    He ends up breaking off their date to the prom as a result.

    Dori has a few tricks up her sleeve to turn the tables on Gloria and win back Tommy.

    This early rock and roll feature includes performances by Chuck Berry, LaVern Baker, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Flamingos, The Moonglows and The Johnny Burnette Trio.

    Dori’s singing voice is provided by Connie Francis.

    Alan Freed
    Himself
    Dori Graham
    Tuesday Weld
    Dori Graham (singing voice) 
    Connie Francis
    Tommy
    Teddy Randazzo
    Gloria
    Jacqueline Kerr
    Arabella
    Fran Manfred
    Father
    Jack Collins
    Mother
    Carol Moss
    Baby
    Ivy Schulman
    Miss Silky
    Eleanor Swayne
    Mr Bimble
    Lester Mack
    Mr Barker
    Bert Conway
    Melville
    David Winters
    Chuck Berry
    Himself
    The Moonglows
    Themselves
    The Flamingos
    Themselves
    Johnny Burnette Trio
    Themselves
    La Vern Baker
    Herself
    Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
    Themselves
    The Coney Island Kids
    Themselves

    Director
    Will Price

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