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Don't Knock the Twist
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", featuring musical artists including Chubby Checker.
Plot summary.
A large group of twist dancers meet in preparation for a TV variety show called "The Twist." While the program is still in its production stages, jealousies lead to problems – and to a whole
Clock") and "Don't Knock the Twist" (after "Don't Knock the Rock").
Twist hits on "Billboard".
- "The Twist" by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters (No. 28, 1959)
- "The Twist" by Chubby Checker (No. 1, 1960; No. 1, 1962)
- "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker (No. 8, 1961)
- "Twistin' U.S.A." by Danny & the