The Big Beat
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“18 Top Recording Stars! 15 Tempo-Torrid Song Hits!”
Young man just out of college tries to persuade his father, who owns a record company, to start signing up rock 'n' roll acts.
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Cast
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William Reynolds
John Randall
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
There's Always Tomorrow
Andra Martin
Nikki Collins
Also in
Up Periscope
The Thing That Couldn't Die
Will Cowan
David P Harmon
Gogi Grant
Cindy Adams
Also in
The Helen Morgan Story
The Big Beat
Jeffrey Stone
Danny Phillips
Known for
Cinderella
Rose Marie
May Gordon
Known for
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Witchboard
Hans Conried
Vladimir Skilsky
Known for
Peter Pan
The Hobbit
Bill Goodwin
Joseph Randall
Known for
Spellbound
Howard Miller
Himself
Also in
Jamboree!
Jack Straw
Chick
Known for
The Pajama Game
Phil Harvey
Director
Known for
Touch of Evil
The Deadly Mantis
Will Cowan Director · David P. Harmon Writer Irving Glassberg Cinematographer
United States release May 24, 1958 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 13, 1958
London
United States · May 24, 1958
Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 1958
Mexico
May 24, 1960
Sweden
February 16, 1959
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