The Big Beat(1958)
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.
Movie: The Big Beat
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Randall
Nikki Collins
Danny Phillips
May Gordon
Vladimir Skilsky
Joseph Randall
Director
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