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Rockabilly Baby
Rockabilly Baby
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William F. Claxton
Screenplay by	Will George; William Driskill;
Produced by	William F. Claxton
Starring	Virginia Field; Douglas Kennedy; Les Brown; Irene Ryan; Ellen Corby; Judy Busch; Marlene Willis; Gary Vinson;
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by	Robert Fritch
Music by	Paul Dunlap
Production; company	Regal Films
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 30, 1957;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rockabilly Baby is a 1957 American musical film directed by William F. Claxton and written by William Driskill and William George. The film stars Virginia Field, Douglas Kennedy, Les Brown, Irene Ryan, Ellen Corby, Marlene Willis and Judy Busch.

The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert's Regal Films, and released on October 30, 1957, by 20th Century Fox.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Cast

Virginia Field as Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West
Douglas Kennedy as Tom Griffith
Les Brown as himself
Irene Ryan as Eunice Johnson
Ellen Corby as Mrs. Wellington
Judy Busch as Cathy Carter
Marlene Willis as Linda Bennett
Gary Vinson as Jimmy Carter
Luis Amando as singer
Frank Sully as Bum
Gene Roth as Mr. Harry Johnson
Norman Leavitt as Mr. Fred Rogers
June Jocelyn as Mrs. Kay Rogers
Mary Benoit as Mrs. Hoffman
Hazel Shermet as Mrs. Hill
Renny McEvoy as Charles Leonard
Charles Willcox as Chuck Hoffman
Ken Miller as Ray Hill
Jimmy Murphy as Bill Haney
Barry Truex as Pete Rudd
Sandy Wirth as Jackie

Production

The film was announced under the working title Mother Was a Stripper.^[4]^[5] Filming took place in June 1957.^[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere on September 15, 1957, in Ukiah, California. This was because star Judy Busch was the daughter of Senator Busch from Ukiah.^[7]

References

^ "Rockabilly Baby (1957) – Overview". TCM. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "Rockabilly-Baby – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ "Rockabilly Baby". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 25. 1958. p. 8. ProQuest 1305819178.
^ ^a ^b "Rockabilly Baby (1957)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ Schallert, Edwin (May 24, 1957). "'Laughing Cavalier' Ford Proposal; 'Mother Was Stripper' Charted". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167110274.
^ Schallert, Edwin (July 1, 1957). "Lewis Seeks Garland Costar Film; O'brien Will Star as Attorney". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167162375.
^ Schallert, Edwin (September 6, 1957). "Glenn Ford Acquires Suspense Drama; Frank Lovejoy Western Star". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167213344.

External links

Rockabilly Baby at IMDb
Rockabilly Baby at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Rockabilly Baby at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "Rockabilly Baby (1957) – Overview". TCM. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[2] Sandra Brennan (2016). "Rockabilly-Baby – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[3] "Rockabilly Baby". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 25. 1958. p. 8. ProQuest 1305819178.

[afi-4] "Rockabilly Baby (1957)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[5] Schallert, Edwin (May 24, 1957). "'Laughing Cavalier' Ford Proposal; 'Mother Was Stripper' Charted". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167110274.

[6] Schallert, Edwin (July 1, 1957). "Lewis Seeks Garland Costar Film; O'brien Will Star as Attorney". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167162375.

[7] Schallert, Edwin (September 6, 1957). "Glenn Ford Acquires Suspense Drama; Frank Lovejoy Western Star". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167213344.

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