Don't Knock the Rock

Don't Knock the Rock
Film lobby card
Directed by	Fred F. Sears
Written by	Robert E. Kent James B. Gordon
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Alan Dale
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	Paul Borofsky Edwin H. Bryant
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1956 (1956-12-14) (United States)
Running time	84 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.2 million (US rentals)[1]

Don't Knock the Rock is a 1956 American musical film starring Alan Dale and Alan Freed. Directed by Fred F. Sears, the film also features performances by Bill Haley & His Comets (who were top-billed), Little Richard, The Treniers, and Dave Appell and the Applejacks.

In contrast to the title track of Haley's previous film, Rock Around the Clock, the title track of this film was specially written for it (screenwriter Robert E. Kent is credited as co-writer of the song). A Haley recording of the song is played over the opening credits, but it is Alan Dale who performs the number in the film. Indeed, while Haley and his band are the top-billed performers in the movie, the story in fact focuses on Dale's character.