It's Trad, Dad! (1962)

Directed by

Richard Lester

Genre

musical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teenagers in a small English town protest when local officials try to ban a rock and roll show. The story follows their efforts to put on the concert anyway, with performances by various musicians of the era.

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What happens

It's Trad, Dad! (U.S. title: Ring-A-Ding Rhythm) is a 1962 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester in his feature directorial debut. It stars singer and actress Helen Shapiro alongside Craig Douglas, John Leyton, the Brook Brothers, and Chubby Checker, among other rock-and-roll singers, as well as several Dixieland jazz bands. The film was one of the first produced by Amicus Productions, a company known predominantly for horror films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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