Twist Around the Clock is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's Rock Around the Clock. Like Rock Around the Clock, which was followed by a sequel titled Don't Knock the Rock, the film was followed by a sequel titled Don't Knock the Twist. Plot A struggling manager visiting a hayseed town discovers a new dance craze, the Twist, and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation. Cast Chubby Checker as Chubby Checker Dion DiMucci as Dion (as Dion) Vicki Spencer as Vicki Spencer The Marcels as The Marcels Cornelius Harp as The Marcels Lead Singer (as The Marcels) Fred Johnson as The Marcels Bass Singer (as The Marcels) Gene Bricker as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) Ronald Mundy as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) Richard Knauss as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) Allen Johnson as The Marcels Singer (as The Marcels) Clay Cole as Clay Cole John Cronin as Mitch Mason Mary Mitchel as Tina Louden (as Mary Mitchell) Maura McGiveney as Debbie Marshall Tol Avery as Joe Marshall Alvy Moore as Dizzy Bellew Lenny Kent as Georgie Clark Tom Middleton as Jimmy Cook Jeff Malloy as Larry Louden (as Jeff Parker) John Bryant as Harry Davis Production References External links 1961 films 1961 musical films Twist (dance) Columbia Pictures films Musical film remakes 1960s English-language films American musical films