Rock, Pretty Baby! Film: 1957
The film “Rock, Pretty Baby!” opened on January 16 at the RKO Orpheum in Minneapolis, promising “The Whole Wonderful Story of Today’s Rock-And-Roll Generation! … told the way they want it told!” Featuring 12 “wonderful” tunes, the film starred Sal Mineo, John Saxon, and included Fay Wray and Rod McKuen! (Did you know that McKuen was the beatnik in the 1959 novelty song “The Mummy” by Bob McFadden and Dor (Rod spelled backwards)?)