| Rock You Sinners | |
| Director: | Denis Kavanagh |
| Story: | Beatrice Scott |
| Producer: | B.C. Fancey |
| Starring: | Philip Gilbert Adrienne Scott Colin Croft Jackie Collins |
| Studio: | E.J. Fancey Productions Small Film Distributors |
| Distributor: | Small Film Distributors |
| Runtime: | 59 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Rock You Sinners is a 1957 British second feature[1] black and white musical film directed by Denis Kavanagh and featuring early British rock and roll artistes, including Art Baxter and His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners, known for their song "Rock You Sinners".[2] [3]
The British Film Institute has called it the "first British rock 'n' roll film".[4]
The success of his rock and roll television show brings fame for DJ Johnny Laurence but trouble for his relationship with steady girlfriend Carol.
The film is set in London and is mainly set in clubs, cafes and small recording studios.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The plot of this film is negligible, most of the footage being occupied with rock 'n' roll numbers which, however lively, can hardly satisfy the more exacting initiates of the style."[5]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Good British title programmer for the masses and teenagers. ... Unpretentious as it is the film clearly proves that the Americans have no monopoly of rock 'n' roll fare."[6]
Picture Show wrote: "One of the few British rock 'n' roll musicals to be made ... well-acted by Philip Gilbert as the disc jockey and Adrienne Scott as his girl-friend."[7]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Monumentally inept British rock 'n' roll offering. Said one critic: the acting is so wooden you could light a fire with it."[8]