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Rockabilly Baby
“Dig This Action, Daddy-O!”
6.3 / 10• 1957• 1h 21m•NR• English
FamilyMusic
Storyline
The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springville with her two teenage children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffith, the high school principal. At the town's annual picnic, to which Eleanor has bought a band, the town busy-body Eunice reveals what she had learned from Eleanor's past.
Cast & Crew
Virginia Field
Eleanor Carter aka Dixie West
Lead
Douglas Kennedy
Tom Griffith
Les Brown
Himself
Irene Ryan
Eunice Johnson
Ellen Corby
Mrs. Wellington
JB
Judy Busch
Cathy Carter
MW
Marlene Willis
Linda Bennett
Gary Vinson
Jimmy Carter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William F. Claxton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rockabilly Baby is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
