American Hot Wax
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
91 mins
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
Carl Weaver
Member of The Chesterfields
Sam Harkness
Member of The Chesterfields
John Lehne
D.A. Coleman
Jack Edward Ellis
Phillips
Richard Forbes
Donahue
Charles Greene
Chuck Otis
Joe Esposito
Member of The Planotones
Eddie Hokenson
Member of The Planotones
Stephanie Spruill
Member of The Delights
Joyce King
Member of The Delights
Yolande Howard
Member of The Delights
Brenda Russell
Member of The Delights
Marion Perkins
Artie's Mom
Matthew Tobin
Artie's Dad
Bobby Johnson
Tap Dancer
Harold 'Red' Keller
Stage Manager
Elmer Valentine
Union Man
Charles Irwin
Member of Timmy and The Tangerines
Jeanne Sheffield
Member of Timmy and The Tangerines
Andrea Robinson
Girl Backstage
Gail Kantor
Girl Backstage
Patricia Clinger
Girl Backstage
Mark Diamond
Stagehand
Al Maines
Tap Dancer
Artie Ripp
Artie
Floyd Mutrux
Director
John Kaye
Screenplay
Danford B. Greene
Supervising Film Editor
Melvin Shapiro
Editor
Ronald J. Fagan
Editor
Robert De Mora
Costume Design
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Art Direction