Don't Knock the Rock (1956)

Alan Freed: Alan Freed

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Quotes 

• [Bill Haley walks up to a table with Arnie Haines and Alan Freed] 

  Bill Haley : How we doin', Dad, the newspaper gal diggin' us?

  Arnie Haines : Yeah, real deep. She sounds like she has us plowed way under already.

  Alan Freed : That's freedom of the press.

  Bill Haley : Yeah, and I always thought that freedom of the press was a tailor who irons your suits for nothing. It shows you.

  [everyone laughs a forced and phony laugh, and then they all get up and leave; Bill Haley looks offended] 

• Mayor George Bagley : Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! I will not tolerate such behavior in this town. Go home! Children should be seen and not heard.

  Alan Freed : Boy, there's a quote from the Middle Ages.

• Alan Freed : We laid one big, fat, beautiful egg here today.

• Alan Freed : Now what are we gonna do?

  Arnie Haines : We're gonna turn the other cheek, and let her take a sock at that, too.

• Bill Haley : The newspaper gal digging us?

  Arnie Haines : Yeah, real deep. She sounds like she has us plowed way under already.

  Alan Freed : That's freedom of the press.

  Bill Haley : Yeah, and I always thought freedom of the press was a tailor who ironed your suits for nothin'.

• Alan Freed : And now, here's that real solid man of Rock-n-Roll: Little Richard and "Long Tall Sally"!

  Little Richard : [singing]  Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, He claimed he has the misery, But he's havin' a lot of fun, Oh baby, Yeah! Baby, Wooooo baby, Havin' me some fun tonight. Yeah, Well long, tall Sally, She's built for speed, She got everything that Uncle John need, Oh baby, Yeah! Baby, Wooooo baby, Havin' me some fun tonight. Yeah...

• Alan Freed : Light up the lantern and let the bells toll 'cause that man's comin' out to Rock-n-Roll. So take off your handcuffs and take off your chains, while we dig with the mostest of - Arnie Haines!

  The Applejacks : [singing]  Ding-dong. Ding-dong-ding-dong.

  Arnie Haines : A bell is gonna ring one of these days

  The Applejacks : One of these days

  Arnie Haines : And the choir is gonna sing one of these days

  The Applejacks : One of these days

  Arnie Haines : When you press your lips to mine, Tell me, honey, our love's divine...

• Alan Freed : It's intermission time. Time to rest your feet. Then Little Richard and his cats will be here with a beat. You got 15 minutes, so set your clocks. And then jive on back with your rolls and rocks!

• Arnie Haines : [to Tina]  Why do people like yourselves - want to see me or talk to me?

  Alan Freed : Because you're Arnie Haines.

  Arnie Haines : You stay out of this.

  [to Tina] 

  Arnie Haines : You. I'm sorry. You tell me, please.

  Tina Stephens : Golly, Mr. Haines, maybe it's the way you sing, or the beat or something.

  Arnie Haines : You don't really know, though, do you?

  Tina Stephens : Isn't it enough that we want to see you and talk to you?

  Arnie Haines : Sure, and I'm grateful, little brown eyes. Thank you.