Urlatori alla sbarra (lit. 'Howlers in the Dock') is a 1960 Italian musicarello film directed and co-written by Lucio Fulci.
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Plot
The film is a fast-paced musical comedy about a band of teddy boys and rock n' roll chicks, whose crazy, fun-loving habits inspire bitter complaints from their neighbors in the town. A prominent blue jeans company owner feels that the kids' poor reputation adversely affects his product's sales and public image. Prevailing upon the youths to help, he engineers a series of promotional stunts to lighten the public's opinion of these good-hearted rock n rollers and their lovely jeans. An unscrupulous politician makes things difficult for the youngsters, but everything turns out well.
Cast
Joe Sentieri as Joe Il Rosso
Adriano Celentano as Adriano
Mina Mazzini as Mina
Elke Sommer as Giulia Giommarelli
Chet Baker as Chet
Mario Carotenuto as Professor Giommarelli
Turi Pandolfini as Senator Bucci
Giacomo Furia as On. Gubellini
Marilù Tolo as Marilù
Umberto Bindi as "Agonia"
Corrado Lojacono as Corrado
Gianni Meccia as "Satan"
Gorni Kramer as Maestro Bremer
Enzo Garinei as Carimei
Sandro Giovannini as Giuseppeni
Bruno Martino
Lino Banfi as Leopoldo Cannavone
I Brutos as a group of shepherds
Development
Urlatori alla sbarra was developed by the Era Cinematografica who were based in Rome, Italy.
Release
Urlatori alla sbarra was distributed by Lux Film in Rome with an 83 minute running time.
It was first released in Bari on March 23, 1960, followed by Turin on April 21 and Rome on May 28, 1960. It grossed a total of 268 million Italian lire in Italy.
It is also known as Howlers of the Dock in some reference books.