''Howlers in the Dock'' ( it, Urlatori alla sbarra) is a

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" film directed (and co-written) by

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. It is also known as ''Howlers of the Dock'' in some reference books. The film was shown on Italian TV under a longer title, ''Metti, Celentano e Mina...Urlatori alla sbarra''.Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. page 273

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 Joe Sentieri (byname of Rino Luigi Sentieri; Genoa 3 March 1925, - Pescara 27 March 2007) was an Italian singer and actor. Career His first success was the winning of the competition "Canzonissima" in 1959 with his version of the number one hit ...

as Joe Il Rosso *

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

as Adriano * Mina Mazzini as Mina *

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as Giulia Giommarelli *

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

as Chet *

Mario Carotenuto Mario Carotenuto (30 June 1916 – 14 April 1995) was an Italian actor of film and theatre. Biography Carotenuto, the son of a silent film actor and younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto, took various humble jobs for many years be ...

as Professor Giommarelli *

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as Senator Bucci * Giacomo Furia as On. Gubellini *

Marilù Tolo Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985. Life and career Born in Rome, Tolo, at a very young age, worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the ...

as Marilù *

Umberto Bindi Umberto Bindi (12 May 1932 – 23 May 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter. He is especially known for the popular song he co-wrote with Gino Paoli, ''Il Mio Mondo'' (" You're My World"), which he recorded in Italian in 1963. It was later perfo ...

as "Agonia" *

Corrado Lojacono Corrado Lojacono (22 January 1924 – 23 October 2012) was an Italian singer, actor, record producer and songwriter. Life and career Born in Palermo, Lojacono moved to Milan with his family in 1931. He started performing in 1945, specializing in ...

as Corrado *

Gianni Meccia Giovanni "Gianni" Meccia (born 2 June 1931) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. He is often associated with Jimmy Fontana. Life and career Born in Ferrara, in 1950 Meccia moved to Rome to pursue an acting caree ...

as "Satan" *

Gorni Kramer Gorni Kramer (22 July 1913 – 26 October 1995) was an Italian songwriter, musician and band leader. Biography He was born Francesco Kramer Gorni at Rivarolo Mantovano (Lombardy). Despite the exotic sound of Gorni Kramer in the Italian lang ...

as Maestro Bremer *

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as Carimei * Sandro Giovannini as Giuseppeni *

Bruno Martino Bruno Martino (11 November 1925 – 12 June 2000) was an Italian composer, singer, and pianist. Career Martino learned to play the piano at the age of fourteen. A Jazz fan, he spent the early years of his career performing with European radio an ...

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as Leopoldo Cannavone * I Brutos as a group of shepherds

References

External links

* 1960 films 1960 musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films Films directed by Lucio Fulci Films scored by Piero Umiliani Musicarelli 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub