Calypso Heat Wave (1957)

Drama, General Film, Music

CalypsoHeatWave-1957-posterDirector: Fred F. Sears

Writer(s): David Chandler, Orville H. Hampton

Starring: Johnny Desmond, Merry Anders, Meg Myles, Paul Langton, Joel Grey, Michael Granger, George E. Stone, The Treniers, The Tarriers, The Hi-Los, Maya Angelou, Dick Whittinghill, Darla Hood, Pierce Lyden, Gil Perkins, William Challee, King Charles MacNiles, Alan Arkin, Robert Banas, Joe Devlin, Preston Epps, Gene Gilbeaux, Pierre Watkin, Freda Angela Wyckoff

Synopsis: In this musical, calypso is all the rage when jukebox magnate Barney Pearl forces Mack Adams, owner of calypso-friendly Disco Records, to take him on as a partner. Pearl’s greed drives away Disco’s top singer, Johnny Conroy. Pearl loses his money, and then his girlfriend, when promoter Alex Nash makes her a star. Mack quits Disco and tracks down Johnny in the Caribbean, where they record authentic calypso and plan a comeback.

Release Date: June 1, 1957 (USA) | Length: 86 min | Genre: Drama, Musical | Certificate: Approved