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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1957 DVD Release: 08/16/2005 Format: DVD - Black and White - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 26 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Musical, Musical Romance, Rock Musical

Jamboree adheres to the usual formula of late-1950s rock&roll films: A plethora of musical numbers linked together by the wispiest of plotlines. Kay Medford heads the cast as manipulative showbiz agent Grace Shaw. Hoping to land pop singer Pete Porter (Paul Carr), Grace connives to break up Pete's romance with female vocalist Honey Wynn (Freda Holloway). But who cares? The audience came to see such musical faves as Fats Domino, Count Basie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Sands, Ron Coby, Slim Whitman, Carl Perkins, Frankie Avalon, Charlie Gracie and the Four Coins. As a promotional tie-in, Jamboree also features appearances by 21 of North America's top rock-and-roll deejays. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

David King-Wood - Warren Sykes
Frankie Avalon - Himself
Paul Carr - Pete Porter
Kay Medford - Grace Shaw
Fats Domino - Himself
Carl Perkins - Himself
Jerry Lee Lewis - Himself

Jamboree, a 1950s "jukebox musical" long sought after by fans of first-generation rock for its impressive array of early stars and top radio DJs, finally arrives on home video in a simple but satisfying release from Warner Home Video. Jamboree has been released on disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1; the transfer is crisp and shows a healthy range of gray tones, while the source materials appear to be in very good shape. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono and sounds quite good for its period, while the dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. The only bonus item is the film's original theatrical trailer, but this is still a far better package than the bootlegs of this movie that have been circulating for years, and anyone who digs '50s rock & roll will have big fun with it. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide