Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956)

aka: Crazy Love

A teenager (John Saxon) wants to pursue a musical career despite the objections of his father (Edward C. Platt). He organizes a rock and roll combo and tries his best to obtain bookings for his band. Also stars Sal Mineo and Luana Patten. Also with Fay Wray of King Kong fame.

Sal Mineo was later to die under tragic circumstances. After returning home from a stage rehearsal on the evening of February 12, 1976, as he was coming out of his garage, Mineo was attacked and stabbed to death by a stranger. A drifter named Lionel Ray Williams was arrested for the crime. After the trial in 1979, Williams was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder.