Twist Around the Clock  Twist Around the Clock is an American musical film released in 1961. It was a remake of Sam Katzman and Robert E. Kent's "Rock Around the Clock." Like "Rock Around the Clock," which was followed by a sequel titled, "Don't Knock the Rock," the film was followed by a sequel titled, "Don't Knock the Twist." A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, "the Twist" and hopes to turn it into an overnight nationwide sensation.