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Calypso Heat Wave

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In this musical, calypso is all the rage when jukebox magnate Barney Pearl (Michael Granger) 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 (Johnny Desmond). Pearl loses his money, and then his girlfriend, when promoter Alex Nash (Joel Grey) makes her a star. Mack quits Disco and tracks down Johnny in the Caribbean, where they record authentic calypso and plan a comeback.
Calypso Heat Wave

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Synopsis In this musical, calypso is all the rage when jukebox magnate Barney Pearl (Michael Granger) 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 (Johnny Desmond). Pearl loses his money, and then his girlfriend, when promoter Alex Nash (Joel Grey) makes her a star. Mack quits Disco and tracks down Johnny in the Caribbean, where they record authentic calypso and plan a comeback.
Director
Fred F. Sears
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 26m