March 17, 1978 –
Paramount Pictures releases the bio-pix about Alan Freed, American Hot Wax, starring Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, and Laraine Newman (and featuring performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, and Frankie Ford,) on this date.
The film was not as successful at the box-office as the similarly titled American Graffiti had been a few years earlier.
The Haus of Dcaligari 