Momma Don't Allow is a 1956 short British documentary film co-directed by Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson, and filmed by Walter Lassally.

[1] Produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund,[2] it was first shown in February 1956 as part of the first Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre.

[3] The film depicts a performance of The Chris Barber Jazz Band (with Ottilie Patterson) at The Fishmonger's Arms, a traditional jazz club in Wood Green, North London.

[4] It features extensive footage of skip jiving by the audience on the club's dance floor.

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