Elvis Movies
Jailhouse Rock
MGM, 1957
Elvis Presley's third film, Jailhouse Rock, is one of the music and film industry's definitive early "rock operas" – films with rock 'n' roll music as the soundtrack and a key element of the storyline and overall vibe. Jailhouse Rock is an Elvis classic, considered his best film as an actor, second only to King Creole (1958). The production number staged for the title song is widely regarded as a key precursor for modern-day music videos. Along with the outstanding Jailhouse Rock production number are performances of Don't Leave Me Now, (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care and others. Elvis delivers a solid acting performance and – with his look, his clothes, his hip lingo, his swagger, his attitude – Elvis personifies cool.
Vince Everett (Elvis) is a working-class guy who gets into a barroom fight with a man who reacts jealously when his lady shows Vince some attention. Vince, whose temper can suddenly flare white-hot when he's provoked, hits him one time too many and the man dies at the scene. Vince goes to prison for manslaughter. His cellmate is country singer Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy), who teaches Vince to play guitar and develop his singing voice. A televised prison talent show gets Vince noticed and, once he's a free man, he pursues a career in music, guided by the lovely Peggy Van Alden (Judy Tyler). Eventually, Vince's career takes off and his ego gets the better of him; he's not the nice guy he was originally. Hunk shows up after his own release from prison, pushing Vince to live up to a partnership agreement they signed while in jail together. Conflicts arise between Vince and Peggy in their professional and personal relationship. Injury from a fight with Hunk threatens to end Vince's career, but it all works out in the end.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESLEY in “JAILHOUSE ROCK”
Co-Starring JUDY TYLER with MICKEY SHAUGHNESSY, DEAN JONES, JENNIFER HOLDEN
Screen Play by GUY TROSPER
Directed by RICHARD THORPE
Produced by PANDRO S. BERMAN in CINEMASCOPE
An AVON Production
Program Content & Photography © 1957 Turner Entertainment Co., Lawrence Weingarten, Pandro S. Berman & Kathryn Berman. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen. WIDESCREEN VERSION Presented in a “LETTERBOX” widescreen format preserving the “SCOPE” aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. ENHANCED FOR WIDESCREEN TVS.
It Happened at the World’s Fair
MGM, 1963
Pilot Mike Edwards (Elvis) and his partner Danny Burke (Gary Lockwood) hitchhike to Seattle to find work to pay for getting their plane out of hock. Mike repays a Chinese farmer for a ride by taking his seven-year-old niece, Sue-Lin (Vicky Tiu), on a tour of the World's Fair. He ends up looking after her and dealing with Child Welfare when her uncle seems to disappear. At the fair he meets and falls for a lovely nurse, Diane Warren (Joan O'Brien), who takes a long time to warm up to him. Mike and Danny unintentionally find themselves involved with a smuggling ring and work with law enforcement to put a stop to the bad guys. The situation with their plane gets resolved, Sue-Lin's uncle returns, and Mike and Diane seem destined to live "happily ever after" by the film's end. In fact, the song for the closing production number is Happy Ending.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESLEY in a TED RICHMOND PRODUCTION “IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR”
Co-Starring JOAN O’BRIEN, GARY LOCKWOOD
Written by SI ROSE AND SEAMAN JACOBS
Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
Panavision® Metrocolor®
It Happened at the World’s Fair © 1963 Turner Entertainment Co. and Ted Richmond Productions, Inc. Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
Viva Las Vegas
MGM, 1964
Lucky Jackson (Elvis) is a racecar driver in town for the Vegas Grand Prix. His rival on the track, Count Elmo Mancini (Cesare Danova), also becomes his rival for the affections of the gorgeous Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret), whom they meet when she stops by the garage for a little mechanical assistance with her car. Rusty: "Could you check my motor - it whistles." Lucky: "I don't blame it." Lucky becomes cash poor due to a mishap. Resistant Rusty eventually falls for Lucky's charms, but fears getting serious about a man who's in such a dangerous profession, one that Lucky won't give up. They have a falling out culminating in a showdown in which they compete in a talent contest. Ultimately, they surrender to their love for each other. The money Lucky needs to prepare his car for the race turns up. Then there's the drama of a long night of trying to get the car ready in time. Rusty dons coveralls and tries to help, but charmingly manages to get in the way (For instance, by unplugging power tools to plug in a coffee pot). Then there's the drama of the race itself. Lucky wins and marries Rusty before the closing credits roll.
Viva Las Vegas features fine musical performances by its stars, most notably their duet song-and-dance number C'mon Everybody, their charming duet on The Lady Loves Me, Elvis's cover of the Ray Charles classic What'd I Say, and Ann-Margret's talent contest performance, Appreciation.
This romantic musical comedy has reached iconic status through the years and is, today, arguably the best-known film starring either Elvis or Ann-Margret. It is generally considered one of the very best Elvis films of the 1960s.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESLEY and ANN-MARGRET in A JACK CUMMINGS-GEORGE SIDNEY Production “VIVA LAS VEGAS”
Co-Starring CESARE DANOVA, WILLIAM DEMAREST, NICKY BLAIR
Written by SALLY BENSON
Directed by GEORGE SIDNEY
Panavision® Metrocolor®
Program Content © 1963, Photography © 1964 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen. WIDESCREEN VERSION Presented in a “LETTERBOX” widescreen format preserving the “SCOPE” aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. ENHANCED FOR WIDESCREEN TVS.
Harum Scarum
MGM, 1965
Johnny Tyronne (Elvis) is an American actor/singer visiting the Middle East for the premiere of his latest film, Sands of the Desert. Johnny is kidnapped by a group of assassins, leading to a series of adventures in the fictitious Arabian kingdom of Lunarkand. Johnny escapes with a band of minor criminals, and leads an effort to save King Toranshah (Phillip Reed) from the assassins' plot against his life. Johnny ends up a hero in real life as in his films. Of course, he also gets the girl, the king's daughter, Princess Shalimar (Mary Ann Mobley). He had romanced her for much of their acquaintance, thinking she was a servant, a ruse set up by the princess in order to find true love, which she thought was unlikely with any man aware of her royal identity.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESLEY in “HARUM SCARUM”
Co-Starring MARY ANN MOBLEY, FRAN JEFFRIES, MICHAEL ANSARA
Written by GERALD DRAYSON ADAMS
Directed by GENE NELSON
Produced by SAM KATZMAN
A FOUR LEAF PRODUCTION IN METROCOLOR
Harum Scarum © 1965 Turner Entertainment Co., Jerry Katzman and Ruth Sperling. Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
Spinout
MGM, 1966
The title song uses driving and "spinning out" as a metaphor for the dangers a man faces with love and escaping the romantic designs of a desirable woman. Mike McCoy (Elvis) has dual careers – racecar driver and lead singer of a music combo. A confirmed bachelor, he finds himself the object of marriage-minded romantic pursuit by three women. Cynthia Foxhugh (Shelley Fabares) catches his club act and is smitten. She's the daughter of a wealthy automotive magnate who engineers things for Mike to sing at Cynthia's birthday party and who wants Mike to drive his company's new experimental car, the Fox Five, in the Santa Fe Road Race. Les (Deborah Walley), Mike's tomboyish drummer, eventually reveals the softer, decidedly feminine side of her personality, as well as her feelings for Mike. Diana St. Clair (Diane McBain), a writer who has been studying Mike for her latest book The Perfect American Male, decides he fits the bill as her ideal mate. What's a guy to do? After much comedic mayhem and the big race, Mike resolves his dilemma. All three ladies end up married, but not to him. Another successful "spinout" for Mike.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESELEY in “SPINOUT”
Co-Starring SHELLEY FABARES, DEBORAH WALLEY, DIANE MCBAIN, JACK MULLANEY, WILL HUTCHINS, WARREN BERLINGER, JIMMY HAWKINS, DODIE MARSHALL, UNA MERKEL, CECIL KELLAWAY and CARL BETZ.
Written by THEODORE J. FLICKER and GEORGE KIRGO
Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
Produced by JOE PASTERNAK
A Euterpe Production
Panavision® and Metrocolor®
Spinout © 1966 Turner Entertainment Co. and Euterpe, Inc. Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
Double Trouble
MGM, 1967
Guy Lambert (Elvis) is an American singer making nightclub appearances in Europe. He meets young heiress Jill Conway (Annette Day), who has her sights set on him romantically. Despite his trepidation about getting involved and his efforts to dissuade her, plus the interference of Jill's appointed guardian (John Williams), who wants to keep them apart, romance eventually blossoms. The romantic thread of the story is woven through a tapestry of screwball comedy and intrigue with spies, kidnappers and jewel thieves targeting the heiress, as well as a trio of zany detectives (The Wiere Brothers), with whom Guy works to thwart the bad guys. Guy ultimately sends the criminals to justice and goes on to live "happily ever after" with the heiress. Guy and Jill share a kiss at the end of the film that appears, both literally and figuratively, "explosive."
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESELEY in “DOUBLE TROUBLE ”
Co-Starring JOHN WILLIAMS, YVONNE ROMAIN, THE WIERE BROTHERS and introducing ANNETTE DAY
Screenplay by JO HELMS
Based on a Story by MARC BRANDEL
Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
Produced by JUDD BERNARD and IRWIN WINKLER
Panavision® Metrocolor®
Double Trouble © 1966, Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
Speedway
MGM, 1968
Steve Grayson (Elvis) is a successful racecar driver and has a way with a song. He also has a way with the ladies. (Check out his bachelor pad trailer with the full range of automatic gadgetry reminiscent of Rock Hudson's lair in Pillow Talk.) Steve also has a heart of gold and regularly and generously shells out cash to help people he encounters who are in need. Life is good, but all is not as it seems with his finances. His business manager and best friend, Kenny Donford (Bill Bixby), hasn't handled Steve's taxes as carefully as he should have and Steve finds himself a hundred grand in debt to the IRS. Kenny's penchant for playing the ponies hasn't helped either. The financial situation also sets in motion a repossession of Steve's gifts to others. Enter Susan Jacks (Nancy Sinatra), whom the IRS has assigned to keep Steve on a strict budget as he works toward squaring things with the IRS. Naturally, the free-wheeling Steve and the disciplined Susan clash, and (well, of course) they also spark romantically. As with Viva Las Vegas several years earlier, it all comes down to the big race and the prize money being the solution for all the financial woes. The scenes of preparation in the garage the night before with Susan (Sinatra), all suited up in coveralls and trying to help, bear quite a resemblance to such scenes with Rusty (Ann-Margret) in Viva.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESELEY, NANCI SINATRA in “SPEEDWAY”
Co-Starring BILL BIXBY, GALE GORDON, CARL BALLENTINE
Written by PHILLIP SHUKEN
Directed by NORMAN TAUROG
Produced by DOUGLAS LAWRENCE
Panavision® Metrocolor®
Speedway © 1968, Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
The Trouble with Girls (And How To Get Into It)
MGM, 1969
The film is set in 1927. Walter Hale (Elvis) is the manager of the Chautauqua, a traveling fair offering educational, spiritual, musical and artistic enlightenment and family entertainment. Hale deals with the ups and downs of overseeing the eclectic group of interesting characters who make up the cast of the Chautauqua. One is Charlene (Marlyn Mason), who is a strong advocate for union rights for the performers, and routinely butts heads with Walter, yet a romance still evolves. In the midst of all of it is a murder mystery involving the mother of a Chautauqua cast member. The film boasts an impressive supporting cast, including Vincent Price, John Carradine, Joyce Van Patten and Dabney Coleman.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents ELVIS PRESELY in “THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS ”
Co-Starring MARLYN MASON, SHEREE NORTH, EDWARD ANDREWS
Guest Stars VINCENT PRICE, JOYCE VAN PATTON
Screenplay by ARNOLD & LOIS PEYSER
Produced by LESTER WELCH
Directed by PETER TEWKSBURY
Panavision® Metrocolor®
The Trouble With Girls © 1969, Supplementary Material Compilation © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
Elvis: That’s The Way It Is
SPECIAL EDITION
(ORIGINAL MATERIAL - 1968; THIS VERSION 2005)
The concert documentary film Elvis, That's The Way It Is was shot in 1970, focusing on Elvis's summer engagement at the International Hotel – Las Vegas. The film opened nationally on November 11, 1970.
In 2001, Elvis: That's The Way It Is, Special Edition replaced the original version on the DVD market. This edition was produced by film archivist/restorer Rick Schmidlin with remastered picture, remixed sound, a completely new edit and the inclusion of elements not used in the original version. That's The Way It Is takes you behind the scenes into rehearsals and onto the stage with Elvis in his prime, during the height of his powers as a concert superstar.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Presents “ELVIS:THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ”
Directed by DENIS SANDERS
“ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS” SPECIAL EDITION
Produced by RICK SCHMIDLIN
Edited by MICHAEL SOLOMON
Executive Producers ROGER L. MAYER, GEORGE FELTENSTEIN
Production Consultant ERNST MIKAEL JORGENSEN
Post-Production Supervisor BRAD ARENSMAN
Elvis: That’s the Way It Is & Photography © 1970, Elvis: That’s the Way It Is Special Edition & Supplementary Material © 2001 Turner Entertainment Co., a Time Warner Company. Patch It Up: The Restoration of Elvis: That’s the Way It Is © 2000 Turner Classic Movies, a Time Warner Company. © 2004 Turner Entertainment Co. Distributed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., a CKX, Inc. Company. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116. All rights reserved. “Dolby” and the ]symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
STANDARD VERSION this film has been modified as follows from its original version: it has been formatted to fit your screen.
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