Carolyn Jones, Dean Jagger, Dolores Hart
A young man runs with a gang of dropouts by day, and croons in small New Orleans lounges by night. Soon, he finds himself torn between two women: one a decent girl and the other the moll of the local ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 2, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (269)
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June 3, 2007Probably the closest you're going to get to a "proper" film starring Elvis. It has some semblance of plot, the B&W photography is nice and the songs do not seem quite so intrusive. It was obviously trying to cash in one the burgeoning "teen" bandwagon, but not bad.
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October 31, 2006My favorite Elvis movie. Kind of a James Dean story but Matthau is fun to watch.
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November 8, 2009possibly the best elvis film. directed by Michael Curtiz (casablanca) and co-starring Walter Matthau(as a seedy mob boss) and vic morrow(as a henchmen) and starring an eager to prove he can be a serious actor elvis .. make this an underrated gem of the late 50's
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October 16, 2009This is the best Elvis movie there is in my opinion. Also check out the book that it was based on by Harold Robbins, "A Stone for Danny Fisher." Great cinematography, wonderful shots of New Orleans and Elvis had his acting abilities quite polished in this.
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August 15, 2009King Creole was the first Elvis movie that I saw and I found out it was a good movie. Unlike many singers who try out their ability at acting, Elvis is actually a pretty good actor. Before watching King Creole, I never watched any of Elvis's movies because I thought that they wou...( read more)
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June 4, 2009I like that they did not colorize this one. Elvis sings in the style that I would expect from him. Some of the best acting in an Elvis moive too, with a great story.
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