Here you'll find general info aboout all the movies Elvis starred in

Through his career Elvis sometimes successfully and sometimes not very successfuly starred in 33 movies. Last two of them were documentaries. Elvis always wanted to be an actor among his idols were James Dean, Marlon Brando and Tony Curtis. After his first auditions everybody came to the conclusion that Elvis Presley could act. But the critics remained stubborn until 1958 when King Creole was out. Elvis was a dramatical actor but unfortunatly only a few of his movies were actually dramas. But Hal Walles, The producer of some of Elvis' movies said they never wanted to have Elvis as second James Dean they wanted him as first Elvis Presley. All his movies were financially successful and that new style in cinematography is still alive and Elvis-like movies are out every year.

LOVE ME TENDER

20th Century Fox
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Robert D. Webb
Running Time: 89 minutes
Released: November 16, 1956

Cast
Vance ... Richard Egan
Cathy ... Debra Paget
Clint ... Elvis Presley

Songs in the movie:

Love Me Tender; Let Me; Poor Boy; We`re Gonna Move

First it was said that Elvis wasn't gonna sing in movies. But somehow the producers managed to put 4 songs in this one. The film was to be called The Reno Brothers but was renamed into Love Me Tender. The film is a typical western and the actions take place in 19th century shortly after the Civil War. It is also a love story and after it therewere romours Elvis had a romance with Debra Padget. Elvis dies in the movie and appears as a ghost in the end of it. This is the first dramatical role Elvis played. The two biggest successes of 1956 were Giant starring James Dean and Love Me Tender starring Elvis. the newspaper's review was "ELVIS PRESLEY CAN ACT!"

LOVING YOU


Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Hal Kanter
Running Time: 101 minutes
Released: July 9, 1957


Cast
Deke Rivers ... Elvis Presley
Glenda ... Lizabeth Scott
Tex Warner ... Wendell Corey
Susan Jessup ... Dolores Hart

Songs:
Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear; Got A Lot Of Livin` To Do; Loving You; Lonesome Cowboy; Hot Dog; Mean Woman Blues; Let`s Have A Party

Many critics call this movie autobiographical. This is not quite correct altough there were some things taken from Elvis' story. The film is about a boy who becomes a star with his unique style of singing. Elvis falls in love with two girls at once and has an internal conflict too. The plot is poor. But the soundtrack is one of the most brilliant ones. Crazy Rock'n'Roll songs and romantic ballads. The film is worth seeing.

JAILHOUSE ROCK

20th Century Fox
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Running Time: 96 minutes
Released: October 21, 1957

Cast
Vince Everett ... Elvis Presley
Peggy Van Alden ... Judy Tyler
Hunk Houghton ... Mickey Shaughnessy
Sherry Wilson ... Jennifer Holden

Songs:

Jailhouse Rock; Treat Me Nice; Young And Beautiful; I Wanna Be Free; Don`t Leave Me Now; Baby, I Don`t Care; One More Day (sang by Mickey Shaughnessy)

The all-time Elvis song Jailhouse Rock was a guarantee of the movies success. Elvis hits a guy and accidently kills him, goes to jail where a country singer teaches him to sing. And Elvis becomes a star.

KING CREOLE

Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Running Time: 115 minutes
Released: June 4, 1958


Cast
Danny Fisher ... Elvis Presley
Ronnie ... Carolyn Jones
Nellie ... Dolores Hart

Songs:

King Creole; As Long As I Have You; Hard Headed Woman; Trouble; Dixieland Rock; Don`t Ask Me Why; Lover Doll; Crawfish; Young Dreams; Steadfast, Loyal And True; New Orleans;
(These are not by Elvis)Turtles, Berris And Gumbo; Banana

The best movie Elvis ever starred in and my favourite one too. The script was originally written for Elvis' idol James Dean who died in a car accident. The song is about a boy's conflict with the society who in the end (of coarse) becomes a singer. The movie is based on a novel “A Stone for Danny Fisher” and has much incommon with “A Catcher In The Rye”. The sound track is very powerful with some influence of New Orlean's Jazz. The soundtrack as well as the movie was made shrt before Elvis' departure to the US Army.

G.I. BLUES

Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 104 minutes
Released: October 20, 1960

Cast
Tulsa McLean ... Elvis Presley
Cooky ... Robert Ivers
Lili ... Juliet Prowse


Songs:

G.I. Blues; Tonight Is So Right For Love; Frankfurt Special; Wooden Heart; Pocketful Of Rainbows; Didja Ever; What`s She Really Like?; Shoppin` Around; Big Boots; Doin` The Best I Can; Blues Suede Shoes

Right after Elvis' return from the Army this movie was made. Elvis is a GI in West Germany who plays rock'n'roll to spend time and bets with his friend if he could get a girl he wants.The soundtrack is made shortly after an album Elvis Is Back and has the same wonderful sound. Althogh I still don't get why Elvis re-recorded his hit single Blue Suede Shoes.

FLAMING STAR


20th Century Fox
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Don Siegel
Running Time: 101 minutes
Released: December 20, 1960


Cast
Pacer Burton ... Elvis Presley
Clint Burton ... Steve Forrest
Roslyn Pierce ... Barbara Eden
Neddy Burton ... Dolores Del Rio
Pa Burton ... John McIntyre


Songs

Flaming Star; A Cane And A High Starched Collar

Originally it was decided that Marlon Brando should play with Elvis in the movie but Brando refused. Some say he couldn't competee with Elvis' popularity. But still the movie was great. Elvis played a dramatic role of a half white half Indian who was in the middle of the conflict with both. The Native American Tribal comitee gave Elvis an award for this role. Only two songs were in the movie (two others were cut). Whatever this is a great movie even though there's no Marlon Brando.

WILD IN THE COUNTRY


Cast
Glenn Tyler ... Elvis Presley
Irene Sperry ... Hope Lange
Noreen ... Tuesday Weld


Songs:

Lonely Man; I Slipped, I Stumbeld, I Fell; In My Way; Wild In The Country


This is one of the most serious movies Elvis played in and I should stay it gets a little boring. But it's worth seeing only because it is a non- typical movie for Elvis. This is a story of a boy who avoids getting into prison and wishes to become a writer. Tuesday Weld played also in Heartbreak Hotel a stupid comedy about a boy who kidnaps Elvis for his Mom.

BLUE HAWAII


Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Norman Tourog
Running Time: 101 minutes
Released: November 14, 1961


Cast
Chad Gates ... Elvis Presley
Maile Duval ... Joan Blackman
Abigail Prentace ... Nancy Walters

Songs:

Blue Hawaii; Almost Always True; Aloha Oe; No More; Can`t Help Falling In Love; Rock-a-Hula Baby; Moonlight Swim; Ku-u-i-po; Ito Eats; Slicin` Sand; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Stepping Out Of Line

Elvis returns from the army back to Hawaii where his father had a pineapple plantation. Elvis doesn't want to work on it and becomes a guide and so and so on. The soundtrack is undoubtfully one of the best ones Elvis ever recorded. And also this is the first american movie where we can see karate elements.

FOLLOW THAT DREAM


United Artist
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Running Time: 110 minutes
Released: March 29, 1962



Cast
Toby Kwimper ... Elvis Presley
Pop Kwimper ... Arthur O`Connell
Holy Jones ... Anne Helm

Songs

What A Wonderful Life; I`m Not The Marrying Kind; Sound Advice; Follow That Dream

A cute movie where Elvis travels to find his love. Probably one of the best comedy parts Elvis had.

KID GALAHAD


United Artist
Produced by David Weisbart
Directed by Phil Karlson
Running Time: 95 minutes
Released: July 25, 1962


Cast
Walter Gulick ... Elvis Presley
Willey Grogan ... Gig Young


Lew Nyack ... Charles Bronson
Songs

King Of The Whole Wide World; This Is Living; Riding The Rainbow; Home Is Where The Heart Is; I Got Lucky; A Whistling Tune

Here we see Elvis as a boxer. Also a unique movie. The soundtrack is medium the best song is King Of The Whole Wide World.

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan
Directed by Norman Tourog
Running Time: 106 minutes
Released: November 2, 1962


Cast
Ross Carpenter ... Elvis Presley
Robin Ganter ... Stella Stevens
Laurel Dodge ... Laurel Goodwin

Songs

Girls! Girls! Girls!; I Don`t Wanna Be Tied; Where Do You Come From; I Don`t Want To; We`ll Be Together; A Boy Like Me, A Girl Like You; Earth Boy; Return To Sender; Thanks To The Rolling Sea; Songs Of The Shrimps; The Walls Have Ears; We`re Coming In Loaded

Well the title speaks for itself nuthin but girls girls and more girls. Elvis is a sailor and girls don't leave him alone. Here you can hear the legendary Return To Sender one of my fave songs and also a cover version of The Coasters' Girls Girls Girls.

IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD`S FAIR

Metro-Goldwin-Mayer
Produced by Ted Richmond
Directed by Norman Tourog
Running Time: 105 minutes
Released: April 3, 1963


Cast
Mike Edwards ... Elvis Presley
Diane Warren ... Joan O`Brien
Danny Burke ... Gary Lockwood


Songs

I`m Falling In Love Tonight; Relax; How Would You Like To Be; Beyond The Bend; One Broken Heart For Sale; Cotton Candy Land; A World Of Our Own; Take Me To The Fair; They Remind Me Too Much Of You; Happy Ending

Here you see Elvis at the famous Seatle World Fair. Here Elvis plays with a kid named Kurt Russel who will happen to become an actor and play Elvis in Elvis The Movie and 3000 Miles to Graceland.

FUN IN ACAPULCO


Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Running Time: 98 minutes
Released: November 21, 1963



Cast
Mike Windgren ... Elvis Presley
Margarita Dauphine ... Ursula Andress
Dolores Gomez ... Elsa Cardenas

Songs

Fun In Acapulco; Vino, Dinero Y Amor; Mexico; El Toro; Marguerita; The Bullfighter Was A Lady; No Room To Rumba In A Sports Car; I Think I`m Gonna Like It Here; Bossa Nova Baby; You Can`t Say No In Acapulco; Guadalajara

El latino Elvis. Here he plays in Mexico. The soundtrack is in typical latin style. Here he plays with another future star Ursula Anders.

KISSIN` COUSINS

Metro-Goldwin-Mayer
Produced by Sam Katzman
Directed by Gene Nelson
Running Time: 96 minutes
Released: March 6, 1964


Cast
Josh Morgan ... Elvis Presley
Jodie Tatum ... Elvis Presley
Pappy Tatum ... Arthur O`Connell
Ma Tatum ... Glenda Farrell
Capt. Robert Salbo ... Jack Alvertson
Selena Tatum ... Pam Austin


Songs

Kissin` Cousins; One Boy, Two Little Girls; There`s Gold In The Mountains; Catchin` On Fast; Barefoot Ballad; Once Is Enough; Smoky Mountain Boy; Tender Feeling
Here Elvis actually plays two roles. Fun isn't it? The soundtrack is bad.

VIVA LAS VEGAS


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Jack Cummings & George Sidney
Directed by George Sidney
Running Time: 86 minutes
Released: April 20, 1964



Cast
Lucky Jordan ... Elvis Presley
Rusty Martin ... Ann-Margret
Count Elmo Marcini ... Cesare Danova

Songs

Viva Las Vegas; If You Think I Don`t Need You; The Lady Loves Me; I Need Somebody To Lean On; C`mon Everybody; Tomorrow And Forever; Santa Lucia

A truly legendary Elvis movie. Elvis is a racer who falls in love with Rusty (ann Margaret) and tries his best to have her. He also sings some great songs as Viva Las Vegas, I need Somebody To Lean On and Ray Charles' What'd I Say.

ROUSTABOUT

Paramount
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Associate Produceder: Paul Nathan
Directed by John Rich
Running Time: 101 minutes
Released: November 12, 1964

Cast
Charlie Rogers ... Elvis Presley
Maggie Morgan ... Barbara Stanwyck
Cathy Lean ... Joan Freeman


Songs

Roustabout; Poison Yvy League; Wheels On My Heels; It`s A Wonderful World; It`s Carnival Time; Carny Town; One Track Heart; Hard Knocks; Little Egypt; Big Love, Big Heartache; There`s A Brand New Day On The Horizon

Elvis gets into an accident and has to work at a fair. A great chance to see Elvis riding a bike.

GIRL HAPPY


Metro-Goldwny-Meyer
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Directed by Boris Sagal
Running Time: 96 minutes
Released: Januray 22, 1965

Cast
Rusty Wells ... Elvis Presley
Valerie ... Shelley Fabares
Big Frank ... Harold J. Stone


Songs

Girl Happy; Spring Fever; Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce; Startin` Tonight; Wolf Call; Do Not Disturb; Cross My Heart And Hope To Die; She`s The Meanest Girl In Town; Do The Clam; Puppet On A String; I`ve Got To Find My Baby


A really good comedy. Elvis and his band are to watch for their boss' daughter not to get into troubles. Wanna know if they manage? Watch the movie and the enjoy. Btw the soundtrack is perfect.

TICKLE ME


Allied Artists
Produced by Ben Schwalb
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 90 minutes
Released: June 15, 1965



Cast
Lonnie Beale ... Elvis Presley
Pam Merritt ... Jocelyn Lane
Vera Radford ... Julie Adams


Songs

Night Rider; I`m Yours; I Feel I`ve Known You Forever; Dirty, Dirty Feeling; Put The Blame On Me; Easy Question; Slowly But Surely

Elvis works on a range filled with rich cute babes. He also looks for treasure and falls in love.The End. The soundtrack is made from Elvis' previously released tracks.

HARUM SCARUM


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Sam Katzman
Directed by Gene Nelson
Running Time: 95 minutes
Released: December 15, 1965


Cast
Johnny Tyronne ... Elvis Presley
Princess Shalimar ... Mary Ann Mobley
Aishah ... Fran Jeffries


Songs

Harem Holiday; My Desert Serenade; Go East - Young Man; Mirage; Kismet; Shake The Tambourine; Hey Little Girl; Golden Coins; So Close, Yet So Far (from Paradise)

Elvis arabian style. The soundtrack is an interesting one.

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY


United Artists
Produced by Edward Small
Directed by Fred de Cordova
Running Time: 87 minutes
Released: July 20, 1966



Cast
Johnny ... Elvis Presley
Frankie ... Donna Douglas
Nellie Bly ... Nancy Kovack


Songs

Frankie And Johnny; Come Along; Petunia The Gardener`s Daughter; Chesay; What Every Woman Lives For; Look Out; Broadway; Beginner`s Luck; Down By The Riverside; When The Saints Go Marching In; Shout It Out; Hard Luck; Please Don`t Stop Loving Me; Everybody Come Abord


A classical script the best song Down By The Riverside. This is a sort of a musical.

PARADISE-HAWAIIAN STYLE


Paramount
Produced by Hal Wallis
Directed by Paul Nathan
Running Time: 91 minutes
Released: June 8, 1966



Cast
Rick Richards ... Elvis Presley
Judy Hudson ... Suzanne Leigh
Danny Kohana ... James Shigeta


Songs

Paradise, Hawaiian Style; House Of Sand, Queenie Washine`s Papaya; You Scratch My Back; Drums Of The Islands; It`s A Dog`s Life; Datin`; Stop Where You Are; This Is My Heaven

A remake of Blue Hawaii. The script is bad and the only thing that saves the movie are some good songs and Hawaiian views.




SPINOUT



Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 95 minutes
Released: December 14, 1966



Cast
Mike McCoy ... Elvis Presley
Cynthia Foxhugh ... Shelley Fabares
Diane St.Clair ... Diane McBrain


Songs

Spinout; I`ll Be Back; All That I Am; Am I Ready; Stop, Look, Listen

A racer and poor songs.

EASY COME, EASY GO


Paramount
Produced by Hal Wallis
Directed by John Rich
Running Time: 95 minutes
Released: June 14, 1967


Cast
Ted Jackson ... Elvis Presley
Jo Symington ... Dodie Marshall
Dina Bishop ... Pat Priest

Songs

Easy Come, Easy Go; The Love Machine; Yoga Is As Yoga Does; You Gotta Stop; Sing, You Children; I`ll Take Love

Probably the worst Elvis movie and soundtrack

DOUBLE TROUBLE


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Judd Bernard & Irwin Winkler
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 90 minutes
Released: May 24, 1967


Cast
Guy Lambert ... Elvis Presley
Jill Conway ... Annette Day
Gerald Waverly ... John Williams

Songs

Double Trouble; Baby, If You Give Me All Your Love; Could I Fall In Love; Long-Legged Girls With Short Dress On; City By Night; Old McDonald; I Love Only One Girl; There`s So Much World To See; It Won`t Be Long

Don't know why but this movie seems so dull to me altough the script is rather original. The soundtrack is OK

CLAMBAKE


United Artists
Produced by Levy-Gardner-Leven Productions
Directed by Arthur Nadel
Running Time: 99 minutes
Released: December 4, 1967


Cast
Scott Heywood ... Elvis Presley
Dianne Carter ... Shelly Fabares
Tom Wilson ... Will Hutchins


Songs

Clambake; Who Needs Money; A House That Has Everything; Confidence; Hey, Hey, Hey; You Don`t Know Me; The Girl I Never Loved

Primitive!

STAY AWAY, JOE

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Douglas Lawrence
Directed by Peter Tewksbury
Running Time: 98 minutes
Released: March 14, 1968



Cast
Joe Lightcloud ... Elvis Presley
Charlie Lightcloud ... Burgess Meredith
Glenda Gallahan ... Joan Blondell


Songs

Stay Away, Stay Away Joe; Dominique

My favourite comedy with Elvis. He is an Indian and he gets in many troubles with girls and… bulls.

SPEEDWAY


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Douglas Lawrence
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 90 minutes
Released: June 13, 1968


Cast
Steve Grayson ... Elvis Presley
Susan Jacks ... Nancy Sinatra
Denny Donford ... Bill Bixby


Songs

Speedway; Let Yourself Go; Your Time Hasn`t Come Yet, Baby; He`s Your Uncle, Not Your Dad; Your Groovy Self; There Ain`t Nothing Like A Song

The movie is typical. The soundtrack sometimes is great and sometimes poor.





LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Douglas Lawrence
Directed by Norman Taurog
Running Time: 89 minutes
Released: October 9, 1968



Cast
Greg ... Elvis Presley
Bernice ... Michele Carey
Mike Landsdown ... Don Porter

Songs

Almost In Love; A Little Less Conversation; Edge Of Reality; Wonderful World


The plot is hard to deliever. It's a good comedy really worth seeing and the soundtrack is at a high level. This movie features A Little Less Conversation, a song that would become a #1hit worldwide 32 years later.

CHARRO

National Generell Pictures
Produced by Charles Marquis Warren
Directed by Charles Marquis Warren
Running Time: 98 minutes
Released: September 3, 1969


Cast
Jesse Wade ... Elvis Presley
Tracey ... Ina Balin
Vince ... Victor French

Songs

Charro

Elvis' third western where he plays a great role. Elvis also grew a beard for this one. One of the songs Let's Forget about the Stars.

THE TROUBLE WITH THE GIRLS (AND HOW TO GET INTO IT)


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Produced by Lester Welch
Directed by Peter Tewksbury
Running Time: 99 minutes
Released: December 10, 1969

Cast
Walter Hale ... Elvis Presley
Charlene ... Marlyn Mason
Betty ... Nichole Jaffe

Songs

Almost; Clean Up Your Own Backyard

Another classical script but a poor soundtrack

CHANGE OF HABIT


NBC-Universal
Produced by Joe Connelly
Directed by William Graham
Running Time: 93 minutes
Released: January 21, 1970



Cast
Dr.John Carpenter ... Elvis Presley
Sister Michelle ... Mary Tyler Moore
Sister Irene ... Barbara McNair


Songs

Change Of Habit; Rubberneckin`; Let Us Pray

Elvis' last motion picture and also one of the best ones. He falls in love with a nun. I like the scene where Elvis makes the little girl talk. Very powerful moment.

ELVIS - "THAT`S THE WAY IT IS"


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directed Dennis Sanders
Photographed by Lucien Ballard
Running Time: 107 minutes
Released: December 15, 1970
Rereleased in 2001


Songs

Mystery Train; Tiger Man; Words; The Next Step Is Love; Polk Salad Annie; Crying Time; Love Me; That`s All Right, Mama; Little Sister; What`d I Say; How The Web Was Woven; Stranger In The Crowd; I Just Can`t Help Believing; You Don`t Have To Say You Love Me; Bridge Over Troubled Water; You`ve Lost That Loving Feeling; Mary In The Morning; I`ve Lost You; Patch It Up; Love Me Tender; Sweet Caroline; Heartbreak Hotel; One Night With You; Blue Suede Shoes; All Shook Up; Suspicious Minds; Can`t Help Falling In Love

The song lineup of the 2001 version is different. But still in both versions you can see Elvis in studio, backstage and of coarse on stage. The soundtrack is a masterpiece to me.

ELVIS ON TOUR


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directed & Produced by Pierre Adidge & Robert Abel
Photographed by Robert Thomas
Running Time: 93 minutes
Released: June 6, 1972



Songs

Seperate Ways; That`s All Right, Mama; Memories; Mystery Train; Sweet Sweet Spirit; The Lighthouse; Rainy Night In Georgia; Suspicious Minds; Love Me Tender; Polk Salad Annie; How Great Thou Art; Never Been To Spain; Burning Love; Lawdy Miss Clawdy


This documentary became the best documentary movie of 1972. It shows Elvis on his tour and also rare studio episodes. The song lineup given by me is not full.

By Narek Markarian