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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824810903321

Autore

Neibaur James L. <1958->

Titolo

The Elvis movies / / James L. Neibaur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3074-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/75

Soggetti

Musical films - United States - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: The Rise of Elvis Presley; CHAPTER 2: Love Me Tender; CHAPTER 3: Loving You; CHAPTER 4: Jailhouse Rock; CHAPTER 5: King Creole; CHAPTER 6: Elvis in the Army; CHAPTER 7: G.I. Blues; CHAPTER 8: Flaming Star; CHAPTER 9: Wild in the Country; CHAPTER 10: Blue Hawaii; CHAPTER 11: Follow That Dream; CHAPTER 12: Kid Galahad; CHAPTER 13: Girls! Girls! Girls!; CHAPTER 14: It Happened at the World's Fair; CHAPTER 15: Fun in Acapulco; CHAPTER 16: Kissin' Cousins; CHAPTER 17: Viva Las Vegas; CHAPTER 18: Roustabout; CHAPTER 19: Girl Happy

CHAPTER 20: Tickle MeCHAPTER 21: Harum Scarum; CHAPTER 22: Frankie and Johnny; CHAPTER 23: Paradise, Hawaiian Style; CHAPTER 24: Spinout; CHAPTER 25: Easy Come, Easy Go; CHAPTER 26: Double Trouble; CHAPTER 27: Clambake; CHAPTER 28: Stay Away, Joe; CHAPTER 29: Speedway; CHAPTER 30: Live a Little, Love a Little; CHAPTER 31: Elvis: The Elvis Comeback Special; CHAPTER 32: Charro!; CHAPTER 33: The Trouble with Girls; CHAPTER 34: Change of Habit; CHAPTER 35: The Concert Films; CHAPTER 36: The Final Years; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In addition to his phenomenal career as a singer, Elvis Presley was also a box office star, from his first film, Love Me Tender, to his final feature, Change of Habit, playing opposite Mary Tyler Moore as a nun. A film-by-film look at the 31 features starring the king of rock 'n roll, this definitive study provides a wealth of information about each



production, including interviews with people involved with Presley, reviews, marketing strategies, box office successes and fa