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Friday, 19 August 2011

Jailhouse Rock, 1957



Director: Richard Thorpe
Stars: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler









Not his first film (that was Love Me Tender), but his first film in which he really was the star!

Elvis plays a guy who goes to jail on a manslaughter charge (he got in a fight protecting someone) and in the joint, he learns to play the guitar and sing. He becomes a sensation, and when he gets out, he's famous and has girls going crazy about him and everything! He starts a career with the help of Peggy (Tyler), and they fall in love eventually. Nothing too grand, just a nice, dramatic Elvis movie.

I love the Jailhouse Rock scene! His dancing is ridiculous!

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