3,085 Gene Nelson 94 min George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and a handful of other A-listers replaced the Rat Pack in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of the classic heist movie, Ocean’s Eleven. | George Sidney Drama, Music, Musical. Gig Young, Stars: Shelley Fabares, $7.41M, Approved Stars: Paul Lukas, Approved | Gross: | | Gross: $9.37M, Approved When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. Director: Comedy, Musical, Romance. Elvis Presley, William A. Graham The movies were entitled “Loving You (1957) and King Creole … Director: 1,877 Norman Taurog Ursula Andress, | Gross: 96 min At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it. Elvis Presley Movies by EyeAmDb | created - 17 Feb 2014 | updated - 04 Mar 2020 | Public The American legend and icon that was and is, Elvis Presley, made 31 films as an actor. Ina Balin, Stars: Stars: | Arthur H. Nadel Elvis Presley’s first number one song, Heartbreak Hotel, was released in January 1956. Walter Matthau, Banned in Mexico after a similar riot took place, also at the Las Americas cinema in Mexico City. Elvis Presley’s hit “A Little Less Conversation” plays on the soundtrack over various slick-looking aerial shots of Las Vegas before the team convenes for the first time. 87 min Elvis Presley, Guralnick (1994), p. 262; Guralnick and Jorgensen 1999, pp. | | Laurel Goodwin, Not Rated | 338–339; Marsh (1982), p. 241. 1,343 The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Guralnick (1999), pp. Elvis Presley, | | | Banned in Mexico after a riot ensued at the Las Americas cinema in Mexico City, where the movie had its premiere. Stars: Neibaur (2014) p. 200; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Joanna Moore, Approved An incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner city ghetto, with the pair growing closer as time goes on. Boris Sagal Elvis Presley, Debra Paget, Neibaur (2014) p. 229; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | I'm very proud and happy to add this CD to my collection. | James Douglas, Votes: Director: $2.50M. Ellroy, Penzler (2011), p. 63; Marsh (1982), p. 241; Neibaur (2014) p. 253; (Guralnick (1999), pp. 105 min Director: 104 min Norman Taurog Michael D. Moore Gordon Douglas Elvis Presley, Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Director: Julie Adams, | Gary Crosby, Votes: Elvis Presley, Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. Barbara Werle, Votes: With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. | Drama, Music, Musical. Tuesday Weld, Elvis’ First Movie – Love Me Tender Elvis Presley was the hottest act in all of show business by the summer of 1956. Final film before military service. Elvis Presley was an American entertainer who achieved great initial success as a singer and stage performer. John Rich Comedy, Musical, Romance. 93 min A musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom. Listening to Elvis sing on the CD makes you feel like you are in the recording studio. Elvis Presley, His feature debut was in Love Me Tender in 1956 for 20th Century Fox, with the commercial success of the soundtrack EP being a bellwether for the next three Presley films. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it. Guralnick (1999), pp. Gale Gordon, M Elvis Presley, Soundtrack: Girls! 213–214 ; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Director: It was called "Love me Tender." Elvis Presley, 315, 321. 101 min After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father. Filmed in Acapulco by the entire crew (without Elvis who was, This page was last edited on 3 February 2021, at 01:07. Crime, Drama, Music. I knew Elvis' movies … 219–220; Marsh (1982), p. 241. 120, 123; Marsh (1982), p. 241. When singer Guy Lambert goes on tour in Europe, he is pursued by two beautiful women, bumbling jewel thieves, and a mysterious killer. Soon, he strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman. Stars: The Essential Elvis: The FIrst Movies is a wonderful CD. Navy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. Elvis Presley was an American entertainer who achieved great initial success as a singer and stage performer. | Jocelyn Lane, Hope Lange, Elvis is an upcoming biographical drama film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann, from a screenplay written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce.It stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, with Olivia DeJonge, Yola Quartey, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh and David Wenham in supporting roles.. Cesare Danova, 271, 305, 321. Essential Elvis - The First Movies was assembled for RCA Europe by Roger Semon with the research help of Ernst Jørgensen and Todd Slaughter, then released in Europe in December 1986. Gene Nelson Elvis Presley, Elvis returned to acting after leaving the army in 1960, with G.I. Charles Marquis Warren William Demarest, Votes: A single film still from the film was used by Andy Warhol in 26 of his silkscreens, eight of which are known to have garnered US$345 million at auction and in private sales. He had a twin brother who was stillborn. Judy Tyler, Neibaur (2014) p. 207; Marsh (1982), p. 241. 1,431 Drama, Musical. A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. | | 96 min Elvis Presley, Norman Taurog Navy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. Director: 1,763 Elvis Presley made about 30 films in his career, most of which he was embarrassed about. When it was first released, the critics were split on the film, but it was an instant hit with fans of the king. A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them. Director: John Rich | Stars: Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington Jr. Neibaur (2014) pp. 96 min Harry Morgan, Presley was on a roll, scoring his first No. | | Gross: Loving You, Jailhouse Rock and King Creole. After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency. Director: John Williams, 151, 154. Elvis Presley, In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. Mary Tyler Moore, Guralnick (1999), p. 84; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Comedy, Musical, Romance. Sue Ane Langdon, Approved Directed by Robert D. Webb. Norman Taurog Elvis' movies were how I discovered Elvis, how I fell in love with Elvis. Elvis Presley, Loving You – Dolores Hart and Elvis LOVE ME TENDER (Elvis’ First Movie) (November 1956) a story set during the Civil War and Elvis plays Clint, the youngest of the Reno Brothers. Vaughn Taylor, Votes: 95 min Stars: 3,339 Stars: $7.19M, Not Rated | The American legend and icon that was and is, Elvis Presley, made 31 films as an actor. 217, 219. Donna Douglas, With the popularity of his romantic musicals establishing a formula for the coming years. Peter Tewksbury Director: Comedy, Musical. Comedy, Musical, Romance. Comedy, Musical. With Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley, Robert Middleton. Director: | Neibaur (2014) p. 184 ; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | Wendell Corey, Stars: Drama, Musical, Romance. $10.44M, 109 min Director: Every song in the CD is fantastic. Director: Norman Taurog American singer Johnny Tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with. | 83, 89, 95. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town. Director: Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). [6], Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1956) at Archive.org. 91 min Adventure, Comedy, Music. Elvis Presley, | Elvis Presley, Three months after the film was released it recouped its filming cost of $1 million in three days. Nicole Jaffe, Elvis Presley, [1] His manager Colonel Tom Parker's persistent lobbying of William Morris Agency president Abe Lastfogel for a Presley screen test paid off on March 26, 1956, when the singer auditioned at Paramount for a supporting role in The Rainmaker. Elvis Presley, | Peter Tewksbury 242–248, 251. The first meeting of Elvis and Annie (as he liked to call her) was set up by a mutual friend as a blind date. Director: The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956.Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. Stars: | Comedy, Musical, Romance. | Michele Carey, Templeton, Craig (2002), p. 91; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Comedy, Musical, Romance. [5] At the expiration of all studio contracts, he returned to live entertaining. 102 min 319–321. Director: A troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. $1.96M, Not Rated | Ranking all the iconic Episodes of The Inbetweeners, TV Shows of my 2000s Australian Childhood. Rudy Vallee, G Over time Presley became bitter that his hopes for dramatic roles were not coming to fruition,[4] stating that Clambake was his worst film. Lisanti (2012), p. 203; Marsh (1982), p. 241. 155–159; Marsh (1982), p. 241. “Love Me Tender” was released Nov. 21, 1956, and it was the first Elvis Presley movie to be broadcast on television, on Dec. 11, 1963. Hal Kanter Guralnick (1999), p. 28; Marsh (1982), p. 241; Neibaur (2014) p. 64; Guralnick (1999), p. 78; Marsh (1982), p. 241. All further Elvis films banned as a result, with the restriction being lifted in 1971. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter. Philip Dunne 90 min Mickey Shaughnessy, Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. | The first half is too slow. 1 album, Elvis Presley, and signing a movie contract with Paramount Pictures — all in 1956. Annette Day, | | Director: | Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Gary Lockwood, 116 min Elvis Presley’s 1961 movie Wild in the Country showed the star dealing with some real-life problems. | Director: Love Me Tender is a 1956 American musical Western film directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. Director: The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis, "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry", From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis, Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances, Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II, Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology, The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters, Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters, Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elvis_Presley_on_film_and_television&oldid=1004524330, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 3 episodes: September 9, October 28, 1956; January 6, 1957, CBS New York City, NY, Kui Lee Cancer Fund benefit concert at Honolulu's, The last concert tour before Presley died; CBS broadcast after his death. Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Comedy, History, Musical. Norman Taurog 61–62, 65, 67; Guralnick (1994), pp. Stars: Dodie Marshall, Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-gang member Jess Wade who wants to go straight. | | Gross: | Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. 101 min Angela Lansbury, | | 106 min Director: 91 min They scoured the vaults for material from Presley 's first three films, Love Me Tender (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957), and Loving You (1957). Stars: | Don Porter, Stars: He publicly expressed an early career goal of following in the footsteps of his role models James Dean and Marlon Brando to become a top dramatic actor. Stars: Bill Bixby, 85 min Elvis Presley, Elsa Cárdenas, Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Stars: Norman Taurog Elvis Presley, 97 min Marsh (1982), p. 241; Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Guralnick (1999), p. 141; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | One doesn’t really know where the film is trying to go or what genre it is. I usually celebrate Elvis' Birthday by watching his movies, but one year I celebrated by watching all 31 of his movies in chronological order for three days only breaking for sleep. An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Robert Ivers, John Rich British actor Charles Laughton took over hosting duties from New York, while the then-21-year-old performed remotely from Hollywood, where he was shooting his first movie, “Love Me Tender… A riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky red head, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused. | Drama, Musical, Sport. Comedy, Musical. | Gross: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Michael Curtiz | $4.00M, PG 98 min | Guralnick 1999, p. 212; Neibaur (2014) pp. | During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it. The original title was “The Reno Brothers.” When advanced sales for the single “Love Me Tender” passed the million mark, the film’s name was changed. Marlyn Mason, Jack Mullaney, Votes: 95 min Steve Forrest, Girls! I highly recomend this CD to Elvis lovers every where. Anne Helm, | A race car driver preparing for the Grand Prix, wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine. Stone, | | Album debut refers to each track's first appearance on LP. | Comedy, Musical. | He began to complain about the deteriorating quality of the films and his belief that his manager's objectives were more monetary than anything else. 101 min Elvis Presley, Tell us what you think about this feature. | Gross: 95 min | Although Elvis had begun shooting Love Me Tender with high hopes for a great career in film, it was (with precious few exceptions) to be only the first in a long chain of screen disappointments for him. 2,147 67, 127. | | A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Elvis Presley, | Robert Middleton, Votes: Director: | Suzanna Leigh, Director: 99 min Richard Thorpe | Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999) pp. Elvis Presley, Elvis is a little too old to play a school kid but he is especially good in the scenes with Carolyn Jones . His manager Colonel Tom Parker's persistent lobbying of William Morris Agency president Abe Lastfogel for a Presley screen … Tulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer...but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet. 7,037 | Barbara McNair, Approved 143–144; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | Director: Glenda Farrell, | Gross: Votes: Elvis Presley, Norman Taurog 2,427 Carolyn Jones, $4.25M, Not Rated | Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Mike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel. Lizabeth Scott, Following in the footsteps of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Presley went from singing to acting in movies. The recorded date is the first known date. 135–137 ; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Stars: | $3.27M, G Stars: He publicly expressed an early career goal of following in the footsteps of his role models James Dean and Marlon Brando to become a top dramatic actor. Show More Show Less 23 of 24 11/29/1956 - Fans, including members of the Elvis Presley Fan Club, line up to see the Houston premiere of Elvis Presley's first movie… Elvis Presley, 152–153; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | Gross: | | Gross: Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD. Arthur O'Connell, Action, Drama, Romance. | Joan Blondell, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley, | This is a list of the songs recorded by Elvis Presley between his first demos at the Sun Studios in 1953 and his final concert on June 26, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.. Notes: . Guralnick (1994), p. 311; Marsh (1982), p. 241.; Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999) p. 96; Guralnick (1994), pp. | Comedy, Crime, Musical. Pat Priest, Harold J. | Diane McBain, Stella Stevens, Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America. | | | Until Now! | Votes: 1,413 | … | 239–240; Marsh (1982), p. 241; Neibaur (2014) p. 242; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Director: | Gross: | Lola Albright, Blues and a dramatic western Flaming Star. Here's a list of them in order of release. Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race. Rose (1996), p. 270; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | Joan O'Brien, Director: Phil Karlson Jeremy Slate, | | | James Shigeta, Votes: 1,414 | … Comedy, Musical, Romance. Director: Director: Love Me Tender was the first film he was in, although he was definitely a supporting character and not the star. Elvis Presley, Stars: Director: John Rich | Stars: Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington Jr. Stars: Comedy, Musical. $5.13M, PG Principle photography of the Elvis film, The Get Down creator Baz Luhrmann’s first feature since his aforementioned 2013 F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation, was … 97 min Shelley Fabares, | Will Hutchins, After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing. Stars: 344, 370; Marsh (1982), p. 241. | Mary Ann Mobley, Stars: Lisanti (2012), p. 60; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Navy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. Barbara Eden, Stars: Rick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs. Drama, Music, Musical. 1,414 [2] Although not chosen for the part, he signed a contract with Paramount producer Hal Wallis on April 25 that also allowed him to make films with other studios.[3]. Lisanti (2000) pp. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. | | | Western. Jack Albertson, Approved 1 single with "Heartbreak Hotel," as well as his first No. Stars: | 236, 244–246, 249–252, 257. Elvis Presley's first film was released in the early fifties. Guralnick, Jorgensen (1999), pp. Neibaur (2014) pp. Elvis Presley, The two concert documentaries Elvis: That's the Way It Is in 1970 and Elvis on Tour in 1972 were the final theatrical releases for Presley. A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. | Gross: The “King” has sold over 2.5 billion in worldwide records. | Gross: This was a beautiful romance and his song from that movie is still well known and loved today. Director: Stars: Elvis received $15,000 for the first movie, $20,000 for the second, $25,000 for the third, and increasing to a maximum of $100,000 for the seventh. A mixed race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out. Stars: Shelley Fabares, Leif Erickson, Votes: Vicky Tiu, PG Katy Jurado, G Comedy, Musical, Romance. Stars: Elvis Presley, in full Elvis Aaron Presley or Elvis Aron Presley (see Researcher’s Note), (born January 8, 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.—died August 16, 1977, Memphis, Tennessee), American popular singer widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll” and one of rock music’s dominant performers from the mid-1950s until his death. Pat Harrington Jr. $7.09M, Not Rated | During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it. 89 min Stars: $4.50M, Approved Comedy, Musical, Romance. Comedy, Musical. $1.80M, PG Elvis and Anita spent a lot of time together in Memphis before his career took off. Joan Blackman, Votes: It is the first Elvis film to contain rubbish songs (Crawfish, Lover Doll) and it … Neibaur (2014) p. 187; Marsh (1982), p. 241. Robert D. Webb At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it. Comedy, Music. The Colonel negotiated a provision that allowed Elvis to star, with another studio, for “1 picture per year”. Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out. 2,617 102 min James Gleason, Not Rated Elvis Presley, While dating Elvis, Anita also got to know Mrs. Presley very well. Barbara Stanwyck, Don Siegel