Jailhouse Rock (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Nedrick Young (story) Guy Trosper (screenwriter) |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Judy Tyler |
| Music by | See list |
| Cinematography | Robert J. Bronner |
| Editing by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 1957 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
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Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 film starring Elvis Presley, as "Vince Everett," an ex-convict working in the music industry.
Deemed culturally significant, the film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
The film co-starred actress Judy Tyler, who was killed in an automobile accident a few weeks after the film was completed.
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[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley : Vince Everett
- Judy Tyler : Peggy Van Alden
- Mickey Shaughnessy: Hunk Houghton
- Vaughn Taylor : Mr. Shores (narrator)
- Jennifer Holden: Sherry Wilson
- Dean Jones:Teddy Talbot
- Anne Neyland: Laury Jackson
[edit] Soundtrack
A 45rpm single of "Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice" was released in September of 1957 that went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine music charts. Both songs were written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The single was followed in October by an extended play record titled "Jailhouse Rock" that featured the title song plus the four other songs from the motion picture.
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Jordanaires (background vocals)
- Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Elvis Presley (guitars)
- Bill Black (bass)
- D.J. Fontana (drums)
- Dudley Brooks (piano)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
- "Jailhouse Rock" - (Leiber and Stoller)
- "Young And Beautiful" - (Aaron Schroeder & Abner Silver)
- "I Want To Be Free" - (Leiber and Stoller)
- "Don't Leave Me Now" - (Leiber and Stoller)
- "Baby, I Don't Care" - (Leiber and Stoller)
- "Treat Me Nice" - (Leiber and Stoller)
[edit] Original music (composers)
- Jeff Alexander
- Roy C. Bennett
- Aaron Schroder
- Abner Silver
- Leiber and Stoller
- Sid Tepper
- Ben Weisman
[edit] Trivia
- The pair of shapely female legs seen walking across the stage in the scene were Presley and Judy Tyler meet belong to showgirl Gloria Pall.
- The film is most famous for the dance sequence in which Elvis sings the title track while cavorting with other "inmates" through a jail cellblock. The sequence is widely acknowledged as most exciting and best-executed musical scene in any of the 29 Presley narrative movies.
