1h 41min | Drama, Musical | 9 July 1957 | Color, WS
Director: Hal Kanter
Stars: Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, James Gleason.
Charles O'Curran ... numbers staged by
Watched online; horribly blurry print.
So this is our 2nd (in this quest) r'n'r backstager, but the stage is not fixed, they tour.
EP is very watchable, but I never came close to buying his music. I own a few of his films, and a couple are favorites. This is neither.
However, this is a huge step up from rocksploitation films, since it has a plot and characters, acting and production values. That doesn't mean I like it. The lack of a clear print hurts, but a pristine one probably would only erase the minus. I just don't care about these people or their quest for fame with a music act, no matter how lonely orphan EP is.
Hal Wallis Prod., distr. Paramount, dir. Kanter; 6-
