Elvis Movies

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 failures, and how well each film holds up over time. DVD availability is also included.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Rise of Elvis Presley
2. Love Me Tender
3. Loving You
4. Jailhouse Rock
5. King Creole
6. Elvis in the Army
7. G.I. Blues
8. Flaming Star
9. Wild in the Country
10. Blue Hawaii
11. Follow That Dream
12. Kid Galahad
13. Girls! Girls! Girls!
14. It Happened at the World's Fair
15. Fun in Acapulco
16. Kissin' Cousins
17. Viva Las Vegas
18. Roustabout
19. Girl Happy
20. Tickle Me
21. Harum Scarum
22. Frankie and Johnny
23. Paradise, Hawaiian Style
24. Spinout
25. Easy Come, Easy Go
26. Double Trouble
27. Clambake
28. Stay Away, Joe
29. Speedway
30. Live a Little, Love a Little
31. Elvis: The Elvis Comeback Special
32. Charro!
33. The Trouble with Girls
34. Change of Habit
35. The Concert Films
36. The Final Years
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and educator who has written hundreds of articles, including more than forty essays in the Encyclopedia Britannica. He is the author of several books on film, including The Fall of Buster Keaton (2010), Chaplin at Keystone (2012), The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (2012), and The Charley Chase Talkies (2013), and coauthor with Terri Niemi of Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts: 1920-1923 (2013), all published by Scarecrow Press.

Product details

• Authors: James L Neibaur, James L. Neibaur
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2014
• EAN: 9781442230736
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3073-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Rock, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Individual actors & performers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Pop Music, Popular Music, Individual actors and performers, Film Theory & Criticism, Music of film and stage, Film history, theory or criticism