Love Me Tender (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Robert D. Webb Stanley Hough (Ass't) |
| Produced by | David Weisbart |
| Written by | Maurice Geraghty (story) Robert Buckner (screenplay) |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Debra Paget Richard Egan |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Editing by | Hugh S. Fowler |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | November 15, 1956 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Language | English |
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Love Me Tender was the first motion picture made by singer Elvis Presley and was released in 1956. It is also the name of the title song, sung by Elvis and a record album of the same name.
Love Me Tender is a musical in the Western genre filmed in Black and White.
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[edit] Plot
In the film, he plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederate Army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend, Cathy, has married Clint. The family has to struggle to reach stability with this issue. As a Confederate soldier, Vance is involved in a train robbery, in which he steals Federal Government money. A conflict of interest ensues when Vance tries to return the money against the wishes of some of his fellow Confederates.
The film reaches its tragic conclusion with a gunfight between the two Reno brothers, ending with Clint's murder.
[edit] Primary cast:
- Elvis Presley : Clint Reno
- Debra Paget : Cathy Reno
- Richard Egan : Vance Reno
- Robert Middleton : Mr. Siringo
- William Campbell : Brett Reno
- Neville Brand : Mike Gavin
- Mildred Dunnock : Martha Reno
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack songs were recorded in August of 1956 at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Beverly Hills, California. An EP record was released in October containing all four songs from the film.
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- Ken Darby Trio (accompaniment and background vocals)
- Vita Mumolo (guitar)
- Chuck Prescott (bass)
- Red Robinson (drums)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
- Love Me Tender - (credited to Elvis Presley & Vera Matson but written by Ken Darby)
- Let Me - (Ken Darby)
- Poor Boy - (Ken Darby)
- We're Gonna Move - (Ken Darby)
A reprise of "Love Me Tender" was also recorded and is heard at the end of the film; this short track was not released until after Presley's death.
[edit] Trivia
- This film was originally titled The Reno Brothers, but because Elvis' "Love Me Tender" was a big hit at the time, the film was retitled as such.
- A somewhat more realistic film telling the story of the Reno Brothers, Rage at Dawn starring Randolph Scott, had been released by RKO Radio Pictures only the year before.
