Jailhouse Rock (1957 film)

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Jailhouse Rock
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
IMDb profile

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

[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.

EP cover
EP cover

[edit] Recording musicians

[edit] Tracks (songwriter)

  1. "Jailhouse Rock" - (Leiber and Stoller)
  2. "Young And Beautiful" - (Aaron Schroeder & Abner Silver)
  3. "I Want To Be Free" - (Leiber and Stoller)
  4. "Don't Leave Me Now" - (Leiber and Stoller)
  5. "Baby, I Don't Care" - (Leiber and Stoller)
  6. "Treat Me Nice" - (Leiber and Stoller)

[edit] Original music (composers)

[edit] Trivia

  • The pair of shapely female legs seen walking across the stage in the scene where 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.

[edit] See also

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