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King Creole (1958)
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Synopsis: Considered by many to be the best Elvis movie, KING CREOLE stars the young Mr. Presley as Danny Fisher, a singer with a knack for getting into trouble. After the cops nab him for stealing, Danny vows never to violate the law again. He manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French... Considered by many to be the best Elvis movie, KING CREOLE stars the young Mr. Presley as Danny Fisher, a singer with a knack for getting into trouble. After the cops nab him for stealing, Danny vows never to violate the law again. He manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French Quarter of New Orleans. However, mobster Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau) soon demands that Danny perform exclusively for him. And to make matters worse, Danny gets involved with Maxie's squeeze (Carolyn Jones) and risks losing his own true love, Nellie (Dolores Hart), as well as his own neck. [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Elvis Presley, Walter Matthau, Carolyn Jones, Dean Jagger, Dolores Hart
Screenwriter: Herbert Baker, Michael V. Gazzo
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Composer: Walter Scharf
Reviews
Elvis rises to the occasion of his fourth feature. He's a natural, more attitude and impulse than complexity and nuance, as he burns through the role...
Presley oferece uma atuação convincente, Matthau está ótimo como vilão e o filme consegue inserir os números musicais sem interromper a narrativa.
'This one won't force out the hankies to dry up the tears because laughter is a more appropriate response to the clichéd script'

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