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Jailhouse Rock
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Director:
Writers:
Nedrick Young (story)
Guy Trosper (writer)
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Release Date:
8 November 1957 (USA) more
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Tagline:
MGM Presents ELVIS PRESLEY at his greatest more
Plot:
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Good songs and there's a screenplay. more (50 total)

Cast

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Elvis Presley ... Vince Everett
Judy Tyler ... Peggy Van Alden
Mickey Shaughnessy ... Hunk Houghton
Vaughn Taylor ... Mr. Shores (narrator)
Jennifer Holden ... Sherry Wilson

Dean Jones ... Teddy Talbot
Anne Neyland ... Laury Jackson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (alternate rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Norway:12 (video rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15

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One day, while filming a scene, Elvis Presley swallowed a tooth cap and had to be hospitalized to remove it. more
Goofs:
Continuity: No visible sign of tracheotomy. more
Quotes:
Peggy Van Alden: How dare you think such cheap tactics would work with me!
Vince Everett: That ain't tactics, honey. It's just the beast in me.
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Referenced in The Game Plan (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Don't Leave Me Now more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Good songs and there's a screenplay., 16 July 2004
Author: dbdumonteil

"Jailhouse rock" belongs to the handful of Elvis flicks which are watchable ,nay even entertaining:there is also "love me tender" "King Creole" and the best of them "flaming star".

There's a real director here (Richard Thorpe) who is not a drudge like Norman Taurog.The songs (the title track and "treat me nice" ) are very exciting and kept to the minimum.There are several interesting scenes ,notably the one when Elvis visits his (female) manager's folks and is confronted to a bunch of snobs :Elvis in his rebel's part indeed. On the other hand ,the scenes in the jailhouse -except for the whipping- may seem tame by today's standards.

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