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Love Me Tender (1956)

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Elvis plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War for the Confederate army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, ... See full summary »

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Complete credited cast:
Richard Egan ...
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Robert Middleton ...
Mr. Siringo
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Brett Reno
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Mike Gavin
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Martha Reno
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Maj. Kincaid
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Ray Reno
Russ Conway ...
Ed Galt
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Mr. Kelso
Barry Coe ...
Mr. Davis
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Elvis plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the 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. Vance is involved in a train robbery, while a Confederate soldier, of Federal Government money. There is a conflict of interest, when Vance tries to return the money, against the wishes of some of his fellow Confederates. Written by Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>

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army | civil war | soldier | robbery | train | See more »

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MR. ROCK 'N' ROLL! He's a singin' man...a fightin' man...a lovin' man---in the story he was born to play! See more »

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15 November 1956 (USA)  »

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The Reno Brothers  »

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$1,000,000 (estimated)
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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 9.5 seconds See more »

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A Confederate soldier zips up the pants that were taken off Northern soldiers, before zippers were invented. See more »

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Martha Reno: Clint thinks the sun rises and sets in you.
Vance Reno: I know, Ma. That's just why I'm going.
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Featured in Elvis at the Movies (2002) See more »

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"LOVE ME TENDER"
Written by Elvis Presley and Ken Darby (as Vera Matson)
Performed by Elvis Presley
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Presley's screen debut solid in undistinguished film
6 August 1999 | by (Fargo, North Dakota) – See all my reviews

Despite switching the film's title from The Reno Brothers to Love Me Tender in order to capitalize on the young singer's popularity, Elvis still took second billing in his big screen debut, a typical Western that takes place just after the completion of the Civil War. The setting makes for some unintentionally humorous anachronisms, as the spirit of E's musical numbers is far more at home in the 1950s than the 1860s. Love Me Tender's plot sets up a love triangle involving two brothers: Elvis' character Clint Reno (love that name) marries his big brother's sweetheart when the elder sibling fails to return from the war, but brother Vance unexpectedly shows up and naturally is not happy about the state of affairs on the family farm. The rivalry brings about tragic consequences, however, which incited fans enough to bring about a compromise ending cooked up by Twentieth Century-Fox to placate obsessive Elvis devotees.


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