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| Elvis Presley | ... | ||
| Carolyn Jones | ... | ||
| Walter Matthau | ... | ||
| Dolores Hart | ... | ||
| Dean Jagger | ... | ||
| Liliane Montevecchi | ... |
Forty Nina
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| Vic Morrow | ... | ||
| Paul Stewart | ... | ||
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Jan Shepard | ... |
Mimi Fisher
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Brian G. Hutton | ... |
Sal
(as Brian Hutton)
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| Jack Grinnage | ... |
Dummy
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| Dick Winslow | ... |
Eddie Burton
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| Raymond Bailey | ... | ||
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Leon Tyler | ... |
Drug Clerk
(scenes deleted)
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Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby (and thus unemployed) father, Danny Fisher takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub - about the only joint around not run by smarmy crook Maxie Fields who wants him for his own place. He gets on pretty well with Fields' floozy though, and all this plus his involvement with Fields' hoods and with innocent five-and-dime store assistant Nellie means Danny finds his world closing in on him all ways round. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
King Creole is not only a great Elvis Presly movie, it's a great movie period. Elvis is simply terrific as hard-edged Danny Fisher, a street wise punk who hits it big time as a singer in a flashy New Orléans club, run by sleazy Matthau. The overall look of the film is excellent, it's fast paced and gritty, moody and athmospheric, and directed by the same man who brought us Casablanca. The dialouge is good and seems authentic enough, Presley is excellent and Matthau is great (as always). Plus, the songs are good. 9 out of 10.