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6.2/10   501 votes
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Director:
Writers:
J.R. Salamanca (novel)
Clifford Odets (writer)
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Release Date:
15 June 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
ELVIS PRESLEY sings of love to HOPE LANGE - TUESDAY WELD - MILLIE PERKINS (original ad - mostly caps) more
Plot:
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Fine acting and hugely entertaining more (18 total)

Cast

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Elvis Presley ... Glenn Tyler

Hope Lange ... Irene Sperry

Tuesday Weld ... Noreen Braxton
Millie Perkins ... Betty Lee Parsons (Glenn's girlfriend)
Rafer Johnson ... Davis (Macy's butler)
John Ireland ... Phil Macy
Gary Lockwood ... Cliff Macy
William Mims ... Uncle Rolfe Braxton
Raymond Greenleaf ... Dr. Underwood
Christina Crawford ... Monica George (Cliff Macy's date)
Robin Raymond ... Flossie (Phil Macy's secretary)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lonely Man (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
114 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The songs "Lonely Man" and "Forget Me Never" were recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie but not used. more
Quotes:
Betty Lee Parsons: I have no intention of wasting sympathy on him.
Glenn Tyler: Sympathy is never wasted, Betty Lee. One way or another, you get it back, or so it says in the Book.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990) more
Soundtrack:
I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Fine acting and hugely entertaining, 5 April 1999
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Author: Joe-290

This film is a great movie for its fighting scenes and its music score and its drama and wonderful script. Elvis acts amazingly well with Hope Lange. There is a sadness to the movie when the character played by Elvis starts to tell the story of how he could have saved his mother from dying. It's emotionally sensitive and well made.

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