The Trouble with Girls (1969)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Peter Tewksbury

Writers:

Mauri Grashin (story)
Day Keene (novel) ...

Release Date:

3 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

Elvis crosses the country...into trouble! trouble! trouble!

Plot:

Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.

Plot Keywords:

Chautauqua | Business Manager | Speaker | Murder | Tent

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Walter Hale
Marlyn Mason	...	Charlene
Nicole Jaffe	...	Betty
Sheree North	...	Nita Bix
Edward Andrews	...	Johnny
John Carradine	...	Mr. Drewcolt
Anissa Jones	...	Carol
Vincent Price	...	Mr. Morality
Joyce Van Patten	...	Maude
Pepe Brown	...	Willy
Dabney Coleman	...	Harrison Wilby
Bill Zuckert	...	Mayor Gilchrist
Pitt Herbert	...	Mr. Perper
Anthony 'Scooter' Teague	...	Clarence (as Anthony Teague)
Med Flory	...	Constable

Also Known As:

The Chautauqua (USA) (working title)
The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get Into It) (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:G (original rating) | West Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

On its theatrical release, this was part of a double bill with The Green Slime (1968).

Quotes:

Betty Smith: Do you think Romeo and Juliet had pre-marital relations?
Mr. Drewcolt: Only in the Des Moines company.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990)

Soundtrack:

Almost

A fair Presley outing...though the King isn't around much

Elvis Presley runs a traveling medicine show that sweeps into a small Ohio town and stirs up the locals. Interesting (if not entirely convincing) 1920s production design (no one had hair like Elvis in the '20s...or so I've been told), cute kids running around (including Anissa Jones from "Family Affair" and an uncredited Susan Olsen from "The Brady Bunch"), Dabney Coleman doing his schmuck-thing (very well), and a hilarious Joyce Van Patten as an Olympic swimmer. Elvis drops out of sight for much of the proceedings; he's around to break up a fight or help pitch a tent, but the film is mostly about the wacky small town folk. In the final minutes, when Elvis gets up on stage with his guitar, the movie is suddenly no longer about these supporting characters--it's all about E.P. whipping the audience into a frenzy, and the cinematographer goes wild with his zoom-lens. "Girls" is misguided, oddly directed, and unsure of what audience to target, yet there are some good things in it, including an interesting milieu for its star. ** from ****